Team Lomachenko Answers Rigondeaux's "Can't Get A Fight!" Claim; Wants Showdown!!!

Good one. Wait, you're serious?

 

You're trying to imagine problems are there to comfort you. You're acting as if Lomachenko hasn't easily disposed of GRJ, and top Cuban southpaws in the amateurs. Lomachenko is the most versatile and unpredicatable fighter in the sport.
If something works in a fight he's going to keep doing it, and you yourself are saying he's probably not going to do it against Rigo. So what is your point?

 

My point is that he is predictible. You say no, ok, that's fine.

 

The weaker links in Lomachenko's armor IMO are that he can't really fight as effectively (or comfortably if you will) off the back foot counter punching, instead he seems to prefer to run off and then reset himself.

Also, I think he's somewhat open to the body (his defence is brilliant overall but sometimes switches off and gets caught with a good body punch)

 

Rigo prefers to fight off the back foot and Loma prefers to come forward. Perfect match up.
Loma still has a lot to learn. That's why I wanted him to stay active, but Top Rank is quickly making sure that doesn't happen. I hope he doesn't end up having a weak chin. I've never seen him bothered by a punch, let alone hurt, but in professional boxing you never know.

 

You haven't made that point, you've said it. You then used an example where his opponent didn't find it predictable and then you said he probably wouldn't do that against Rigo anyway (and basically admitting that he isn't predictable). Sometimes you need to think before typing, you come across as a fearful Rigo fan. I like Rigo as well, he's not completely without a chance.

 

The first point won't be an issue with Rigo.

Does Lomachenko get hit with those body punches from the inside or outside? Rigo only fights from the outside and he doesn't throw body punches with the same venom he once did (to protect his chin?). Could Rigo throw and land enough body punches?

 

I was speaking more in general anyways, not just for this fight and what Rigo could exploit. I agree, against Rigo he'd be the aggressor and that suits him to a tee, I think he gets caught more from the outside so Rigo could take advantage of that although I'm not sure if he could do it consistently, I'm sure Lomachenko would make the right adjustments after getting caught once or twice.

 

I said that loma uses the same movements once and again and again and again and again. That if he uses it against rigo he will get punished HARD, but these movements are usefull against orthodox fighters and that's why probably he won't use it against rigo. He is predictible, but MAYBE wont be against rigo. What's wrong?

Loma has 5 pro fights, it's not like he has fought against a lot of high-skilled fighters in order to say that there's noone that can counter his movements. Yes, maybe in amateurs, not the same, sorry. And salido won to him without being salido the best fighter ever exactly. Overweight blahblah, dirty fight blahblah, he lost, period. Ok, rigo has 15, not much, still 3 times loma's.

People acting like if this guy was the best since sliced bread, and he has 5 pro fights, ffs. Even I, a rigo's fan, realize that 15 pro fights are too few, much more 5 pro fights.

 

I can't believe this. A real FIGHT OF THE CENTURY, and we don't even have to wait 5 years to watch it.

Siiiiiick.

 

It's not a super fight nor is it a candidate for fight of the century. Not even fight of the year.

 

Loma vs Rigo is not a fight of the year? Two prime fighters widely regarded as the best at their class, two most decorated amateur boxers, arguably more skilled than anyone in the p4p list, and not a fight of the year? Why are you on a boxing forum? You could follow pac/floyd on tmz.

 

It's a fight for HARDCORE, really hardcore fans. A fight like that cannot be fight of the year, that's what i thik he means. If not, i dont understand either.

 

How do you think Rigo would've went against that Salido in his second fight, in his first 12 rounder? The same guy who was rocked to his boots by Marroquin and knocked down by that Japanese guy in his last fight? Size makes a difference. Lomachenko handled Salido anyway, landed more punches and hurt him.
Boxing is boxing, if only pro fights matter then why do you even care about this fight?