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Am I tripping? Diego Lopez doesn't move the needle much for me.

Istryker

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Ilia rise was more impressive, not rlly buying the hype as I always thought T City himself was strangely overanked half a decade now.

Am I being harsh? Y'all think he's fr legit?
 
I never heard of this kid named Diego Lopez I hope he has a good career.
 
Fun fighter. I'm here for it. I thought he was gonna get his ass kicked tonight, not gonna lie.
 
Yeah, you're tripping. Ilia's best win before fighting for the title was a decision win over Josh Emmett. Are you arguing Emmett is a better fighter than Ortega?
 
Tcity is a dawg. I feel like if Diego landed that on anyone else, it would have been over. That sold me on him. I don’t know if he’d ever win a belt but he’s a legit top 5 fighter and I’m ok with him being next in line. Tcity is underrated
 
Definitely don't think he's ready for a title shot. He needs at least one more and I think he gets smoked by topuria at this point.
 
He reminds me of Charles but a bit more durable. I think Top finishes him if they stay in boxing range.
 
Hes much funner in the chaos. Scrambles and slug fest is where he shines
 
He's obviously very, very good, but you can see why he might have lost a few fights.

He was a monster in R1, but just another decent fighter in the later rounds.
He does need to improve his cardio or improve his management of it during fights. Especially as he moves into contender status and starts looking at five rounders. He definitely slows down after the first. Guys are gonna start planning for that. Basically go out there and fight conservatively in the first and plan to up the pace every round starting in the second as the danger decreases and the opportunities increase.
 
Lopes is a killer in round one, tonight he surprised me with his cardio. Thought it might be suspect after the Ige fight, but he proved me wrong.
 
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