He needs to make some big, painful changes. First, he really needs to drop his father. They came in with a bad game plan, period. Hoping to jab and potshot a gigantic Salido just isn't going to happen. Keeping a low output when you're getting roughed up was a bad idea. His dad just isn't privy to the pro game, and he could REALLY benefit from a trainer who is. Second, his management team needs to be more professional. Allowing a Salido who didn't make weight to rehydrate around 20 pounds is absurd. It's normal to have a day of rehydration clause, not having one is a big sign that his management is amateur hour. Third, he needs to make a conscious effort to develop a pro style. There are times working in and out of the clinch where he looked clueless. As much as I don't like it, he'll have to fight with some dirt. Really there are a million things Loma can do to adapt to the pro game. It's obvious when watching him but they are mostly very small things, just a lot of them. There were flashes of brilliance from him in what was an ugly, disappointing fight. I would bet Salido is a style he will always look somewhat bad against and I'm looking forward to seeing him against more of a boxer.
First, he's never dropping his father. Second, there is no rehydration cap in Texas...as there is in other states. Thirdly, even if Loma's team wanted a rehydration clause placed into the contract, Salido was the champion so he could have simply refused to take the fight.
Because his father is an excellent trainer and he's been with him since he was a little kid. It's all about comfort level. Also, he doesn't speak English so who would you see him having a rapport with?
He needs to fight someone that can make the weight, doesn't throw over 100 low blows before a crooked referee and never fight a Mexican in Texas. The ones to blame in this fight is his management for even going through with the fight when the scumbag failed to make weight. Surely Arum had some sort of agenda down under because there's no way in hell he doesn't know how corrupt Texas is when a Mexican fighter is involved.
take his time and get maybe 10 fights against average and above average level fighters of varied skill sets to get experience then move on to world class fighters. he has lost his 0 which may be a good thing and i think he will be a very successful world champion in a year or two.
I'm not saying his dad isn't a good trainer. I'm saying his dad isn't experienced in the nuances of the pro game. Familial trainers can work out (Mayweather), but they need to be boxing families who have lived and died in the pro ranks. Loma clearly needs additional training. That being said, I still think he has the talent and skills to make it to the top.
They've been talking about Joey since August, but the father is still going to remain the head trainer.
