I have said it before but to me, linares is one of those Mark Breland and Zab Judah type of guys. If you are a puncher or you can bully them, you can get rid of them quick. For the boxer types they are very difficult to beat
You don’t get to just spout unsubstantiated bullshit just because YOU personally dislike someone. So based on Linares’ record and me having witnessed him beat several quality guys I’m afraid I must insist that you explain your bullshit opinion. Not on my watch buddy, not on my watch.
Oh STFU. Linares was never that good. Talented offensively, but always extremely fragile and always a shitty defense. People who hyped him were probably enamored by how smooth his combinations were, but below that was a very very flawed, limited fighter. Linares was always trash, IDGAF what anybody says.
I don't see Linares being Loma's signature win. Plus, he was the #1 ranked lightweight at the fight time whereas Loma was clearly the smaller guy
exactly. You can't criticize loma resume. He fiught everybody he had to fight (bar maybe Mickey), and changed weight classes to get bigger fights. Sure he doesn't have a real marquee win yet, but he did as much as he could
Let's not pretend that the other p4p contenders have great resume. Crawford best win is Postol (), Garcia don't have any marquee win either. The only one that has a great resume is Clenelo, and we can all see that Loma is a vetter talent
Difference being Crawford is probably the most criticized fighter in all of boxing. Its blasphemy to criticize Loma.
You seem to be arguing all time great versus trash while leaving very little wiggle room in between. Linares is a very good fighter and his resume and record say as much. Does he have holes? Of course, nobody is arguing he was perfect but you seem to be arguing that since he wasn’t perfect he was obviously never any good and that just isn’t accurate.
It speaks to Loma’s pedigree that they guys he beats are relegated. He’s fought like 8 guys that would be break out legitimizing wins for any contender.
Guys who legitimize prospects as break-out contenders is what champions face. Lol. The guy has belts and calls himself a champion. You think he's going above and beyond by fighting contenders? For the number of fights he has, his resume is outstanding. And considering his loss to Salido was in his second fight, it is understandable. But the fact he's had so few fights shouldn't help his case when it comes to p4p lists.
He’s beating legit contenders which is all a champ can do. He’s beat like 8 guys that would be signature wins for most boxers. It’s not his fault he’s an elite guy and there’s no superfight there for him. His resume isn’t thin at all.
Maybe not now, that he’s moved up into a division that’s more a disadvantage for him and that he’s a bit long in the tooth. But I was talking about his career as a whole and in that vein the guy was a very good fighter.
Linares has been blown out early by nobodies previously. Being caught cold in nothing fights is a clear feature in his resume, as are questions around his durability. Doesn't change the fact that when he was on, he had very nice footwork and great combination punching, don't need to inspect resumes to confirm what you can clearly see in fights against solid contenders like Campbell, Gesta, even Crolla. He is or was somewhere between a good and very good, more gifted than your average contenders but with fatal flaws that kept him out of elite mention.
