Like with Russell, Loma didn't dominate, he just showed himself to be better in a competitive fight.
I don't think a rematch would be any different - competitive again, but Linares would get beat, again. Linares moving to 140 means he would have to cut weight back to 135, and I wonder if Linares would be the same if moving up then back down again - my bet is he would be drained and it would make it easier for Loma to close out in the later third of the fight once Linares' speed and footwork begin to slow.
A rematch at 140 would be an entirely different animal though - Loma would be pushing it at 140, and Loma/Linares could be pretty even.
I don't think a rematch would be any different - competitive again, but Linares would get beat, again. Linares moving to 140 means he would have to cut weight back to 135, and I wonder if Linares would be the same if moving up then back down again - my bet is he would be drained and it would make it easier for Loma to close out in the later third of the fight once Linares' speed and footwork begin to slow.
A rematch at 140 would be an entirely different animal though - Loma would be pushing it at 140, and Loma/Linares could be pretty even.
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