Lomachenko next fights (If I was Top Rank)

[klitoris]

Loma is ready to become a star and I hope Top Rank give him a good upcoming schedule.

Considering that Loma is able to fight 3 times a year, I would suggest (If you are reading Top Rank conder this!)

Salido (November)
Should give enough time for Salido to get in shape and get ready for this fight. No excuses. Gives time for Rigo to give a rematch to Flores in the fall as well.

Rigondeaux (January/february)
Gives enough time to build this fight up like it deserves.
Also hopefully by this time Berchelt/Corrales unify.

Berchelt/Corrales winner (April/May)

Move up to 135 or Davis(if Floyd grows balls) (August)


Also I don't get why Arum is putting Loma on in California. The guy should be fighting in big Ukrainian/eastern european hubs like New York/Chicago/(Dare I say Toronto?). The only time to go out west is for Vegas for the truly big fights.

What do you guys think?

[gilgamesh]

Loma vs Rigo is as big now as it would ever be. Rigo can't be built up into an attraction. He's boring as all hell.

[klitoris]

Loma vs Rigo is as big now as it would ever be. Rigo can't be built up into an attraction. He's boring as all hell.

Loma Rigo is a boxing purist fight. It's not gonna draw in casuals, but it will milk out every drop of the true boxing fans out there and do good because of that. It's more of a legacy fight that sets up money fights in the future (if Loma wins).

[gilgamesh]

Loma vs Rigo is as big now as it would ever be. Rigo can't be built up into an attraction. He's boring as all hell.

Loma Rigo is a boxing purist fight. It's not gonna draw in casuals, but it will milk out every drop of the true boxing fans out there and do good because of that. It's more of a legacy fight that sets up money fights in the future (if Loma wins).

There's no question of if. Rigo wouldn't win a round.

His P4P status is greatly exaggerated. He's not very active with offense. He's way too defensive minded. He's not big enough. He's older. Every single advantage is in Lomachenko's favor. Lomachenko would win this fight easy.

[Cent0089]

I like your thoughts, here is mine:

1. Take Jezreel Corrales as soon as possible to get second belt. (November) Let Rigondeaux fight someone at 130 lbs, Let Miguel Berchelt fight against Salido in Mexico.

2. Guillermo Rigondeaux in february.

3. Miguel Berchelt on Cinco de mayo, assuming he beat Salido and Jhonny Gonzales or some other solid boxers

4. Gervonta Davis for all belts

[Tanzio]

Loma is ready to become a star and I hope Top Rank give him a good upcoming schedule.

Considering that Loma is able to fight 3 times a year, I would suggest (If you are reading Top Rank conder this!)

Salido (November)
Should give enough time for Salido to get in shape and get ready for this fight. No excuses. Gives time for Rigo to give a rematch to Flores in the fall as well.

Rigondeaux (January/february)
Gives enough time to build this fight up like it deserves.
Also hopefully by this time Berchelt/Corrales unify.

Berchelt/Corrales winner (April/May)

Move up to 135 or Davis(if Floyd grows balls) (August)


Also I don't get why Arum is putting Loma on in California. The guy should be fighting in big Ukrainian/eastern european hubs like New York/Chicago/(Dare I say Toronto?). The only time to go out west is for Vegas for the truly big fights.

What do you guys think?

I think that Arum is building Lomassiah's brand in the Latino community, especially Mexican / Mexican American. Furthermore, there are very large Ukrainian and Russian communities on the west coast. There is a problem given the Russian / Ukrainian conflict. However, Lomassiah, who is Ukrainian, speaks perfect Russian almost exclusively for broadcast. Russians consider most of the Ukraine to be part of Russia, and the eastern Ukraine is very pro Russian, with a large population of ethnic Russians that resides there.

It used to be that Russians automatically considered Ukrainian boxers their own. That has changed due to the ongoing conflict as well as the Klits political activity.

Most Russians do not feel as fond of the Klits or any other Ukrainian athlete as they once did. They tend to be won over by language and success.

The Russian community in LA is large, very wealthy, and influential.

Also, I think 3G's popularity in the Mexican market has not gone unnoticed by Arum. I think that in the case of 3G Mexicans like his style. In the case of Lomassiah I think that the market will be lucrative due to their overall respect for boxing talent and rallying behind their warriors to go out and slay him; not unlike FMJ and Pac.

[Badhusker]

At 130, Rigo (if he is willing) and Berchelt, maybe Santa Cruz
At 135 Mikey Garcia (Biggest and most career defining fight for him)

At this point I doubt that Salido would be a good fight....only a chance to avenge his loss.

[Drinquor]

The Rigo ship has already left the harbor. He didn't want it at 126, and he definitely won't go to 130. Loma shouldn't move back down either. If he is going to move, it should be up to 135.

As for 130, I don't see Golden Boy handing over Berchelt or Corrales to be sacrificed, or TMT handing over Davis. They will be happy defending against mandatories. The only likely fight at 130 worth anything (and it is kinda pointless, but it could sell) would be the Salido rematch.

[gilgamesh]

The Rigo ship has already left the harbor. He didn't want it at 126, and he definitely won't go to 130. Loma shouldn't move back down either. If he is going to move, it should be up to 135.

As for 130, I don't see Golden Boy handing over Berchelt or Corrales to be sacrificed, or TMT handing over Davis. They will be happy defending against mandatories. The only likely fight at 130 worth anything (and it is kinda pointless, but it could sell) would be the Salido rematch.

Rigo has good fighters at 126 to beat. Frampton, Leo Santa Cruz and Gary Russell.

Frankly. I don't see him beating those 3 either. Like I said his P4P status is greatly exaggerated. He has ONE big win years ago, and has done nothing else of note as a Professional.

[sweetviolenturge]

I think for his legacy's sake it's important to get Salido to sign for the rematch. Everyone loves a revenge fight ( as they're so often called these days ) & I think that it will capture the more casual fan's attention. We, the die hards ) realize that in the greater scheme of things that it's not all that important & that Loma will own him easily in a rematch, but the casuals will always point to that lone loss on his record & wonder why he never avenged it.
Think of Pernell Whitaker's record without having had the opportunity to avenge his "loss" to Jose Luis Ramirez.

After he's dealt with Salido I can see him having one, maybe two more fights at 130 lbs before moving up to lightweight. Probably some sort of a unification fights. Then it will be on to the more lucrative 135 lb ranks where there are a plethora of interesting opponents for Loma to face. With Mikey Garcia being the big match that everyone wants to see. But, Loma's going to have to move up an accelerated pace to catch him while he can still make '35. Thus, my doubting that he stays at Jr. lightweight for long beyond the Salido rematch.

[marvelous marv]

Fighting Frampton in Belfast at 130 would be a winnable big money fight for him. It would help market his name in a new market and keep the momentum going.