Arum: Mikey is afraid of fighting Loma

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  1. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it’s a matter of styles, the thinks Spence is a come forward fighter so all he has to do is box him. He doesn’t understand Spence hits very hard at that weight. He is gunna find out the hard way why Spence is being avoided by men his size just like Brook found out when he took on GGG.
     
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  2. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Mikey really left Arum for business reasons, I don't see how he should allow an old grudge to interfere with the Lomachenko business deal. I like his attitude to challenge big names, but Spence is all wrong for him, and it's all wrong for boxing, once again large weight disparity tilting the odds too much to have more than one outcome.

    - Spence should shut the hell up and face Crawford since Danny and Keith are unavailable
    - Mikey should also fight the best in his division, so should Lomachenko
    - Pac should have a farewell fight but if really wants a name, fight a name of a division he's planning to fight at, Mikey at 140 (who fought recently there) or Crawford at 147 (must less damage to Pac's brain compared to Spence, a fight impossible to make anyway)

    I would watch but have issues with Pac-Loma and Garcia-Spence when we could have two of the following instead: Loma-Garcia, Garcia-Pac, Crawford-Pac, Crawford-Spence
     
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  3. Tomato(e) Can

    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    Mikey is a shady guy. Everyone knows that he was in line for Pacquiao, Lomachenko, or Crawford (or all three).

    Mikey started calling them out AFTER he left Top Rank.
     
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  4. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spence shouldn’t shut the hell up and fight Crawford, he should beat the winner of Porter/Garcia first then go for Crawford. Meanwhile Crawford needs to go after that WBA belt especially if Manny gets elevated to super champ, when Thurman gets stripped.
     
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  5. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    The Mikey-Loma fight is supposed to be next year, both camps have hinted. Arum is just doing his job in creating interest and getting a hesitant Mikey to the table.

    If you believe Mikey will fight Spence, you will believe anything.
     
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  6. Tomato(e) Can

    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    Arum has no problem making Lomachenko-Garcia. The only guy Arum will never work with again is Cotto.
     
  7. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah well winner of Porter-Garcia is one Porter-Garcia fight away. Crawford is available right now, go figure.
     
  8. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Crawford is there right now but his promoter said he wants this fight on PPV, so go figure.
     
  9. dougemerypm

    dougemerypm Active Member Full Member

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    Mikey had 2 1/2 years when he could have fought Crawford at 140, a weight that is better for Mikey than 147. Why didn't it happen? What makes you think Mikey would want the fight now at 147? Even Danny Garcia said Mikey's talk about Spence is just yapping and that the fight with Spence won't happen. Crawford is not the one holding back a bout with Mikey.
     
  10. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    What Arum says must be taken with a grain of salt.
     
  11. El Chicano

    El Chicano Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Sure Bob

    Mikey will just have to agree to

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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Tbh if he fights Spence you can't seriously say he's afraid of Loma.
     
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  13. pernellaaron

    pernellaaron Active Member Full Member

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    One of the two promoters needs to reach out and make this fight. That being said still waiting on Gamboa vs Lopez Bob!
     
  14. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Absolutely opposite. Team loma wants nothing to do with Garcia. Linares and loma both chose the less dangerous fight.
    You’ll know if loma doesn’t sign next vs pac.
    If loma signs vs pac then that would prove that his team will fight anybody. That is why I love the fact that pac called their bluff about the 135.
     
  15. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    why what happened I don't remember