What a hugely dissapointing performance

[lopetego]

I'm baffled by Loma's performance..he really fought like a guy who didn't want to be there for half the fight

even if Teofimo didn't land any bombs or many clean punches in those rounds, you can't expect to win with such atrocious level of activity

[BaguMka]

What was even more bizarre was Team Lomachenko's corner's seemingly extreme lack of urgency.

It seemed like his father, for virtually the entire first half of the fight, was just preaching "patience". I mean they had to know they were losing those rounds, right? I don't want to say they were completely giving the rounds away, because Lopez deserves some credit on that of course, but had Lomachenko just simply been more active he could've stole a lot of those rounds, or at the very least made them swing rds. Instead his complete and utter lack of activity made it so easy for the judges to give Lopez the rounds despite the fact that he wasn't exactly setting the world on fire.

It's like they just assumed that Lopez would fold like a cheap tent in the second half of the fight and that Loma would stop him. Thing is, Lomachenko's severe lack of any activity whatsoever kept Lopez that much fresher for the 2nd half of the fight.

Very good breakdown. I believe Lomas dad made a huge mistake by saying Loma to be patient for the first 6rds..I bet Loma would have started earlier had his dad told him to do so. You can't wait so long in such a important fight.. however im sure loma will be back stronger and gets his belts back

[Zaryu]

That's because Lomachenko was incapable of making those into swing rounds, Lopez turned with him and met him at every stop. If he wasn't turning with him he'd have him at a solid distance. It's intimidating when your best attribute, that being your footwork, is quickly nullified. Then you add in the fact that Loachenko did not like those punches he was feeling and you can see why he wasn't throwing. I know you ain't saying Lomachenko gave them away but I don't think it requires much thinking, Lomachenko couldn't do a thing early on.

Your not gonna give rounds away to a guy who's outsmarting you and can physically hang, that's about as illogical as it gets.

Exactly, well said.

[HewJohnson]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

It was great wasn’t it!!!

Lopez had the dude shook all night.

Basically

Loma didn’t want to get caught with a bomb

[Mike D]

That's because Lomachenko was incapable of making those into swing rounds, Lopez turned with him and met him at every stop. If he wasn't turning with him he'd have him at a solid distance. It's intimidating when your best attribute, that being your footwork, is quickly nullified. Then you add in the fact that Loachenko did not like those punches he was feeling and you can see why he wasn't throwing. I know you ain't saying Lomachenko gave them away but I don't think it requires much thinking, Lomachenko couldn't do a thing early on.

Your not gonna give rounds away to a guy who's outsmarting you and can physically hang, that's about as illogical as it gets.

I agree that Lopez gets the bulk of the credit for Lomachenko being so defensive, hesitant and out of sorts in the first half of the fight, but still, the (seemingly) extreme lack of urgency in his corner was still bizarre to me.

[Beercules]

Man.


I picked Loma to win but I was watching, he pulled a Broner

[mlac]

Man.


I picked Loma to win but I was watching, he pulled a Broner

he followed AB, lara and rigos gameplans of throwing the one two (-two) and went one step further by throwing the one two - the one & two!

basically BBC's are to blame for this failure by lomachenko.

we never win

[Beercules]

he followed AB, lara and rigos gameplans of throwing the one two (-two) and went one step further by throwing the one two - the one & two!

basically BBC's are to blame for this failure by lomachenko.

we never win

He needs to stop listening to Broners albums.




Can't be ruining white fighters like this.












I mean. Good performance !





























#FreeAB

[Southpawology]

He felt Teo's power early and was hesitant to let his hands go because of it.

[champion4ever]

Firstly credit to lopez he won fair & square (even though the scorecards were kinda rigged but w/e the right guy won)

But has there ever been such a terribile performance by a p4p fighter before?

After 6 rounds i stayed up until 5am to watch the p4p best.....refuse to throw any punches, is loma doing his best Rigo performance?

I refuse to believe that team lomachenkos gameplan was not throw punches for 8 rounds before engaging.

I also find it bizarre that IF loma was shook and hurt early by big punching lopez early on, & this is why he refused to engage, why did he then throw the kitchen sink later on?

Is the most likely scenerio that he thought very early on i cant trade with this guy for 12 rounds so i will just survive and then attempt to fight with a few rounds to go?

I also find this far fetched because I didnt really see Lopez land bombs early on and hurt loma?

so basically wtf was loma doing? and is this the worst performance by a p4p fighter in a big fight?

the only fight this kinda reminds me off is Spence V Garcia, but the thing is Garcia didnt attempt to win at any stage and just looked to survive the entire fight...

Spot on! The man laid down in that fight. He just simply refused to try to win.