Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jorge Linares - 12 May 2018

[handsofstone]

Sickening left to the body from Lomachenko to finish off Linares, I never seen it at first I thought it was one of the headshots which did the trick but it was a sickener of a punch, great effort from Linares he definitely had his moments and Loma did struggle with the speed, skills and especially size of Linares, I had Lomachenko up by 2 at the end, the rounds were close but Loma's punch picking were doing it for me, I love the way he drives the right uppercut through the guard, the angle he throws that shot at is totally different from anyone else, was it Guile who had the tiger uppercut on Street Fighter? Loma doesn't twist his fist when he uppercuts

I was in shock when Linares put him down in the 6th, lovely straight right caught Linares down the middle, Lomachenko recovered well though , he did struggle at times to get a proper foothold of the fight and I gave the 9th to Linares but that bodyshot in the 10th came out of nowhere but the top drawer, world class left to the liver

Great fight between 2 elite boxers but Lomachenko did look small in there, he needed those amazing skills to pull that off

[DrDuke]

Sickening left to the body from Lomachenko to finish off Linares, I never seen it at first I thought it was one of the headshots which did the trick but it was a sickener of a punch, great effort from Linares he definitely had his moments and Loma did struggle with the speed, skills and especially size of Linares, I had Lomachenko up by 2 at the end, the rounds were close but Loma's punch picking were doing it for me, I love the way he drives the right uppercut through the guard, the angle he throws that shot at is totally different from anyone else, was it Guile who had the tiger uppercut on Street Fighter? Loma doesn't twist his fist when he uppercuts

I was in shock when Linares put him down in the 6th, lovely straight right caught Linares down the middle, Lomachenko recovered well though , he did struggle at times to get a proper foothold of the fight and I gave the 9th to Linares but that bodyshot in the 10th came out of nowhere but the top drawer, world class left to the liver

Great fight between 2 elite boxers but Lomachenko did look small in there, he needed those amazing skills to pull that off

Yeah, that body shot was excellent, I also didn't notice it on the first look, I thought, it had been a late reaction knockdown from the head punches or the falling from stepping on the foot. But it was a perfectly placed liver shot. Loma did great by following his father's advices to mix head and body attacks.

And talking about the scoring, I gave Linares the 1st round, the 6th and the 9th, the rest of the fight was controlled well by Lomachenko.

[smiling assassin]

Loma is so talented that I think it might be his downfall. He looked small in there and the size was obviously a factor. People will keep calling for him to fight champions in the division above because he is dealing with bigger men handily. I thought Loma was winning the fight boxing within himself but full credit to linares he is a tremendous fighter

[handsofstone]

Sickening left to the body from Lomachenko to finish off Linares, I never seen it at first I thought it was one of the headshots which did the trick but it was a sickener of a punch, great effort from Linares he definitely had his moments and Loma did struggle with the speed, skills and especially size of Linares, I had Lomachenko up by 2 at the end, the rounds were close but Loma's punch picking were doing it for me, I love the way he drives the right uppercut through the guard, the angle he throws that shot at is totally different from anyone else, was it Guile who had the tiger uppercut on Street Fighter? Loma doesn't twist his fist when he uppercuts

I was in shock when Linares put him down in the 6th, lovely straight right caught Linares down the middle, Lomachenko recovered well though , he did struggle at times to get a proper foothold of the fight and I gave the 9th to Linares but that bodyshot in the 10th came out of nowhere but the top drawer, world class left to the liver

Great fight between 2 elite boxers but Lomachenko did look small in there, he needed those amazing skills to pull that off

Yeah, that body shot was excellent, I also didn't notice it on the first look, I thought, it had been a late reaction knockdown from the head punches or the falling from stepping on the foot. But it was a perfectly placed liver shot. Loma did great by following his father's advices to mix head and body attacks.

And talking about the scoring, I gave Linares the 1st round, the 6th and the 9th, the rest of the fight was controlled well by Lomachenko.

