Comments Thread For: Richard Commey: I Want To Be Champion Again - First I Have To Beat Marinez

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By Thomas Gerbasi - Who says you can't go home? It's not just the title of a Bon Jovi song, but a question that makes you wonder whether a crushing defeat far from home will change the way people perceive you back in the place where you were born and raised. After Ghana's Richard Commey lost his IBF lightweight title to Teofimo Lopez in December 2019, he fo...
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[Mammoth]

He won't be champion again

[BoxingIsGreat]

He won't be champion again

The only chance is through Haney. Do you think he can beat Devin?

[BoxingIsGreat]

Commey-Loma or Loma-Verdejo are good fights Arum can make next.

[Mammoth]

The only chance is through Haney. Do you think he can beat Devin?

Not at all. I really like Commey but he won a vacant title against a guy who went on to lose to Pavel Malikov and then defended against washed Ray Beltran. He wasn't much of a champion. I'm glad he got to hold a title though, he is a hard luck fighter.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Not at all. I really like Commey but he won a vacant title against a guy who went on to lose to Pavel Malikov and then defended against washed Ray Beltran. He wasn't much of a champion. I'm glad he got to hold a title though, he is a hard luck fighter.

Commey is still serviceable for a couple of years. Maybe Oscar can get him for Ryan next. Davis can get him, too, but I wouldn't wish that on Commey. Loma-Commey fight would be good too.

He'd better get in the mix soon.

[Bronx2245]

Commey-Loma or Loma-Verdejo are good fights Arum can make next.

I would like to see Loma fight the winner of Berchelt vs. Valdez @ 130. That could set up a potential match-up with Shakur Stevenson! Commey vs. Nakatani would be a good one! Winner gets a rematch with Lopez, or maybe fights for a vacant title once Lopez goes to 140!

[Bronx2245]

The only chance is through Haney. Do you think he can beat Devin?

Have you seen this?

Real or not: Gervonta Davis should not wait for Ryan Garcia and face Devin Haney while Teofimo Lopez recovers.

Bradley: Real: Wait for what? It is obvious Garcia has changed his tone. "Tank" Davis is 26 years old, and he is at the start of his prime years. At this point of his career, Davis, who's a two-division world titlist, should not chase anyone. Garcia has been woofing. He's calling Gervonta Davis' name, and "I want you afterwards. I keep my promises," and all this stuff. And then next thing you know, he's backpedaling. He's saying, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait." Now he's talking about Pacquiao. Stop. I have a problem with that.

And now Tank is like, "I thought we was going to get down. Come on." And that's the fight that everybody wants to see, is him and Garcia. But I don't see the fight happening anytime soon. So I think Tank should stay active and fight. We're going to see a guy here in a week or so, Richard Commey, he's coming back at 135. He's strong. He's a former champion at 135 pounds. You also have a guy in Masayoshi Nakatani who looked impressive against Felix Verdejo in an exciting fight -- went down several times during the fight and got up, finished strong, and actually knocked Verdejo out.

I wouldn't mind seeing Davis fight a guy like that, somebody that's tough, somebody that's grueling, somebody that's going to be there, and somebody that's resilient as this guy and big and tall. We haven't seen Tank fight anybody with that kind of stature, with that type of size, with that type of power and determination.

Beating Haney would be pretty good, too, for Davis' career. Haney's not unproven, he's a champion. There's so many damn belts out there, and it's messy because Haney has the "real" WBC belt but Teofimo Lopez says he's undisputed.

But what if Davis stayed out of that mess altogether? A fight with Vasiliy Lomachenko would really draw some eyes. That's a fight a lot of people would want to see -- Lomachenko vs. Tank Davis. If he wants to continue his legacy in a positive way, he should fight Lomachenko. That would be a great fight stylistically, and also, they're around the same size.

If he beats Lomachenko, there's no way you can doubt him. He's the real deal.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/30800744/did-ryan-garcia-make-mistake-chasing-manny-pacquiao-where-does-gervonta-davis-go-here

[sammybee]

Yes Commey can be champion again through Ryan Garcia.

[Mammoth]

Yes Commey can be champion again through Ryan Garcia.

Nope............