How well would Lomachenko do if he was a natural 140 pounder moving up to welterweight?

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  1. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    How well would he do in the current welterweight division?
     
  2. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    He would destroy every fighter all the way to heavyweight.
     
  3. 941Jeremy

    941Jeremy Active Member Full Member

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    About as well as Broner.
     
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  4. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    Explain?
     
  5. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    Not sure about that but he’d destroy every fighter up to cruiserweight for sure.
     
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  6. Up the gut

    Up the gut Active Member banned Full Member

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    Nah, you wanna leave it there, hes nuts
     
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  7. 941Jeremy

    941Jeremy Active Member Full Member

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    I'm sorry I misread the post. I thought you were asking how well he would do at 140? As for your question, if he was naturally a jr.welter moving up to welterweight I think he'd sit atop the division. He's skilled enough to offset a slight size disadvantage to guys like Spence, Crawford, and Porter.
     
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  8. panchman69

    panchman69 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he was a natural 140 pounder means he'd probably be a little taller and wider. Hes the most skilled and technical fighter p4p. So im pretty sure he'd dominate 147 and also 154
     
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  9. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He’d do well as he is now and easily make the top 10 and against a guy like Horn he could become a champion at 147.

    Mikey could’ve did better against Spence and even won if he came with a backup plan. He came in expecting to find the perfect opening on Spence, who has sloppy defense and a suspect chin, but unfortunately that opening never came, since Spence wisely chose to play it safe and just rack up the points.
     
  10. gdm

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    Lol broner is a stiff bum , wannabe floyd , loma is the opposite he’s as fluid as it gets ,skilled , smart and professional
     
  11. Paranoid Android

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    Horn was like 170 pounds that night. You need serious firepower to take him on. Salido bullied Lomachenko. Horn would take Lomachenko into deep, deep waters.
     
  12. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Need to see him against an A level fighter his size or above to decide on that first.

    My initial thoughts are he would dominate. I mean he thoroughly outboxed Linares, even Crawford couldn’t do that vs Khan. Crawford was getting tagged clean but his power just hurts Khan too much and khan became very hesitant and fought scared once he tasted the accuracy and power.
     
  13. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    I'd like to see this. Lomachenko is a lifelong fighter and unlike his internet fan guys he knows his limits. If he was any good at 147 he would have took that money and fame Pacquiao fight and probably would jump at the chance to fight Crawford.

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  14. Boxcel

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    Lomachenko handily outboxes people while having a large reach disadvantage. The thing holding him back the most is his physical frame, not skill. For comparison, while Mayweather was light for welterweight, only 2 out of his 50 opponents had longer reach than him and one of them was McGregor.
     
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  15. Baneofthegame

    Baneofthegame Active Member Full Member

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    Think you misread the question, he’s saying if Lomachenko was a natural 140lber rather than how he is now.
     
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