Lomachenko Wants Salido, Unfortunately Greatly Appreciates Floyd Mayweather

Bob Arum tells me with a @vasyllomachenko victory Saturday, target No. 1 will be @siri_salido,” said Lance Pugmire on his Twitter.

Unfortunately he appreciates Floyd's ultra defensive style and respects Floyd too much:

“Floyd Mayweather said the most important thing in boxing is defense,” Lomachenko said to the latimes.com. “I agree with him. I want to finish my boxing career healthy, and not get hit. The problem when you’re aggressive is that your opponent will land something on you. Mayweather, what he started doing, was work on defense to just win the bouts, not taking the chances and risks. That’s where he went .”

This could actually count against him from an 'effective aggression' angle. He should've been focussing more on winning points on effective aggression, learning to play rough and even slapping his way to victory Calzaghe-esque. Salido rematch may end up being a tougher fight for him then I originally expected.

 

The extent of his aggression in the lower weight classes is very overestimated, but I guess he at least wasn't a snooze-fest fighter before.

Taking notes from Floyd is the last thing he should be doing for his career. His defence is fine, it's the factors I mentioned in the thread starter that must be managed better.

 

Mayweather isn't necessarily the best person for this. Loma knows he has the same stylistic threat as Money May but wants to deal with these threats like Mayweather did?

Mayweather IMO is 2-1-1 in the JLC and Maidana fights.
Hell, any two scorecards by Floyd fanboys make a case for a Maidana victory in the first fight.

 

There is something he can try to prove - beating Lomachenko under fair(er) terms, and a less green version of Loma.

 

You're entitled to that opinion, but it's also a very plausible view that it was a draw according to many (even those who believe Floyd won the fight), and as I've just stated, Floyd fans disagree over which rounds Maidana won, the variety is so great, thus making a case for Maidana victory.
He's an ATG and the best fighter of his era (that doesn't mean he beats a 130lb Pac for example, but that does mean he will get more consistent wins against great opposition than Pac).