HBO: Sadam Ali vs. Jaime Munguia & Rey Vargas vs. Azat Hovhannisyan RBR.

Not that it relates here but I can't believe I'm actually having to defend Loma constantly tonight. What's with people bashing him saying he has this non existent ceiling, how he's this and that.

Yes, he got knocked down but you're no ordinary fighter going up a weight class knocking out Linares. I gotta admit, he's probably #1 p4p atm, ahead of Crawford.

 

Let's see him fight an established 154 lb fighter before calling him a force. He definitely has power to be respected, but his defense seems a bit awful.

Put him against Trout next to see if he has some ring IQ.

 

I'm not sure he punches all that hard, I just don't think Ali with his already rather shaky punch resistance has any business getting in with guys that are huge 154lbers/could pass for regular middleweights.

Sort of like if Khan fought a large super welter, you wouldn't be shocked if someone like Nathaniel Gallimore were to knock him out even though Khan >>>> Gallimore p4p.

 

ali hasnt proven to be a world class 147lber yet. i think he would get destroyed there aswell (again) he already has been destroyed by vargas.

 

put him in with hurd for a FOTY candidate.

 

Liam Smith must be pissed AF that he didn't get a chance to fight Ali. Ali was there for the taking against most JMW.

 

If Molina can withstand the clean hard punches Hurd will inevitably land, he cab make it a dog fight and have a chance.

 

Munguia was just too big and strong for Ali period! He would knock both Hurd and Charlo out!!! Would love to see those fights, but Hurd and Charlo would never fight him. Munguia would have been a better fight for Golovkin, but Golovkin would have beaten him..........................

 

I wanna see Munguia vs Hurd. Junior middle has been picking up some steam lately.

 

I fully expected this. Munguia too big, too strong, too heavy handed. Ali is no bum, but he lacks both of size and power and he is no SWW naturally while Munguia already fought at MW and he looked fine and comfortable there.
Furthermore Munguia is an absolute elite prospect and a beast. Won't be the last Beatdown he spread around.

 

Ali got beat pretty badly.