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11 Apr 2018 16:20:49
It's 75-25 only when a fight goes to purse bid.
A fight with a mandatory can be agreed beforehand under different terms if it doesn't end up via purse bid hence Klitschko's rematch clause.
05 Jan 2018 00:51:36
Roy Jones Jr has Antonio Tarver, James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, Virgil Hill and Mike McCallum all on his resume.
Sure he fought some average guys but there isn't anyone Loma could beat (Garcia aside) up to 140 that would even come close to any of those wins.
I also completely disagree with guys from the modern era being better than older fighters. Nicolino Locche, Aaron Pryor or SRR would wipe the floor with anyone fighting at 140 now, styles have always made fights not eras.
Loma is a special fighter, but he's not doing anything new. The 'Loma side step' isn't new to boxing Pacquiao has done it, Willie Pep was doing it in the 1940's. Loma is bringing back techniques that modern fighters don't use very often, 'styles' in boxing come in repeat waves depending on what is successful in that era and who the prominent trainers/ fighters are.
Loma reminds me of Calzaghe-Lacy often. Loma will not be the best ever, I'd put money on it. He's world class a once in a generation fighter but there isn't anyone matching Armstrong or Robinsons achievements. He has to beat Garcia to be anywhere close on a top 10 list.
22 Dec 2017 09:28:10
I work in boxing as both a writer and now with a promoter and have worked closely with Loma in the past, but c'mon he's doing great things but there are 4 belts in every division and twice as many divisions.
No one will ever come close to the levels of Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong again. It's too difficult to get those fights made. Lomachenko could never replicate what Armstrong did, winning a legitimate World Title at Featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight.
His World Title at Featherweight was a vacant one, he's have to beat Mikey Garcia at Lightweight (who I think he'd struggle with) to call himself THE LW champion and then beat Thurman (or Crawford if Crawford is able to be as dominant at Welter as he was at LW) .
He's a great fighter but best ever is ridiculously premature.