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

[BoxingIsGreat]

I think this is the ideal scenario: Loma fights the winner of Berchelt vs. Valdez, Stevenson fights the winner of Herring vs. Frampton, the winners unify at 130! All in-house fights for TR and ESPN, and if it's Loma vs. Stevenson, that's HUGE!

Loma can't make 130 as I keep telling people. He'll stick to 135.

[BoxingIsGreat]

TANK,HANEY or GARCIA should be next for Lomo.

Garcia and Haney would be easier for Loma than Nakatani. I consider Haney and Garcia contenders.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Felix was beaten him. The only reason he got the loss is because he got tired. He didn't pace himself and was zeroing on the ko. He was competing against Teo not the fighter in front of him.

That's Verdejo's problem. It wasn't a 5-round fight.

[BoxingIsGreat]

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.

We can bet points if it happens without Loma having a tune up first. I'm willing to bet all my points on Nakatani.

[jonnyc420]

Nakatani deserves this fight and it makes sense for a Loma comeback fight.

[BendOver]

That's Verdejo's problem. It wasn't a 5-round fight.

Of course it is his problem. A problem very easy to fix. He was give of take five minutes away from victory. But like you said, he needs to rethinks his approach and know when to go all in.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Of course it is his problem. A problem very easy to fix. He was give of take five minutes away from victory. But like you said, he needs to rethinks his approach and know when to go all in.

I was never more impressed with Verdejo until that night. I saw his pro debut live and saw most of his fights.

Before the Lopez-Loma fight was agreed to, Loma was all set to fight Verdejo. I was very critical of even the suggestion at the time. Now? It'd be an exciting come back fight for both. I give the edge to Loma. Felix has a heart and balls, unless the Nakatani fight finished him off.

The psychological question now is: How would Loma react and deal with falling mercilessly from that BS pedestal his fanboys put him on, inside the ring? We saw how he dealt with it outside the ring.

That's why I say Loma should take a tune up fight first. Nakatani is no tune up. One more loss and Loma is out of boxing, except in a pedestrian capacity for the up and comers. Same for Verdejo- the definition of a cross-roads fight.

[tokon]

I think this is the ideal scenario: Loma fights the winner of Berchelt vs. Valdez, Stevenson fights the winner of Herring vs. Frampton, the winners unify at 130! All in-house fights for TR and ESPN, and if it's Loma vs. Stevenson, that's HUGE!

While that scenerio would be a good option, I don't think Loma should walk straight into a title shot - at any weight. Whichever weight he decides to continue on at (from what Arum is quoted it looks like 135), I think he needs to beat at least one top 5 fighter and earn his shot.

[BoxingIsGreat]

While that scenerio would be a good option, I don't think Loma should walk straight into a title shot - at any weight. Whichever weight he decides to continue on at (from what Arum is quoted it looks like 135), I think he needs to beat at least one top 5 fighter and earn his shot.

Nakatani or Verdejo would put him there. Both tough and rough fights. If I was his manager I'd pick Verdejo.

[BoxingIsGreat]

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

War Nakatani!

I'd love to see the Matrix transform. Or maybe yellow green short hair!

War Boxing!