Why doesn't Arum just feed Lopez to Loma?

[Curt Henning]

you can train all you want for 12 rounders, but at the end of the day, training with a clock is a lot different than a real fight taking blows to the body. I remember them asking Mike Tyson after his first fight that went the distance, and he said he was worried during the fight because he had never gone a full 10 rounds, so he didnt want to be too aggressive.

Klitchko trained for 12 round fights his whole career, but got gassed and KO'd against both Brewster and Purity

nah i totally realize that.....but i dont think that loma went into a 12 round fight without simulating them.....i know sparring is just a simulation and they dont really mirror the "real thing"......but loma and his team arent ******...they knew what they were getting into....im sure they were sparring 12 rounders and prob putting a new guy in there every 3 rounds and whatever.......they didnt go into this thing blind

that being said...im not knocking loma...i think hes great...i really do....just saying..i dont buy that excuse that people make for him....loma felt comfortable going into it....they knew what they were dealing with....they arent strangers to the sport

[bawarian320]

nah i totally realize that.....but i dont think that loma went into a 12 round fight without simulating them.....i know sparring is just a simulation and they dont really mirror the "real thing"......but loma and his team arent ******...they knew what they were getting into....im sure they were sparring 12 rounders and prob putting a new guy in there every 3 rounds and whatever.......they didnt go into this thing blind

that being said...im not knocking loma...i think hes great...i really do....just saying..i dont buy that excuse that people make for him....loma felt comfortable going into it....they knew what they were dealing with....they arent strangers to the sport

Actually Loma does 15 round sparing with different guy every 3 round.

[Curt Henning]

Actually Loma does 15 round sparing with different guy every 3 round.

right....there ya go...

and im sure he was doing that before he turned pro and def ahead of a salido fight.....so he was learning how to pace himself over 12-15....

i like loma...i just dont buy the excuse fans on message boards make up for the salido fight...loma knew exactly what he was getting into....he obviously felt ready for it....i think loma just didnt account for how tough some pros are...i think he thought his skill would just overwhelm him

[nacho daddy]

Uber driver Salido disagrees. He says both beat him. Loma isn't invincible by any stretch, except maybe to blind fanboys like yourself.

Let's make the Lopez fight first. There isn't any promotional divide. Easy to make. Let's do it.

the uber driver was on his way to beating mikey Garcia until mikey wormed his way out. WHO EVER FOUGHT A CHAMP IN THEIR FIRST FIGHT?

[nacho daddy]

you can train all you want for 12 rounders, but at the end of the day, training with a clock is a lot different than a real fight taking blows to the body. I remember them asking Mike Tyson after his first fight that went the distance, and he said he was worried during the fight because he had never gone a full 10 rounds, so he didnt want to be too aggressive.

Klitchko trained for 12 round fights his whole career, but got gassed and KO'd against both Brewster and Purity

then Brewster and purity got KO'd by the Klits and careers ended

[_original_]

What a ridiculous thread lol Just feed your potential new star to your current star for no reason? This is why you guys aren't match makers.

[Don Pichardo]

He wants to milk his investments for as long as possible.

[Real King Kong]

i hear what you are saying...but i have to believe that loma was preparing for 12 round fights...i dont believe he was preparing and training for 4-6 rounders and just jumped in there...he knew full well what he was getting into and knew full well who salido was.....some people act as if loma just kinda went pro blindly and without preparing for it...like he walked out of an amatuer tournament and fought a pro 12 rounder the next week.....he knew what he doing

There’s a reason fighter’s step competition/rounds up gradually. Thinking your ready and having the experience to know you’re ready are different things.

[bigtyivier2k2]

Lopez is with Top Rank right? Loma would be the favorite but he'd have his hands full.

Is Arum just letting the fight marinate? Is he afraid Lopez might derail Loma? If Lopez loses to Loma, no big deal, he'll still go on to have a good career, but if Loma loses to Lopez it seriously damages his invincible image.

It would be a great fight though. Lopez is very quick and explosive with power in both hands and he would the naturally bigger fighter. If Loma is as good as everyone thinks he is, he should press for this fight.

The invinsible image was damaged when he got dropped by Linares. Made alotta people realize Loma got a ceiling and will eventually lose to a bigger stronger guy (prob at 140)

[Mammoth]

Yeah why not just have Teofimo a fight with Verdejo or somebody to raise his profile and have him fight Loma after the Commey fight?