Lomachenko-Rigondeaux! I favor Rigondeaux in this one. Hi-Tec is great but I think Rig has explosive power that will affect the outcome. Both phenomenal boxers.
People are going to **** on this because of the weight but how can a real boxing fan not be excited by this?? Personally i think Loma wins but we are in for some supreme technical boxing. This is the equivalent of boxing porn right here
I think it could have been if Rigo took the fight at 126, but now at 130 his chances are too slim. Not much chance he carries his power up 8lbs, while we've seen that Loma has only gained power since then. Don't think it will be as competitive as many expect it to be.
I'm excited as **** for this fight, will Loma undress him like he did with his recent opponents or will Rigo wreck Arum's dreams again by destroying one of his main players. All I know is if Rigo wins he is p4p no.1.
What does it matter if Rigo comes in at 128 and Loma at 140? I doubt either fighter will be putting on any weight. So it wont matter if Loma has to dehydrate 10 pounds or 14.
It's always more difficult, and you lose strenght trying to make the weight. That's why we see so many of these cw fights nowadays. Just ask Cotto for instance, as he hated it until he was able to dictate it and change it into a weapon against his opponents instead of suffering trough it. Having to dehydrate 4lbs more or less at the lower weights can be the difference between winning and losing.
Doing it the right way at Lomas age, it wont affect him like that. But this is all speculation on my part. I know Rigo was his highest at 128 and Loma is usually between 138 and 140.
Not sure if I could make lomo no.1 off it because he has all the chips stacked in his favour, I will put him in my top 3, no.2 if he stops Rigo or dominates.
