Loma Offense Vs. Lopez - GIFs
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Let's discuss and see which of us is the casual. Lomachenko was on the very short list of fighters of this current generation who could have been universally regarded as an all-time great fighter one day. All but his most ardent haters gave him a pass on the Salido fight, but now he's shown himself to be something less than great twice in 15 pro fights. He still has a great resume and he remains a generational talent in terms of his boxing skill and acumen, but nobody whose not a Ukranian sports junkie regards him on the level of a Duran, Pacquiao or SRR. Before the Lopez fight he was actually on track to be in that discussion one day, but he royally blew it by fighting so timidly for much of his fight against Lopez.
I assert that he has ruined his legacy because the only way to redeem himself and erase the stain of that frustrating defeat to Lopez is by avenging his loss to Lopez. But Lopez will never give him the opportunity - probably out of sheer spite - so Lomachenko will always be judged by his critics largely on that performance, no matter what else he achieves (he'll probably only fight 1-2 times more anyway). He will be remembered as a amazing boxer, but not as a great fighter.
One loss doesn't ruin his legacy. If that's the case then nothing Canelo will ever do will amount to shxt because Floyd totally schooled him.
See how that makes no sense? Good now stfuComment
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I keep telling people it's hard to hit Lomachenko cleanly and he usually lands on other fighters very cleanly. Unfortunately for him, he didn't do enough of that and he didn't decide to do that regularly until it was too late late.Comment
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Lomachenko, in case your old ass didn't realize, is at the tail end of his career and, as I already stated, will not likely have the chance to redeem his ****ty showing in his biggest fight ever. He'll fight a couple more times, maybe even beat a name fighter like Tank, but what is to be said of him if he never avenges that loss to Lopez? There are plenty of revisionist fanboys on here who are going around pretending that Lomachenko somehow got robbed for not fighting, but the world saw the fight. For seven full rounds, Lomachenko did not want to engage his opponent. He didn't have the nerve to take the risks needed to win in the moment that it counted most. If he never gets the Lopez rematch, that will be the enduring memory of his professional career.Last edited by NachoMan; 01-05-2021, 03:59 PM.Comment
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This was an extremely close fight that deserves a rematch. That is all.Comment
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There's so much hate for Loma that guys like Lopez would NEVER give a rematch. There's way too much risk there. Look at what is shown here. He got beat up in the second half of the fight.
Loma won round 2 (swing on many scorecards) and rounds 7-11.Comment
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