Comments Thread For: Gary Russell: I'll Move Up For 'Personal' Lomachenko Rematch

[kushking]

Why did Mikey hand over his belt to Loma Canelo style?

I gave up on ever defending mikey if he ******ly insists on fighting no win cashout exploitation fights like he seems intent on doing. No doubt lomas a p4p fighter (because he has 2 good wins which is more than most nowadays)all I'm saying is hes being judged by a different standard than other fighters & when you compare his resume til now its not near what its cracked up to be(still pretty good for this era & especially good in such short amount of fights)

If loma was to knock off Campbell in convincing fashion & unify vs crolla then he suddenly starts making a much better case of being p4p the best in the world. But thats why I rate Crawford near the best & not the actual best because he belongs at ww (his final weightclass) even though teo is not close to being proven id give loma massive props if he faced him, just because hes among the biggest names in the weightclass already. And because of his size/power in relation to loma

[Ajvar]

I had a very good laugh reading this article. Really really fun!

[RetroSpeed05]

It's hard to tell. All I can go off of is what I know from life & boxing.(haters no need to use that against me)

You are correct that oftentimes fighters have empty stomaches at the weigh in & if 1 fighter has a full stomach at weigh in but their opponent has an empty stomach; then yes fighter b is naturally a bit "bigger" (if their both the same height & weight at that exact moment) but fighter b is also at a disadvantage because they are having to endure a crowded event on an empty stomach, which can even lead to migraines or in the case of a fighter the other day he actually collapsed)

Loma at 135 especially had a gut out looked re hydrated already at the weigh ins ins while others look dead at the weight like Crolla.

watching the actual fight is better. For example i could show you pics of Loma standing next to Rigo they look the same not much difference but a slight height advantage. But when both got in the ring Loma looked much bigger.

[nacho daddy]

It has destroyed him. Gave up the will to fight more than once a year because that memory of that loss haunts him to his core.

cause he got beat by a white boy

[nacho daddy]

I give him credit for all his opponents collectively,no differently than any other fighter but I don't overrate how much credit I give him.

Lets take Canelo (who I rank p4p#1 due to resume)to put in perspective how much lomas rated by a completely different set of standards by his fans/biased media.

Nelo has been fighting very difficult opponents from a very early age yet most claim he was a weight bully despite very few of his opponents being truly naturally smaller than him(a couple who ppl say were smaller were taller than him or same height & chose to campaign at ww like lopez who he fought because ortiz got jaw broken by him,& khan who he had no business fighting because hes a ww glassjaw).

I agree that Khan was an ultra cherrypick as do most,& cotto was naturally smaller but was also lineal mw champ & p4p legend. But according to clowns like rosenthal who wrote an article claiming that loma has done way more lomas wins are supposedly worthy of being an atg(I can post countless references where him & others not only claim that but theres articles claiming hes the greatest since Ali).


Walters & Linares are without a doubt lomas 2 best most credible wins,the rest were either too small or coming off horrible whoopins at lower divisions,& neither of linares/walters was naturally bigger than him & linares I'd argue was actually a bit smaller even. Bottom line is Lomas has 1 decent win over Walters & 1 over linares who was always a glassjaw. Yet the media been claiming hes p4p#1 for yrs & saying his wins are hofer worthy etc. Thats all complete bs. Hes 31 yrs old & his 2 best wins I'd rate no differently than Canelo beating trout(walters) & Liam smith(linares)


Hes lil doe & beating much bigger guys doe

azzhole...Loma KO'd Linares with a body punch

[TheBigLug]

Loma already beat you in his 3rd fight.

He's much better now...

[Nehnenqui]

Lmao at this photo of tiny ass GRJ next to loma who towers over him in height & frame both.



I've been saying for ages that lomas wins vs fighters below 130 or who he dragged up shouldn't even be considered anything special because hes too big & had zero reason to be facing anyone below 130 especially since he won 2 gold medals above 130(I know the excuses loma fanbois use,its played out bs)


"But...but...but hes too lil for mikey"they would say(regardless of what they claim mikey would STILL ko loma & is naturally smaller despite fattening up to make ww money,loma/arum wanted no parts of him or wbc til mikey vacated then suddenly they went from claiming" loma vs teo was a MUCH bigger fight than loma vs Mikey,& would make much more money" to suddenly now arum bribed wbc to break its own rules to face a Campbells soupcan from uk


Right before mikey vacated to get the wbc diamond belt,arums words"mikey needs to accept that he doesn't deserve much(b side despite being a much bigger draw &mex),& that him vs loma is nowhere near as lucrative as lomas other options like teo which would be like the Superbowl",then suddenly he bribes Sulaiman to allow him to face Campbells soupcan for wbc immediately

Lomachenko is as natural of a Lightweight as I’ve ever seen. His weird fans love to pretend he’s a tiny guy beating up monsters though. He was a Lightweight feasting on 122, 126, and 130 pounders.

Funny how the first guy close to his size (a bit bigger than Loma I admit), Linares, put him on his ass. And Linares is awful.

[Pigeons]

How old was he?

Just accept the fact that what you posted was wrong and move on.

[nacho daddy]

Lomachenko is as natural of a Lightweight as I’ve ever seen. His weird fans love to pretend he’s a tiny guy beating up monsters though. He was a Lightweight feasting on 122, 126, and 130 pounders.

Funny how the first guy close to his size (a bit bigger than Loma I admit), Linares, put him on his ass. And Linares is awful.

what is even funnier is Loma KO'd the guy with a body punch

[AKAcronym]

I see kushking still doesn't understand how weight works and why they're called weight classes. You can argue about height all you want but it's the weight that matters. It's why someone like Sebastian Fundora can fight at 154 despite being 6'7". Or should he be fighting at heavyweight instead?