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I didn't say he wasn't skilled.
Garcia was a lot more dominant against Salido than Lomachenko was but he did quit. I still don't like the ending of that fight and I'll always question what happens when Garcia is in another situation like that.
I used to question how Lomachenko would respond in a fight like that too but he successfully avoided having to deal with that again anyway. Lomachenko doesn't seem to be looking for a challenge.
Yes, he (Mikey) was much more dominant against Salido but styles make fights and circumstances were different. He wasn't facing a 147 pound Salido that never had to make weight that was fouling his ass off from round 2 through round 12. He did headbutt Mikey on purpose but he wasn't aiming for his testicles all night. Garcia is also much bigger than Loma and Salido.
Salido just turned down 720k. That's not Lomachenko's fault. He's been trying to get Salido in the ring again since he moved up more than a year ago. You also tried to claim that Loma would duck Tank. Have you heard Tank's interviews lately? Floyd won't let him go near Lomachenko, but I called that. He's being advised to stay away despite being a titleholder in the same division. Loma can only fight guys that are willing to fight him. I'd say moving up after only 6 fights was to challenge himself. He never missed making weight at 126 pounds so he wasn't forced to move up, unlike Salido.