Exact same scorecard as mine

[keithmoonhangover]

If lomachenko takes Linares to pieces this will be his coming out parade; #1 p4p and serious discussions regarding his GOAT potential.

He lost a fight in his prime against an average champion. No GOAT discussions needed.

[Stuarty]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

[DrDuke]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

[DrDuke]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

It would have been completely against the actual look of this fight (If Linares would have done nothng dramatic after getting up).

[ElJefe]

Sickening left to the body from Lomachenko to finish off Linares, I never seen it at first I thought it was one of the headshots which did the trick but it was a sickener of a punch, great effort from Linares he definitely had his moments and Loma did struggle with the speed, skills and especially size of Linares, I had Lomachenko up by 2 at the end, the rounds were close but Loma's punch picking were doing it for me, I love the way he drives the right uppercut through the guard, the angle he throws that shot at is totally different from anyone else, was it Guile who had the tiger uppercut on Street Fighter? Loma doesn't twist his fist when he uppercuts

I was in shock when Linares put him down in the 6th, lovely straight right caught Linares down the middle, Lomachenko recovered well though , he did struggle at times to get a proper foothold of the fight and I gave the 9th to Linares but that bodyshot in the 10th came out of nowhere but the top drawer, world class left to the liver

Great fight between 2 elite boxers but Lomachenko did look small in there, he needed those amazing skills to pull that off

Yeah, that body shot was excellent, I also didn't notice it on the first look, I thought, it had been a late reaction knockdown from the head punches or the falling from stepping on the foot. But it was a perfectly placed liver shot. Loma did great by following his father's advices to mix head and body attacks.

And talking about the scoring, I gave Linares the 1st round, the 6th and the 9th, the rest of the fight was controlled well by Lomachenko.

Exact same scorecard as mine

Yep, those are the same rounds I gave to Linares as well. I can see the 85-85 card but not the 86-84 in Linares' favour.

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

Although I was slightly surprised that Linares didn't beat the count, even if he did I don't think Loma would have let him off the hook. The body shot clearly bothered Linares and would have made him almost a sitting duck, and when that happens against Loma you're as good as finished.

[MightyWarrior]

3 weight titles in 12 fights and he’s no been fighting patsies either, but seriously unless Linares is a giant, loma looks too small at 135...

For all that talent they don’t want to make the same mistake as Chocolito, fighting at a big disadvantage in the wrong weight division.

[rab]

one of the most enjoyable fights i have watched in a good while. had everything, high level ability,work rate ,knockdowns and after loma getting knocked down i wasn't sure how it was going to end. for me it was either going to be linares stoppage or loma on points at that time. looking at the scorecards i now wonder if i was watching the same fight as the judges.

linares turned back the clock for that performance, been a while since he looked so sharp and his hand speed was right up there. hopefully nothing to do with the bad bout of adult acne.

don't want to see loma fight anyone heavier than that ,though i still think a fight with garcia is 50/50 at 135. i think he broke one of linares ribs with the shot that finished the fight, was a lovely well picked punch.

[DrDuke]

one of the most enjoyable fights i have watched in a good while. had everything, high level ability,work rate ,knockdowns and after loma getting knocked down i wasn't sure how it was going to end. for me it was either going to be linares stoppage or loma on points at that time. looking at the scorecards i now wonder if i was watching the same fight as the judges.

linares turned back the clock for that performance, been a while since he looked so sharp and his hand speed was right up there. hopefully nothing to do with the bad bout of adult acne.

don't want to see loma fight anyone heavier than that ,though i still think a fight with garcia is 50/50 at 135. i think he broke one of linares ribs with the shot that finished the fight, was a lovely well picked punch.

I actually didn't feel any possibilities of the changing of the fight after the knockdown, but in the 9th I thought about the possibility of Linares stealing the ending decisively.

And this weight is where Loma should at least stay for longer time, I'd say.

[Deserter]

If lomachenko takes Linares to pieces this will be his coming out parade; #1 p4p and serious discussions regarding his GOAT potential.

He lost a fight in his prime against an average champion. No GOAT discussions needed.

