Time for Lombard to retire?

[Scheme]

He's 38 (which is not bad for a HW, but for a WW...)
Just had a brutal loss
Came off a 1 year suspension for steroids in a fight he looked mediocre in.

Not on the uphill trajectory for a champion.

He can probably still beat some guys but it's clear that it's 1st round or bust for him.

 

[CabCoola09]

What?! He had a 10 - 8 first round in which he blew his wad. No need to retire.

 

[Readybodisready]

I would normally rip on you for this but after all the punishment he took in this fight, I think it may have finished his time at the top but I hope not.

 

[williams1885]

Hector " Houston Alexander" Lombard is a good gatekeeper for the top 10.


Ps I know his chin is better than houstons.

 

[Schoolboy Q]

Lombard got rekt in round 2, Magny beat the shit out of him.

 

[Was at Pride GP 2000]

There are no roids around that are going to bring Lombard back. He's got about 3:30 seconds of fight in him and that will decrease with every camp with no roids.

Time to make the same money as everyone else back home at Cuba.

 

[private user]

He's done at the top level. He has, what, 2 good minutes in him??

He should be glad he didn't fight Rory, he would have been brutalized

 

[andrew provost]

He's 38 (which is not bad for a HW, but for a WW...)
Just had a brutal loss
Came off a 1 year suspension for steroids in a fight he looked mediocre in.

Not on the uphill trajectory for a champion.

He can probably still beat some guys but it's clear that it's 1st round or bust for him.

Yes!!!! He should retire, he should NEVER lose to fighters of that caliber as he did tonight!

 

[superpunch]

Yes, he should quit being a star cage fighter making $$$ to go work as a bus driver.

No, if he's smart, he'll keep fighting and enjoy it as long as possible. The next stage of his life is the rest of his life: the star football player working at the shoe store after high school. Al Bundy.

This applies to pretty much all fighters.

 

[Overstander]

perhaps some touch butt lessons in the park may help his cardio..

 

[NYCBrawler]

Shouldnt retire.. He should sign with Bellator.. He is done at that level..

 

[Dorkman]

I mean he's still very dangerous for x amount of time, but his hopes at a title shot are probably over now unless he puts together a ridiculous hot streak. But dosen't seem likely given his age and mileage.

 

[stevenseagle]

Him vs Hendricks Next

 

[Anung Un Rama]

I think the athletic commission will make that decision for him soon enough.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Him vs Hendricks Next

I kind of love this idea

 

[JohnyBrabo]

No. UFC should cut him instead. Over hyped, over rated, over paid.

 

[shortlefthook]

if lombard doesnt take 6 months off his chin will be gone, after the 2nd round beating, the start of the third he was rocked by a jab

 

[Skirm]

The Lombard from rd 1 would have collected a ko bonus had he not been fighting the competition he did, plus he gnabbed another sweet knockdown in the 2nd. Hector still has some mileage.

 

[NinjaNiK]

What?! He had a 10 - 8 first round in which he blew his wad. No need to retire.

Yeah, aside from his obviously shitty gas tank, Hector is still very much a beast. Glad Magny pulled through though .. awesome fight!

 

[private user]

Yeah, aside from his obviously shitty gas tank, Hector is still very much a beast. Glad Magny pulled through though .. awesome fight!

Yep, love to see a cocky bastard like that put down