Review of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Miguel Marriaga Fight

solid analysis

i'm pretty sure the nasty cut under his right eye was from a head but, that was the worst of the damage to his face

that said, i agree, he does seem to get cut easily; when i saw his face in the post fight, i was surprised, because i didn't recall Marriage landing enough shots to do that damage.

the fact that it was an RTD is to me, significant. Loma landed more than 40 power punches in Rd 7

if that's not enough to break an opponent's will, that fact the landed just under half of the power punches he threw in that round, would likely do it.

bottom like, it seem to me, once Loma reads his opponent, which he does very quickly, it's over--he knows it and so does his opponent.

 

Lomo is just one bad mofo
He is so tight with his skills that it is amazing to watch him box.
I also enjoy Bud Crawford as he too is one that makes others look like amatures inside the ring.

 

Marriaga looked frail and small against Chenko.

 

Why couldn't he read Salido?

 

The motive for those antics are between wanting to please the crowed or to please his own ego. Which one takes prominence only Chenko knows. Or maybe it's 50/50.

 

While I can understand the crticism behind the showboating, I view it as a fighter maximizing their platform.

Loma understands that this is an entertainment business in a way I wish the Cuban guys did. Build one group of fans that wants to see you win, and another that wants to see you get KTFO'd, and you doubled your audience. It's working. That's right out of Ali and Floyd's playbook.

Just don't get Nate Campbell'd in the process, because that infamy doesn't die lol

 

I would add that Lomas chin was again tested vs a big puncher, Marriaga landed a big right hand at the end of the first or the second round( I dont remember). Loma didnt even blink and that punch carried big power.

 

I saw Loma playing with a very defensive fighter in Marriaga for 5 rounds.
When he decided to turn it up in round 6, he beat marriaga up so bad that the corner stops it at 7.

 

I seem to remember Morales toying with his lower opposition. Guy flat out toyed with people letting them get free shots in at times, brawling for no particular reason other than to just laugh at them and show off his chin. And would often times just decide when to end a fight. He toyed with Espadas in the rematch. He toyed with Velardez.

Toying with low opposition when you are operating on a very high level has been done before. But I guess that depends on what you define as "toying" with the opponent.

 

Trying to humiliate his outclassed opponent did Loma no favours
at all

 

Lol These Loma fights are fun aren't they? The usual suspects get stirred up like a hornets nest right after he fights. I like seeing how triggered/shook they get when they witness this phenom embarrass world class boxers in a way their boy never did.

And just think... we have 8-10 more years of this