Crolla isn't that Bad

True fight fans should see this, it wouldn't be fair otherwise, everyone gets a bite of the apple if they've earned it !

 

He's Domestic level, maybe Euro level as I said. Fighting for a title doesn't make you world level. Beating world level opposition does. He's lost to Domestic level opposition.

 

So what is Hopkins then ?? He was worse surely, losing at domestic in his first fight

 

He has six losses. He's lost to domestic level guys, and also some bum gave him an L too.

To be clear I don't blame Loma for this, I'm just saying it's a **** fight.

 

This sums it up in an absolute nutshell. Why some people on the British forum always seem to think it's their duty to sh*t all over the British fighter I don't know.

This thread seriously needs to give its head a wobble. People are calling Crolla a domestic level fighter? WTF!!! A domestic level fighter is Masher Dodd or Scott Cardle. Not a former world champ with wins over Rees, Perez, Barroso, Murray (who is the definition of a European level fighter), Burns and Yordan amongst others. Ring have Crolla as four in the world, Boxing Monthly at 7. Thats pretty high domestic level!!!

The disrespect shown towards Crolla by some on here is sickening. So he lost a few early career fights. Big deal! Not everyone gets the silver spoon, amateur star, carefully plotted career path. A lot of fighters have to take any fights they can get, often on short notice and without detailed study of the opponent. Of course, it couldn't possibly be that a guy might just be able to learn from some early setbacks to help him develop and improve as a fighter?!!!

Has he got a hope in hell against Loma? No. But is he any worse an opponent for a title fight than Pedraza, Marriaga, Jason Sosa, Roman Martinez, Koasicha, Gamalier Rodriguez or Suriya Tatakhun? Doubtful. But Lomachenko is another level entirely.

 

It's more a reflection of how poor the current lightweight division is.

 

He’s got heart the lad no doubt about that and he’s not going in here to lie down(he’s a northern lad, we not built like that), but he’s shop worn and don’t forget potentially his best years were disrupted with his skull injury when he defended his NEIGHBOURS HOUSE(fair play) I don’t belive for one second he thinks he’s cashing out here, but either way he’s getting schooled if he’s on his game tonight the first 3 rounds could look borderline competitive, but once loma starts to time him it’s game over he won’t get a look in, but there’s no doubt Anth deserves respect.

 

The disrespect stems from fanbase vs fanbase. There's other threads calling Hatton a joke, Froch and Kessler mediocre fighters. Even fighters such Canelo, Jones, Calazaghe. Lara are criticized. Yet you're shocked that Crolla's ability is getting downplayed?

Some of the same people defending Crolla as a good opponent, are the ones bashing these other fighters, hence why crap like this happens. The amount of example I could give are endless, double standards is the root of it all.

 

Loma should KO in 5.

 

Bottom line, Crolla was Linares toughest opponent and Linares was Loma's toughest. He'd earned a crack at Loma via the transitive property. **** boxing math, I'm on boxing algebra.

 

He couldn't beat Linares in 2 fights. That tells you all you need to know. This guys gets wrecked by Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez and Mikey Garcia. He is a kind of opponent to look good against.