Arum wants Loma vs Tank unification in November (UPDATE: LOMA NOT FIGHTIN' THIS YEAR!)

Loma has really let us all down here.

Props to Tank for facing the next best opponent.

And no this doesn't undo the last 7 years when Tank ducked Loma, but I'm not interested in defending either fighter there.

Right now this second we have three title holders at the top of the division and only one of them isn't interested in fighting and that's Loma. The other two have agreed to unify and that's Tank and Shakur.

The problem Loma will have now is the winner of this unification will be seen as number 1 in the division, the a side, the shot caller and the one demanding the higher purse. They won't need Loma any more so he might well get frozen out again.

 

How much running will Shakur do the entire fight?

 

Tank-Shakur isn't happening next. Shakur and William Zepeda have a verbal agreement to fight October 12th, maybe in Saudi Arabia.

 

Tank and Stevenson have avoided that fight as expected. These American fighters never face each other.

 

It always seems to happen in the US it took bloody ages for Crawford Spence to happen Ryan Garcia to his credit seems to be the only young US fighter willing to make the big fights. It is all just BS reasons why Tank, Shakur, Haney and Teo have never fought each other and now that Loma is in his late 30's they have all suddenly found their nuts to challenge him.

 

When did Tank and Stevenson agree to unify??

Stevenson is apparently in advanced negotiations with Zepeda.

 

Posted on here a few days ago but maybe you missed it.

 

Stevenson has been saying for several years that he wants to face Loma. Lomas has showed zero interest.

 

I'm disappointed but not entirely surprised.

Davis may very well adopt a Loma approach (ie pretend he doesn't exist until his physical capabilities have deteriorated somewhat) with Stevenson.

 

Until Stevenson had a belt at 135lbs, Loma would have had little reason to fight him. The Ukrainian is nothing if not an unrepentant belt chaser.

I also suspect that Loma (and probably his team) worries he may not get the nod fighting in the States against another young American star, irrespective of what happens in the ring, ater the Haney experience.

My guess is that Loma will either fight Stevenson, Tank, or retire next year.

 

Don't forget Teofemo.

 

Read it again lad I didn't forget him.