Floyd: Loma Fought Tank's Leftovers; Went Distance!

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  1. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Cotto was Margarito and Pacquiao's leftovers. Oh yeah, I forgot that Cotto was undefeated when Floyd fought him.

    Brilliant man, that Floyd.
     
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Twink won his current WBA strap in a vacant title shot against a career 126 pounder who was coming up in weight, a loss, and a 17 month layoff. How Cuellar qualified for a shot at the vacant 130 title I don't know. And even worse, the WBA demoted the actual real champion to regular champion and elevated Twink to super champion despite the fact the former had beaten the man who beat the man who'd made 11 defences of it. Absolutely disgusting act of corruption. Cancio is the real WBA champion not paper champ Twink.

    Then for Twink's first defence instead of lining up an actual 130 pounder for him they rope in another 126 pounder in Mares who was also coming off a loss, and then when Mares pulls out injured they replace him with a 122 pounder who had been stopped x 3 at 122 or below, which is why everyone with a functioning brain knew it was a complete mismatch given the fact that Twink is a huge 130 pounder and a huge punching one at that who has already lost a world title on the scales because he couldn't make weight and very nearly lost this one after failing to make weight the first time.

    And now allegedly Twink is going to fight another featherweight coming off a loss (a 1st round KO), only this time said munchkin isn't even a boxer. No Twink is fighting a freaking kickboxer who was a bantamweight just over a year ago.

    Floyd Mayweather

    Floyd Mayweather, who promotes Davis, explains that there is no rush for his 24-year-old fighter to pursue a bout with Lomachenko, who turns 31 later this month.

    "We're not going to call any particular fighter out, and it's not like we're ducking and dodging anyone. Lomachenko has to fight as many fights as possible, extremely quick, because he's very, very old. Tank is like 10 years or 11 years younger than Lomachenko. Lomachenko will be 40 before you know it," Mayweather said.

    "There is no rush. Tank just has to keep doing what he's doing. [Davis] is making the same money that Lomachenko is making - and [Davis] is doing it easier.''

    Translation: We want nothing to do with Loma until he's old and grey and way past his prime.

    ''Lomachenko is a hell of a fighter and I like Lomachenko.''

    No you don't


    ''But after Tank went and beat the champion up [Jose Pedraza], Lomachenko went and beat Tank's leftovers and he went the distance.''

    Ignore all the context. Two can play that game but do we even really need to?

    And not a route Floyd should really be going down considering he only beat 3 unbeaten fighters out of his 50 fights. Floyd sure was fond of fighting other people's leftovers. In fact he made an entire career out of it. Loma has already matched the feat of beating 3 unbeaten fighters and he's done it in just 13 fights.

    JLC, who was robbed against Floyd, had been stopped 4 times before he fought him

    Tsyzu KO'd Judah in 2 rounds, Judah floored Floyd, gave him a very tough fight and took 4 rounds off of him on most people's cards

    Manny beat the Jesus out of Cotto, dropped him twice and stopped him in the 12th, Cotto went the full distance against Floyd and gave him a very tough fight

    Manny KO2 Hatton, out cold from a single shot, Floyd TKO10 Hatton and the later caused him problems despite the fact he was fighting 2 men in the ring

    Devon Alexander shut Maidana out 10-0 and that was a Maidana who was allowed to wear his puncher's gloves too (JMM said it makes a big difference), Maidana who wasn't allowed to wear his puncher's gloves arguably beat Floyd and many people scored it a draw.


    "Tank didn't have to go to the Olympics. Tank didn't have to have 300 amateur fights. Tank went out there and got the job done."

    No Twink had over 220 amateur fights, whereas conversely Gassiev, who is only 11 months older than Twink, unified two belts against opponents from his own weight class, both of whom are serious punchers at that weight too, and he wasn't too chicken to face Usyk despite having had only 25 amateur fights, almost 200 less than Twink.
     
  3. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    ^ one of the best posters round theses parts p4p top 3
    Where I would have to think some more
    Thanks for the informative factual posts serge
     
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  4. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Floyd didn't lie. Lomachenko and Tank are two different fighters though. Lomachenko is more finesse, angles, and defense. He doesn't punch nearly as hard as Tank does. Tank is more flat footed, with somewhat bad looking footwork. He crosses his feet, and he is short. I'd say Russell Jr.'s footwork is better than Tank's. Lomachenko used his legs and size advantage over the shorter Russell Jr. to get in and out, and box in their match. Seems like he would have at least as much success doing that against Tank, being that he is also a midget and seems somewhat flat footed. Unless Tank has extraordinary timing and countering ability, he will be in trouble against Loma.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Thanks for the kind words comrade, but in my not so humble opinion I'm P4P#1 :lol:
     
  6. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Watch your head i reckon you have average doors round the house like
    Don't want to get stuck in the kitchen now ;)
    No seriously could well be
    Good day sir
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    :lol: I had to have extra large ones fitted and the ceiling raised a foot too lol

    Good day sir :D
     
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