Devin Haney is a bad matchup for Loma, stylistically

Anyone with Loma's speed wouldn't be at a disadvantage or a bad style match up. Speed kills. I'd probably pick Loma to win. Haney punches are too wide for me. Haney is getting better at standing in front of you and throwing, but does Loma just stand in front of you? Haney has gotten heads better, but I don't think that he beats Loma. But, I'd love to see the fight. Haney is about as dangerous a challenger as it gets.

 

Move the goal post much? First it was "Walters only received two clean punches" and now it's "Walters received no harm at all."

You're a joke. Go **** yourself.

 

Rigo had a good win over Donaire and went to japan to get KD'd and headbutted and grow old before fighting a guy several weight classes up.

Nicolas Walters looked decent pretty solely because of his height and length, and that was before he moved up and looked pretty underwhelming. Then he took a year off before the Loma fight came together.

I'd put Loma's wins over Pedraza/Linares/Campbell above them. Even if Linares fell apart right after. It's not like we didn't know he was chinny.

I'm not sure how Haney is stylistically related to Walters at all. With Rigo, you could say they're both back foot counter punches, but Haney is also 5'9, still growing and will likely end his career at welterweight or even super welterweight. He won't be an old man like Rigo was by then either.

People have known Haney was coming and would be a force to be reckoned with for years.

So yeah, your post sucks and you should feel bad.

 

“Several weight classes up”????

Rigo was offered the fight at 126 but turned it down, the fact Loma moved up and then Rigo accepted Is on Rigo NOT Lomachenko

 

I’m a big Loma fan; in fact, he’s my current favorite fighter. But I admit that Haney is the main guy who has been worrying me for some time now. I see this as pretty much a 50/50 fight, with maybe just a slight advantage to Loma (so maybe like 55/45) if fought within the next year or so. I do like Haney though, so even while I don’t want to see Loma lose, I’d be happy for Haney. He’s going to be a star eventually, regardless of what happens with Loma.

 

timing beats speed, ask Amir Khan

 

Haney is clearly more skilled than Walters ever was/is. That you try and make that your argument is laughable. You trashed Darchinyan back when Walters beat him down. Why try to bring up Darchinyan now as if it he added anything to Walters' resume? The Marriaga fight was bull****, as Walters purposely didn't make weight. The Sosa draw was fair.

Rigondeaux is an old man, and was an old man when he fought Lomachenko. Probably the only areas were Rigo does something better than Haney at this point is the counter left, and he hits harder comparatively.

 

Exactly. This is the difference between a fan, and a ball gobbler. You are a true fan.

 

You're right. Rigo and Lomachenko are the same size. That's why Loma will finish his career at 135 or 140 and Rigo will finish his at 122. Because they're the same size!

Also, beyond size, age and schedule were both in Loma's favor. Plenty of people said it wouldn't be competitive. It wasn't. Rigo has since went to war without a hint of the slick backfoot stuff that made him great, for one fight against Donaire at least.

 

At Haney's age Loma was dropping rounds to 40 year old chinese dudes in 4 rounders. Get a grip.

 

Somebody is projecting.

I'd pick Loma over Haney precisely because of the experience gap. But Haney is a blue chip prospect who will prob be a multiweight champ and is much bigger than Loma already. In a few years, especially with Loma in his 30s, he would prob get destroyed.

That's just how boxing works. Big guys beat small ones. Young ones beat old ones. That's what makes it so special when they don't.

I'm glad I could explain the sport of boxing to you. DM me if you need to know anything else. Happy to help.