Inoue would OUTBOX and STOP Lomachenko at 126

Fair enough.

Cheers.

 

Like someone judging Only Fools and Horses by its shitty last three episodes, or Bob Dylan by his 80s output, or RJJ by his last ten fights, there seem to be people who are happy to judge Loma purely on what he's done at 135. I remember his run through the lower divisions, where he was making a mockery of fighters just like that Ben Whittaker is doing now - except Loma was doing it against the best in the divisions. He was just... unreal.

He chased glory at higher weights in a fearless manner that should cause a lot of his contemporaries to feel shame. That he isn't swatting people aside two weights above his best class is hardly a reflection on his greatness as a boxer. People need to remember just how good his run at lower weights was, and to put some respect on his name when talking about him at 135. I don't think the move up was the best thing for him career wise, but the story isn't finished yet.

None of this has anything to do with Inoue. Your post just made me want to join in the Loma admiration. Simply a Great boxer.

 

Very surprised I haven’t seen a thread created that suggests Inoue would stop Lennox Lewis.

 

You guys really have some imagination...

But what if...

If Loma turns pro at 21, he loses the advantage of his vast amateur experience. He never meets Bob Arum. He begins his career as a relative unknown Ukranian fighter, fighting at home in front of small crowds against bums, devoid of the hype that allowed him to bypass all of the ranked fighters at 126 to get an immediate title shot.

He doesn't fight 4-5 times a year, as Eurasian fighters simply don't do that (see Bivol, Beterbiev, Usyk, etc.)

At about age 25, he finally gets a reasonable amount of fights under his belt to contend for a title at 126; the exact age that he fought Salido at. If he tries a bit earlier, maybe he runs into Gamboa.

The only obvious difference is that maybe he doesn't get to cherrypick Salido for his first title shot.

It's interesting that Loma finished his amateur career at 132, then drained back down to 126 to begin his career as a weight bully, and how everyone pretends that he's so tiny at a weight he competed in 12 years ago.

He could've moved up much earlier and had a much better resume, but he didn't. What's with all this fiction crap?

 

Loma all the way.

And don't forget boys, Loma did something that no boxer in any division ever did; made 4 consecutive fighters quit on their stool:

Walters
Sosa
Marriaga
Rigondeaux

 

The Monster reboots the matrix

 

loma would be too weak at 126. tank would go empty second half of the fight. at 130 loma would have too big an advantage over inoue. by the time inoue is ready for a 130 lb guy, loma will have probably lost the defensive speed.

 

Different cultures do different things and have different values; whether one is better or not can be subjective. I don’t know why the Eastern European guys stay in the amateurs so long; maybe there’s a national glory involved that Americans don’t get or value? Being an American gold medalist was nowhere near as important for David Reid and Andre Ward as it was Cassius Clay, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard. And bronze medalists like Spence and Wilder are pretty meh to the overall average sports fan. I don’t know, but I do imagine that Loma and Golovkin were national treasures before turning pro. Ward, Reid, Spence and Wilder would’ve been hometown heroes for the most part.
As far as Loma getting some extra credit for fighting for a world title in only his second pro fight, I agree that it’s not that impressive considering his vast amateur championship experience.
Regarding your comment about Loma “draining down 6lbs being a weight bully”, isn’t unique to Loma. Ward won gold at 178, Spence fought at 152, and Porter fought at middleweight in the ams and turned pro at 165! I don’t know, but maybe the ams have same day weigh ins?
But no matter how you cut it, Loma is a small pro lightweight. By any and all metrics used, he is a small lightweight.

 

At 126 both in their primes I favor Loma. He was unbeatable at the at weight.

 

Loma would brutalise Inoue, If Inoue fights Loma before Loma is 38 and wins, I'll delete my account.

Hell, even if Inoue wins 2 rounds I'll do that, Inoue wouldn't land a punch on Loma, Loma is unbeatable Vs smaller men, just look at his performance Vs Rigo, he completely neutralised him.

 

I'd bet the house on Loma.

 

Inoue KO 1.

 

If Salido and Lopez could beat him, then there is no doubt that Inoue can do it, too.