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My new dream fight: Teofimo Lopez vs. Chino Maidana at a catchweight.
The fight was so fast I missed a lot of this the first time around, but damn. Lopez is a dirty MF'er.
- Strong arm/elbow
- Palm strike
- Heisman straightarm
- Elbow to keep range
- Shoulder blocks
- Shoulder tackles
- Ducking beneath the belt line
- Hitting off the break
- Throwing elbow like a punch (shades of Otto 'All In' Wallin)
- Elbow to the side of the head in the trench
If Kenny Bayless were reffing this fight, Teo would have had a lot of points deducted.
Bonus moment is Teo uppercutting himself (shades of Tyson Fury) around the 6:30-ish mark.
BUT...this video showcases that this round was a straight up chess match. Both guys had good moments and bad. At no point (and you can see for yourself) was either guy in any danger of getting stopped or knocked out.
Loma did NOT get dominated for people who properly count jabs, because Lopez was getting as good as he was giving - Loma even nails a BEAUTIFUL uppercut and a sweet leaping left hand midway through, plus blocks a right uppercut with his left glove (usually it's the right glove to deflect or catch), and like I said, Lopez had good body work for about 20 seconds of the round.
Meanwhile, Lomachenko was the constant aggressor, which was the right strategy, and really what he should have been doing from Round 2 onward. Because Lopez didn't look tired in Round 12, so assume he wasn't, it meant that Loma could have walked the bigger guy down.
Regardless, Round 12 was NOT decisive for Lopez.
Don't come at me with your opinion. WATCH the video. Pause at punches. DON'T ignore the jab - from either guy. Jab Lives Matter.
This is probably my favorite round in all of modern boxing.
It's not rock-em-sock-em robots like Bradley/Provodnikov.
It's not sloppy defense like Ortiz/Berto.
It's not one-sided spanking like Mayweather/Pacquiao 1.
It's not random jobber street fighting like KSI/Paul 2.
This Round 12 is what I love most about the sport - a 50/50 fight with SKILL on display from both guys.
(And yes, I still say Loma did enough to pull it out because Lopez missed more than he connected).
The fight was so fast I missed a lot of this the first time around, but damn. Lopez is a dirty MF'er.
- Strong arm/elbow
- Palm strike
- Heisman straightarm
- Elbow to keep range
- Shoulder blocks
- Shoulder tackles
- Ducking beneath the belt line
- Hitting off the break
- Throwing elbow like a punch (shades of Otto 'All In' Wallin)
- Elbow to the side of the head in the trench
If Kenny Bayless were reffing this fight, Teo would have had a lot of points deducted.
Bonus moment is Teo uppercutting himself (shades of Tyson Fury) around the 6:30-ish mark.
BUT...this video showcases that this round was a straight up chess match. Both guys had good moments and bad. At no point (and you can see for yourself) was either guy in any danger of getting stopped or knocked out.
Loma did NOT get dominated for people who properly count jabs, because Lopez was getting as good as he was giving - Loma even nails a BEAUTIFUL uppercut and a sweet leaping left hand midway through, plus blocks a right uppercut with his left glove (usually it's the right glove to deflect or catch), and like I said, Lopez had good body work for about 20 seconds of the round.
Meanwhile, Lomachenko was the constant aggressor, which was the right strategy, and really what he should have been doing from Round 2 onward. Because Lopez didn't look tired in Round 12, so assume he wasn't, it meant that Loma could have walked the bigger guy down.
Regardless, Round 12 was NOT decisive for Lopez.
Don't come at me with your opinion. WATCH the video. Pause at punches. DON'T ignore the jab - from either guy. Jab Lives Matter.
This is probably my favorite round in all of modern boxing.
It's not rock-em-sock-em robots like Bradley/Provodnikov.
It's not sloppy defense like Ortiz/Berto.
It's not one-sided spanking like Mayweather/Pacquiao 1.
It's not random jobber street fighting like KSI/Paul 2.
This Round 12 is what I love most about the sport - a 50/50 fight with SKILL on display from both guys.
(And yes, I still say Loma did enough to pull it out because Lopez missed more than he connected).
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