If you're claiming that Loma was in his prime as a pro in his second fight that's a ridiculously skewed observation.

[roy]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

On the official cards Loma would have been 4 up on one card and 2 up on another after 10 rounds with the third card level.
Linares would have to have won the final 2 rounds for it to be a draw.

[samwbr]

Fight of the year so far. Level on the cards after 9.
Rematch please.

[samwbr]

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

On the official cards Loma would have been 4 up on one card and 2 up on another after 10 rounds with the third card level.
Linares would have to have won the final 2 rounds for it to be a draw.

Lomachenko was 2 up, 2 down and even according to Ring mag.

[jamamb]

Linares up and a draw on two of the cards!!! Fukkin hell! I had Loma up by 2/3 at the time of the TKO.

The scorecards sucked, that's true.

Had Linares beat that count and it gone 12 rounds, the way the scorecards were looking, I think it could have ended a majority draw.

i doubt it. loma wouldve had a multiple point lead going into the next round and linares looked depleted. doubt he wouldve won the last 2

[jamamb]

If lomachenko takes Linares to pieces this will be his coming out parade; #1 p4p and serious discussions regarding his GOAT potential.

He lost a fight in his prime against an average champion. No GOAT discussions needed.

If you're claiming that Loma was in his prime as a pro in his second fight that's a ridiculously skewed observation.

i know right, the guy was 1-0 with only 3 completed pro rounds

and he just meekly accepted being continually fouled , which he doesnt do anymore

but no hes not the goat

[TheLeprechaun]

Fight of the year so far. Level on the cards after 9.
Rematch please.

Was it really that competitive? For me loma was in control for most of it. The knockdown was kind of a flash knockdown. Loma was winning the fight pretty handily.

[jamamb]

ya i agree.

basically a slow feeling out first that went to linares, then probably 4 straight clear rounds to loma, then linares gets back in things a bit with the kd but loma quickly returns to being on top and then ends it

linares to me looked like he was being picked apart for most of it. with the kd and some other good shots he did have his moments for sure to make it competitive, but i think he did as well as possible and he still got broken down and ko'd. i still had loma ahead as well and was surprised by the cards. two of them were pretty much as generous as possible to linares. the card with him ahead was terrible.

[handsofstone]

ya i agree.

basically a slow feeling out first that went to linares, then probably 4 straight clear rounds to loma, then linares gets back in things a bit with the kd but loma quickly returns to being on top and then ends it

linares to me looked like he was being picked apart for most of it. with the kd and some other good shots he did have his moments for sure to make it competitive, but i think he did as well as possible and he still got broken down and ko'd. i still had loma ahead as well and was surprised by the cards. two of them were pretty much as generous as possible to linares. the card with him ahead was terrible.

Aye

[happyNY18]

If lomachenko takes Linares to pieces this will be his coming out parade; #1 p4p and serious discussions regarding his GOAT potential.

He lost a fight in his prime against an average champion. No GOAT discussions needed.

Huh?

[jamamb]

If lomachenko takes Linares to pieces this will be his coming out parade; #1 p4p and serious discussions regarding his GOAT potential.

He lost a fight in his prime against an average champion. No GOAT discussions needed.

Huh?

i think goat discussions are a bit much right now, but ya, incredibly stupid to act like he was at his best as a pro after only 1 fight and 3 rounds pro. watch the fights, hes changed significantly

also salido was absolutely tough as nails, extremely experienced, and 12 pounds bigger. an insanely hard opponent for someone whod only been 3.5 rounds as a pro. how often do you see a 1-0 guy fight someone like that?

loma just meekly accepted all the low shots too, he sure dont do that anymore

[Ruthless-RKO]

I just realised this was for the WBA 'super' lightweight title..
I take it WBA are planning on on another 'regular' belt?

Linares won the WBA belt from Crolla along with the vacant Ring belt.. All of his defences, it was just the WBA lightweight belt.. All of a sudden, the Loma fight, they upgraded the title to 'Super'?

Flippin eck.. So not needed.