Did Top Rank choose wrong opponent for Lomachenko?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Big Ukrainian, Oct 26, 2015.


  1. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Stay busy fight? I don't expect anyone to step up every single fight, he gets a pass from me.
     
  2. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    He should sign with Haymon.
     
  3. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    haymon dks about building a fighter up.
     
  4. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    K2 Haymon whoever if Top Rank doesn't step it up. They have a elite fighter in their stable who they are doing noting with.
     
  5. QuadrupleG

    QuadrupleG MAZAFAKA Full Member

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    Loma needs to leave Arum for such match making.
     
  6. Code Red

    Code Red Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is signed with Bob Arum, the only thing Bob know how to promote is Manny Pacquiao. Loma needs to locate Al Haymon's phone number
     
  7. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    The thing is that Haymon has most of the fighters scooped up in that division, he'd give Loma lots of options. K2, well we see how they struggle to get opponents for GGG at times, with Haymon there'd be no problems in that regard.

    The only problem is that his manager seems to have links with HBO so it's probably unlikely.
     
  8. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    It wouldn't surprise me to see him leave Arum. He only signed with him because Bob promised the title shot the soonest, and I doubt Arum was able to tie him into a horrible deal that kept him tied up for years.
     
  9. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    All Lomachenko needs to do to get built up is fight top opponents, that's the only way it will happen and Arum doesn't seem to be capable of getting him a top opponent.
     
  10. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, he'd better leave Top Rank if they continue to choose him such opponents next year.
     
  11. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    if it was that easy, bradley would have been a "star" before he ever got to fight pacquiao.

    if it was that easy and since haymon had a lot of big names on this weight, russell jr. and garcia would be doing ppv's by now.
     
  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    You can't build up every fighter into a PPV star, some guys who are very good boxers don't have that kind of appeal for the casual public, but that's not his priority now.

    Just be involved in good, interesting fights and people will undoubtedly tune in. Apart from Loma fans who wants to see Koaschila fight? Probably nobody and even me as a huge fan of Lomachenko am not particularly interested.
     
  13. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Seems to be doing ok with Beterbiev,Khytrov,Dereyebchenko and Spence
     
  14. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    The beauty about Loma (besides his sister lol) is he all he really needs is the matchmaking to hold up to its end of the bargain. He'll take care of the rest.
     
  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Lomachenko, Gvozdyk, Mekhontsev, Murata, Kavaliauskas and maybe even Ponomarev need to run from Arum like the plague, unfortunately they're under contract and they'll potentially miss out on years of their careers which already have a late start in a drawn out legal battle. Arum is ruining the careers of some of the best prospects in the sport.