Comments Thread For: Arum Eyeing Lomachenko Comeback Fight Against Masayoshi Nakatani In Summer

[Elotero]

Loma comes back with a shaved head and a sleeve full of tattoos. It's the comeback special.

War Nakatani!

[Eff Pandas]

Loma, like Wilder, isn't that well mentally (after all the controversy) and coming from a sad loss and injury, if it's true. He needs a confidence builder. Meanwhile, Nakatani is coming from his best victory ever.

I'd argue this IS a confidence builder. Let's not forgot Loma lost to perhaps one of the next gen stars & Nakatani almost lost to a guy most perceive as a failure. I dig Nakatani, but let's not make him someone he isn't.

And I agree mentally Loma didn't deal with this L well, but there are still levels to this. Loma has far more tools than Deontay. I think both guys fell into guys prepared to beat them like no one they've faced before, but Deontay lives & dies with the confidence he needs two perfect seconds in a fight to win & Loma strives for perfection all night.

[SweetPbfAli]

This is a tough fight. Loma is in the wrong side of 30 for that weight.

[daggum]

Lomachenko wasn’t planning on giving Lopez a rematch had he won. That’s why he opted not to add a rematch clause in the contract. That and being prideful, showing off. Thought Lopez was going to be so easy he wanted to prove a point and not add one.

i think loma knew it was a tough fight and didnt want to be obligated to do it again if he won, unfortunately he lost because he fought like a spiked water wilder for the first 6 rounds, but now hes on the comeback trail fighting a solid top 10 opponent unlike devin haney who has never even been on the trail. haney is off in the bushes somewhere

[Bronx23]

That’s a good comeback fight. I would have expected a typical tune up but based on what I’ve seen from him Nakatani is at least a B+ fighter. He’s awkward, long, sneaky, can take a bear down just as good as he can dish one out.

Loma should be able to to outbox him but he has trouble with these taller fighters with reach. Nakatanis like a less polished version of Campbell with more power.

Loma UD12 while getting his bell rung a few times. If he manages to stop him (which I don’t see happening) that would be a pretty big statement

[VashDBasher]

I was not expecting these 2 to battle it out, but this fight is very intriguing. Nakatani can hurt Loma and will make this an interesting fight. Looking forward to this one being made.

[-Kev-]

That may end loma’s career. These Japanese cats are absolute warriors

Are they really?

Inoue is good, so is Nakatani.

Ioka is a decent fighter.

But the rest i’ve seen in top 10’s over the last 10 years were overhyped and seldom fought outside of Japan. And when they did, got destroyed.

[-Kev-]

Ridiculous that Lopez won't give him a rematch. Scared.

Lomachenko wasn’t planning on giving Lopez a rematch had he won. That’s why he opted not to add a rematch clause in the contract. That and being prideful, showing off. Thought Lopez was going to be so easy he wanted to prove a point and not add one.

[-Kev-]

Nakatani is a good fighter. Hard to look great against. It will be a tough fight but if Lomachenko can make it look easy, it would look good on him. He could have easily taken a much tougher fight. Like some Szeremeta level opponent.

[Catch n shoot]

Vaseline Lomachenko. That's a tough fight and it's logical. Lomas hardcore fanbase won't be able to handle another loss and this is a loseable fight for vaseline