I can't believe what I was hearing. 'No Mas' at the end of round 7, TWICE. All of Loma's opponents just can't handle the heat.
3 straight RTD wins on the books. All appropriate, too. Walters wasn't getting beaten on too badly but he had zero chance so I've no problem with it.
The last 2 fighters were slow as crap and Bob Arum knows this. Anytime a fighter goes 100-1 on bets what that tells you about the opponent.
Marriaga is a featherweight that wasn't even ranked in the top 20. This match was as bad as Danny fighting Rod Salka. Loma is a skilled fighter, but beating the Marriaga's of the world doesn't prove much.
ESPN grossly overbuilt the matchup. Stephen A., Joe T. and Atlas never-ending chatter about an obvious mismatch coming into a WBO grade title fight with the "opponent" losing his last fight out given a title shot. Bob Arum being Bob Arum.
Some guys break jaws. Loma breaks wills. I can't imagine how demoralizing it is to have that kind of tornado in front of you that you can't land on in return. It's like some freak show Fight Night create-a-fighter hybrid of Floyd and Harry Greb. Given that true one-punch power is one of the very few things he lacks, this won't be the last RTD we see.
Nino LaRocco, a WW #1 contender back in the early 80's had a low-grade Loma style. But then Donald Curry K.O. him and LaRocco went back into the hinterlands.
The butthurt is real folks, its real here in this post. Why cant you just appreciate insane talent when you see it?
It'll probably be a recurring thing with Loma. I doubt we'll see much of that until/unless guys start opening up more offensively against him so he can counter. He's not a concussive puncher to start with, and it's tougher to knock guys out who shell up and focus more on defense.