Add also Oleksander Usyuk and Rakhim Chakiev, both cruisers and Olympic Gold medallists Usyuk is still a newcomer but he had the best amateur career of them all. Chakiev is already a contender. First he tried to rush through everybody. It backfired against Wlodarzyck but he has looked very good since. Not GGGood, but solid anyways
Salido came in 2.25 lbs over, so what?, and if Lomachenko didn't like it-he should have done the same thing to stop it. Salido is a career featherweight who has been beaten by many fighters who are not anywhere near the top of the p4p lists. Lomachenko isn't exceptional at power, speed, quickness, or defense. I'll let you guys ride his dick, for now. And Xplosive, if you want to stick up for Loma, then do it. Better than bitching out when someone disagrees with you.
In the last 5 years, Salido has lost to guys that could or at one time were considered P4P guys....Gamboa(limbo) and Mickey Garcia(future)
mikE, the thing about Salido being only 2.5lbs over weight, that's a lot of weight to not have to lose. He also went and put on more in the interim. He came in bigger, got bigger, and all against a guy who weakened himself to make weight. Its a double whammy. It became a triple whammy when Salido fouled all night.
i actually agree that lomachenko shouldve retaliated. nonetheless the referee was as bad as russell mora in the first fight between agbeko and mares. shameful bias
I'd like miKe to explain to us how a fighter as ordinary as a Santa Cruz, who's naturally smaller than Loma is gonna beat him.
He's going to outwork him and outland him. He's busier, he goes to the body more, he's got more punches in his regular arsenal. I'm going to get odds in my favor exactly because of my point that Lomachenko is being overrated. I will bet at the going odds. Santa Cruz is far from ordinary. He's talented and well-schooled. Who has Loma beat the shit out of again?
Russell, who's better than any opponent Santa Cruz has beaten by far, and who's better than Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz is very ordinary.
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Used to be a fan of Santa Cruz ' s but his opposition has been such utter crap. And it's tough to imagine he doesn't get knocked out once he steps up.
I think Ellie Sickbag is a "Bit Special" if you know what I mean. I reckon his mom is in CONSTANT contact with him. Nell probably worships him.