[LondonSkylines]

Man, what a night. Always love seeing an underdog come through. Lopez looked so brilliant. IDK how Lomachenko can win a rematch. If he starts more aggressive, he's risking getting stopped. Pretty sure that's the reason why he wasn't the normal Lomachenko. I swear I think he got a little shook in that first round off a hook. ESPN just seemed to only post his highlights, and Andre Ward with that ridiculous scorecard.

I don't know. I felt Lopez was flagging late on. The weight difference was showing through. Lopez was 10lbs bigger post-rehydration. It's sheer arrogance to expect to surrender 4 - 6 rounds.

 

[Mexi-Box]

I just hope we don't get the 'he didn't even look right even when he was walking to the ring' 20/20 hindsight bullshit.

Outfit was too shiny, and he didn't have his normal Hi-Tech name for the fight. Win doesn't count.

 

[DB Cooper]

And to be honest, he could have no grounds to argue. I scored it 7-5 liberally. Felt that too. Lopez deserves every praise. It's a remarkable achievement. Today belongs to him. Not Loma.

Lopez won it. Even though Loma came home strongly.

Loma appeared gun shy after feeling Lopez's power early and the watchful Loma proceeded to lose the first 6 or 7 rounds.

 

[Dynamito]

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This is the thing. I actually feel if Loma checked in 4 rounds earlier, he could have won. He had success late on, but might as well have been wanking into tissues for the first 7 rounds. Rematch will probably happen.

Is anyone really gonna be interested in a rematch..? Probably would be better off dropping back down to Super-Featherweight based on that performance he will get beat worse in a rematch.

I think the legend of Loma has ended and all the young guns at Lightweight like Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will come in confident against him.

 

[LondonSkylines]

Lopez won it. Even though Loma came home strongly.

Loma appeared gun shy after feeling Lopez's power early and the watchful Loma proceeded to lose the first 6 or 7 rounds.

The size difference and power really showed in the first four rounds imo.

As I said, it's arrogance to expect to surrender 4-6 rounds and come through.

 

[Cableaddict]

Outfit was too shiny, and he didn't have his normal Hi-Tech name for the fight. Win doesn't count.

"He isn't the same without the roar of the crowd."

lol ....

 

[LondonSkylines]

Is anyone really gonna be interested in a rematch..? Probably would be better off dropping back down to Super-Featherweight based on that performance he will get beat worse in a rematch.

I think the legend of Loma has ended and all the young guns at Lightweight like Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will come in confident against him.

I think it depends on timing. Taylor-Ramirez & Catterall in the wings could complicate it. I expected Loma to be bigger post-rehydration, but it looked like he peaked at the weigh-in yesterday. You've made a good point. Garcia is licking his lips. Interesting that Lopez mentioned Haney. Is that a big fight stateside?

 

[DB Cooper]

The size difference and power really showed in the first four rounds imo.

As I said, it's arrogance to expect to surrender 4-6 rounds and come through.

A mixture of caution and perhaps a bit of arrogance as well.

I think Lopez stung Loma early - particularly with that sweeping right hand - and Loma went into survival mode for too long.

 

[steviebruno]

Lopez won it. Even though Loma came home strongly.

Loma appeared gun shy after feeling Lopez's power early and the watchful Loma proceeded to lose the first 6 or 7 rounds.

He tried that Broner strategy where you don't do jack shyt for about 7-8 rounds, then finally "decide to let your hands go" against a tiring opponent who'd actually been working throughout the night.

 

[paloalto00]

I sort of still think Loma might be the P4P king. - He just doesn't belong at 135.

You really can't take anything away from the guy, up until tonight.

Having said THAT, how he or his corner could possibly think the fight was close is staggering to me. And his attitude at the end, first walking way (they must have convinced him to come back for the interview) and then saying he thought strongly that he won, are just signs of a spoiled punk.

Well, we all evolve. Hopefully he'll re-watch the fight and realize he got manhandled by Lopez, and then say so publicly.

The rematch could be epic, if Loma still has enough left both mentally and physically, to get back to that "110%" level one more time.

Nah fuck that shit, he didn't even show up to the fight

 

[Mexi-Box]

I don't know. I felt Lopez was flagging late on. The weight difference was showing through. Lopez was 10lbs bigger post-rehydration. It's sheer arrogance to expect to surrender 4 - 6 rounds.

Oh yeah, for damn sure. Lopez is a fucking WW, if anything. I think that's where he'll end his career. He's an enormous LW, but hey, Campbell is just as big of a fighter too. Lomachenko stopped him.

Also, look at Haney in the wings. Haney might be even bigger than Lopez.

I'm still a bit mad seeing a big guy like Campbell getting hurt against Lomachenko and almost stopped.

 

[LondonSkylines]

Campbell wasn't stopped. He probably should have been, but the ref allowed him to see the 12th out.

 

[Mexi-Box]

Campbell wasn't stopped. He probably should have been, but the ref allowed him to see the 12th out.

Yeah, I forgot he was almost stopped. At the brink but not stopped.

 

[LondonSkylines]

Nah fuck that shit, he didn't even show up to the fight

I'd agree that for the first 6 rounds, he might as well have been playing bingo with those numbers. It's a huge dilemma for Loma - rematch and risk prospective retirement. Go back down and get a few more belts.

 

[LondonSkylines]

Seriously though. 23 years of age and Lopez unifies. Today belongs to him.

 

[Mexi-Box]

I'd agree that for the first 6 rounds, he might as well have been playing bingo with those numbers. It's a huge dilemma for Loma - rematch and risk prospective retirement. Go back down and get a few more belts.

I'd love to see him fight Berchelt. Funny enough, Berchelt is also a huge fighter.

 

[Dynamito]

I think it depends on timing. Taylor-Ramirez & Catterall in the wings could complicate it. I expected Loma to be bigger post-rehydration, but it looked like he peaked at the weigh-in yesterday. You've made a good point. Garcia is licking his lips. Interesting that Lopez mentioned Haney. Is that a big fight stateside?

Devin Haney vs Lopez would be a big fight if it happens. Haney would represent more of a challenge as well and is also big for a lightweight.

Just like to say I am really pleased for Joey Gamache here. Is proving to be a very good trainer. Was one of my favourites when he was a fighter. Suffered a horrific brain injury vs Arturo Gatti. So a sort off a great comeback story.

 

[Cableaddict]

Well, all I know is, I'M EXHAUSTED !

Watching high-level fights like this is bloody hard work !

And next week should be a doozy:
Chocolatito vs. Israel Gonzalez, Estrada vs. Cuadras, and Julio Cesar Martinez vs. Maximino Flores.

I gotta' start my "armchair" training again !

 

[DB Cooper]

I'm just glad we had this fight to help us start forgetting the fucking robbery delivered to Vazquez earlier on.

 

[Dynamito]

I'm just glad we had this fight to help us start forgetting the fucking robbery delivered to Vazquez earlier on.

I think we been forgetting that kind of stuff for too long. Time to go freestyle on that one.