What part of the De Marco fight where his face was shredded and covered in blood makes you think this kid has any quit in him?
What makes me doubtful is the face-factor LOL! He cuts way to easy. 2nd is that he has about 300 hundred rounds, 47 fights over 16 years. IMO he's proven himself to be a top tier fighter who overcame back to back losses, that is rare. And just like every good/great fighter--- what he lacked, he found ways to overcome winning FW, SFW & LW titles. He's done great for a fighter that suffered his 1st KO by cuts and not on his back. this upcoming fight--Maybe he learned some inside uh....moves from the Salido Loma fight. Win, loss or draw Linares is a combo throwin' hombre!
Lomachenko, I think he will beat Linares easier than everyone thinks................should be an interesting fight though.....................
And he got beaten down that night. DeMarco did a lot of good work and once that blood started dripping, that work paid off.
I will only pick a good pressure fighter. Lomas only weakness is when he backs up. He doesn't counter and does very little actual boxing when pushed back. But there is no one at 135 who fits that mold.
Fair enough. Styles make fights, and sometimes people, me included, forget that Loma only has 12 actual, proper, pro fights.
Linares's length combined with the fact he might even be quicker than Lomachenko at getting off his flashy combinations. Some will point out Gary Russell, but he is significantly shorter than Linares.
I see the first few rounds being fairly competitive, until Loma gets his timing down on Linares' combos. Then Loma cruises to a decision. Really not sure Loma can brutalize Linares and/or slice him up like others have, he's not a physical animal, and I don't think he has the style to just make Linares capitulate. Then again, he is NoMasChenko......
I think you guys are overrating Linares restistance. He is really proning to be hurt by cuts. Loma will do bad damage to him.
I can’t see anybody legitimately picking linares in this fight. What has the guy done since he was koed last. European bum of the month club? Linares has decent boxing skill but no power to hurt loma. Loma took the less dangerous opponent between m Garcia and linares. Garcia is huge and can sleep loma.