Is Barboza good? Gotta be honest I know fuck all about the guy so I looked up his record, which is obviously fairly impressive number-wise, but in this day and age that doesn't mean a whole lot.
Barboza won't be an issue for Fimo if Fimo is mentally recovered from the loss and goes back to being patient and setting up his power shots behind his jab and feints. But, if Fimo is affected by the loss and still fights like an idiot, Barboza is solid enough to potentially score an upset. I'll give Fimo the benefit of the doubt and say he'll return to form and stop Barboza.
Interesting, I'll check it out. Honestly, I like Fimo, I think he's a great talent. The Loma win clearly went to his head but at the same time I can't really blame him for that. I think Josh Taylor is an awesome fighter but I thought the same about Lopez and despite the loss I'd still really like to see that match-up. He needs to get rid of his dad though, he just fucking sucks as a coach. At the same time, I totally get Josh Taylor's reasoning, what does Lopez bring to the table after the Kambosos defeat and does he really get any credit if he wins? It's a definitive "no" in my opinion so I'd avoid it.
With Bud off the table, I dont see what else Josh would do. Fimo is his most viable and lucrative option.
I'm pretty confident we'll see it, btw. Assuming Josh gets past Cat, and assuming Lopez-Barboza does happen in Spring, then I predict we will see Taylor-Lopez in Fall of this year.
