Should Loma drop back to 130lb?

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  1. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Should Loma drop back to 130lb? I think he can easily make 130lb. Lightweight is just to big for him. Mikey will destroy him after he fights Spence win or lose. Teo Fimo Lopez wants him and is to physical for him. Commey is a hard fight for him. At 130lb there is just Tank and thats a 50/50 fight.
     
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  2. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yes. But Loma wants to challenge himself and you have to respect it. Hes too skilled for any fighter in the world so the best way to challenge himself is to fight bigger guys. I think you're crazy if you see the Tank fight as 50/50. Tank would get absolutely clowned in there.
     
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  3. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I dont know what to think of Tank. He knocked out Pedraza easily, but i dont know is Pedraza was drained at 130lb, he just got caught or Tank is that good. The Mares fight wont prove anything. A better challenge for Tank would be Farmer.
     
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  4. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    126-130 are his natural weight classes but like others said, the only way for dudes to be competitive with him is if they have a noticeable/significant weight/size advantage.
     
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  5. Mike1978

    Mike1978 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tank probably got Mares then one more fight at 130lb, he is very stocky and must go through hell to make 130lb.
     
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  6. Lazar

    Lazar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes but that would be too easy for him.
     
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  7. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Loma beats all of those guys.
     
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  8. Zhuge Liang

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    His primary target in 135 lbs is unification of all belts with Mikey Garcia as part of his plan.

    Should he successfully unifies all the titles but fail to secure the fight against Garcia, then the next step for him is to challenge the champions from other weight classes which going back 130 is the most logical for him.

    The only possible opponent for him in 130 is only Berchelt. I don't think Tank wants to fight him even if the WBA president himself order him to.
     
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  9. Goran_

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    Ye when he unifies 135
     
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  10. cfckieran

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    Stay where he is for now and fight Garcia.
    Does anyone think he could do 140 or would he be just too small there ?
     
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  11. Pimp C

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    If he can't fight Mikey or Pac then yes. 130 is better than 135 at the moment.
     
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  12. DON1

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    In theory yes but he wants to challenge himself and earn better ££.
     
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  13. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    As long as FlIVd is in any way involved in the decision making we will never see Tank v Loma fight. Tank is being groomed to be the next big star in boxing and will be matched carefully to max out his value and keep him undefeated.
     
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    It’s $$$ , nobody get’s paid in £ £ hahhaa
     
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  15. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    He didn’t knock out Pedraza easily, he lost rounds and got hit easily. Pedraza also fought from a different stance than against Loma, fought in a different style than against Loma, and he was self-admittedly drained at 130. For people to arrive at any conclusions about a comparison between Loma and Tank based on the Pedraza fights just shows that people DKSAB and aren’t too bright in general. Completely different context.
     
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