I dont get the issue with Lopez wanting to fight Loma

[kidbazooka]

Posters claim he hasnt proved himself and doesnt deserve a shot, well what did Loma do to earn a title shot in his 2nd fight?

Because white boys like their non white fighters to be nice and humble all the time but when a white boy is boastful and a ****tt talker they say “aww it’s all part of the sport he’s just hyping the fight up”

[KillaMane26]

I think the issue is haters using him to say Loma ducking??! Loma trying to unify why does he have to fight him just cuz fans want him to when he hasn't done anything... Not Mandatory, no resume, no belt.

But i wouldn't mind it.

[minemax]

Posters claim he hasnt proved himself and doesnt deserve a shot, well what did Loma do to earn a title shot in his 2nd fight?

Winning two gold Olympic medals, for example?

[Madison Boxing]

thing is when you give pro boxers shots in the pro ranks early due to amateur success it opens up a can or worms and really makes it look biased to deny others a chance "because they haven't earned it"

teofimo got beaten in the 1st round of the olympics and is 21 whilst lomachenko went 396-1 and won everything as an amateur. you really gonna make out theres not a difference?

[Ray*]

Dumb question, Salido wasn’t a P4P fighter when Loma fought him. Loma didn’t just turn up and ask to fight the number 2 guy on the P4P list. I see people asking this dumb question on YouTube too like fucking casuals.

[DuckAdonis]

There is no issue with him wanting the fight...

The issue is that Lopez and his fans expect Loma to fight him over unifications...that is ridiculous. If Loma can fight other champions...he will unify, that is his goal. So if Lopez gets a belt he can get the fight. If he doesn't then he only gets the fight if there are no belt holders available or if he stays at 135 for a little longer. That "I'm at 140 next year" sounds like an excuse to me. Champions first. End of story. I'm sure you would agree with this right Larry? Let Loma chase his goal of becoming undisputed and not waste his time with prospects.

[Ray*]

I think the issue is haters using him to say Loma ducking??! Loma trying to unify why does he have to fight him just cuz fans want him to when he hasn't done anything... Not Mandatory, no resume, no belt.

But i wouldn't mind it.

It shows how dumb they are really. I mean anything can happen in boxing and everything but like you pointed out, these guys are just using Lopez in a way. The same way they did Rigo (He too small doe - After the fight). Walter (He was inactive doe). Russell (It was close doe).

There is always someone they would push, there would always be an excuse after they lose to Loma, Mayweather went through the same thing. It comes with the territory. They really scared of the unknown when it comes to Loma.

[MDPopescu]

Probably because he was famous for being one of, if not the most decorated amateur in history.

There were a few guys who got shots early and they usually were Olympic heroes.

... this isn't a reasonable arguments for the OP... you should have cited Claressa Shields as an example -- in order for him to try and make some sense...

[Curt Henning]

heres the issue...hes a legit threat and his fanbois dont want legit threats

its like when they excused lara and ward for lil g so he could fight willie monroes, dom wades and kell brooks....it was always someone elses fault or some excuse...some excuse about wanting to unify or whatever

if loma is the good he can beat lopez and still unify after that...these guys know theres a short window to make this fight of maybe a year tops.....if they excuse it they hope it will just go away.....like ward did to 175

"140 next year" sounds like an excuse?!?!?! hahahahaha now ive heard it all...maybe its just a 21 year old who thinks hes gonna outgrow 135 by next year? hahahaha an excuse? if anything hes saying he wants the fight ASAP....which should be an advantage for loma since lopez is "so green and hasnt proven anything" right?!?!?

god you guys cant keep your stories straight....its pathetic...and you have the nerve to question my fandom? you guys excuse anything and everything

you guys claim that tank is shook..mikey dont wanna fight loma...and nobody wants to fight him...then you get a guy that is calling for it right now...and hes in the top rank house so its an easy make....and you clowns are still making excuses!!!

[Chrismart]

I have no problems with Lopez wanting the fight at all. He probably knows he's moving up in weight sooner rather than later too.
That said, I think his advisers may have a rethink if push comes to shove. In an era of building a fighter by keeping his '0', facing the P4P number 1 before you've faced anyone with a pulse is risky.

I think Loma's shot was a special case due to being one of the best amateurs ever. He went into that fight with Salido and all eyes were already on him, not Salido.

So for me, there's no problem that Lopez wants the fight. But I cringe when people try to push the 'ducking' agenda. Especially when it comes from people who have always had an obvious agenda against Loma. It's clear what they're up to. They don't think the fight is on the radar, so they keep bringing it up. (Think GGG-Lara several years ago).

If the fight was signed, the same people would start discrediting it. By the time Loma had won, they'd disregard the fight completely.

Most people can't name a Lopez opponent without boxrec, even then they wouldn't recognize the names. But they will tell you the number 1/2 P4P fighter is ducking him.