Here's what Lopez said-
https://www.boxingscene.com/lopez-i-expected-more-from-lomachenko-he-pretty-basic-honestly--152571
Yeah, strange narrative here usually comes only from these " only U.S boxer might be good, others are 0 and hype jobs " mantra guys.
He's basically a fast grinder, which is sort of unique, but he fights everyone pretty much the same way, every round he wins looks about the same.
Usyk looked shit against some nobody at HW while being slightly undersized.
I agree with that, I just think Usyk's run at cruiser was better than any wins on Lomachenko's resume.
This, it's pretty obvious that Loma just said fuck it and decided to engage. He played it too safe in the first half of the fight and was too worried about Lopez's power and size. Lopez held his position well in the early rounds, Loma could not turn him and find a way in. But as soon as Loma threw caution to the wind and went in he started winning rounds and doing more damage than Lopez. Lopez's crowning glory was round 12 when he really bit down. That won him the fight in my eyes because if Loma had won round 12 then the fight would've have been a draw. But that's excluding the judges scores, especially Lederman's ridiculous 119-109. Hardly anyone seems to be mentioning the score cards being rather dubious.
Now idk about all that.
Rigo moved up two weight classes. When Golovkin, Canelo and Floyd fought opponents like that, they were mocked.
He started throwing punches.
Lopez was also getting broken down to the body by hard straight lefts which is what got him into real trouble. I think it was round 9 where Lopez almost went down from a hook as well. He should've stepped to Lopez much sooner so he really only has himself to blame.
Yeah. It's a risky move but it's either try or wait until it's maybe too late to take your chances. He had to get in either way though or else he's not even giving himself a chance in there. It may not have worked out for him but a rematch would be highly interesting to me. Lopez was being forced to fight at Loma's pace when the pressure was turned up and the combos were out to where he was visibly declining in there. It didn't take long at all with the body work for that to become very obvious.
So you thought the judges scorecards were fine? 119-109? Really? I had it 115-113. It's pretty clear that Loma couldn't have won that fight without knocking out Lopez.
lopez can talk all the shit he wants but fighters don't get as far as Loma did on speed alone.
Well, speed is what makes him special, I guess.
He's a tough guy to hit, has a very creative and sneaky offense, great footwork, slippery angles and more. It isn't just the speed.
