Lomachenko and Willie Pep

This is a really high quality, interesting matchup. Well done. My initial reaction is to say Pep by decision. He's been near the top of the ATG list for six decades and is the easy answer. However, the fact is that Loma would be difficult for anyone in that weight range. Neither guy has ever fought someone quite like who they would fight if they met each other and watching how they would solve their opponent's riddle would be fascinating.

I'm still going to go with Pep by decision but I believe the more times they fought the more the advantage would go to The Matrix.

 

Loma vs Sandy Sadler? Sadler whooped Pip. Who takes that?

 

Pep is the best pure boxer i have ever seen...Loma is special too...but i go with Pep by decision in a highly skilled beautiful fight.

 

wanna watch a defensive genius check out nicolino locche.. would literally stand right in front of you making you miss all night long then go back to his corner and have a cigarette .. one of the most underappreciated fighters of all time..

 

Well, in his prime Loma only had 4-5 pro fights. Pep probably had 60. Don't know if that makes much of a difference.

 

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I don't really see that much similarity with Loma and Pep at all other than their fancy footwork. Loma was definitely more offense oriented but still very slippery fighter while applying pressure. Pep was more of a pure boxer who fought mostly on the outside but can still unleash combinations in range without getting hit.

Loma would be a tough fighter for any Featherweight including Pep. Might favor Pep but I can also see Loma beating him as well.

 

Another interesting match up would be Loma against Eusebio Pedroza. Pedroza was very crafty, fast, and slick.

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He had enough stamina despite smoking because he intentionally did as little as possible in the ring. Locche would be ridiculed in the modern age and would get 0 credit if he were fighting today.

 

Lomachenko would win