Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Anthony Crolla - April 12, 2019

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The deal for the fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the launch of the network's streaming service, was made between Lomachenko promoter Top Rank and Crolla promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing one day before the promotional rights for the bout were set to be auctioned off at a purse bid at WBA headquarters in Panama City, Panama.

[jamamb]

not interested , loma better fight 3 times this year then

[Ruthless-RKO]

not interested , loma better fight 3 times this year then

They saying hopefully Commey in Summer/late Summer.. so he should squeeze another around December?

[keirw]

As much as i like Crolla, this is a shit fight for Loma.
He can win every round without getting out of second gear and could force a stoppage if he chooses to.

Crolla doesn't seem the sort to quit on his stool, so we may see a clear KO win for Loma, which would be a nice change.

[SenorPipino]

Lomachenko hasn't looked all-world since joining the lightweight ranks, but the luster should return against soft-touch Crolla.

Yikes. Lomachenko has opened a 100-1 favorite. Let's see how ESPN tries to sell this yawner.

[DrDuke]

A mismatch. Loma in a one-sided 120-108 fashion. Or maybe even with a late TKO.

[caldo2025]

What a joke. I know about the injury keeping the better fight from happening but this fights a joke. The talent in Boxing right now up and down the scale has never been better. The lack of great fights on the schedule for 2019 is an absolute joke.

I mean, what’s the freaking point of even making fights like this? So far most of the fights this year have the slimmest chance to be good and that’s only if the underdog fights way above and beyond their potential. It’s just disgusting. Aside from Canelo/Jacobs, no one in the top 10 P4P has an interesting fight set up. Maybe Spence and Garcia but who knows with that one after Mikey’s had several steroid cycles.

[jamamb]

the only point of this for loma is that its a mandatory ordered defense

[jamamb]

tbh, as disappointing as it is, ppl act like pedraza gave loma a hard fight or 'humanized' him (which to me is bizarre when loma won 10 rounds and dropped him twice) but is he really so much better then crolla? i guess crolla is more stlystically suited for loma?

but ya, its not an interesting fight and really adds no value to lomas resume, i really hope this happening in april means loma can fight twice more this year, maybe vs commey for the ibf when commeys healed and then at the end of the year vs berchelt maybe

[Thomastearns]

I'm going to focus on simply enjoying watching the spectacle of one of the greatest boxers ever to put on a pair of gloves climb into the ring once more.

Anthony 'million dollar' Crolla has earned his right to be there, and good luck to him. One of boxing's good guys.

[ValMar]

Another mismatch, absolutely. This is not Loma's fault. I am afraid he will never fight A+ fighter. Sad !

[KiwiRider]

I'm going to focus on simply enjoying watching the spectacle of one of the greatest boxers ever to put on a pair of gloves climb into the ring once more.

Anthony 'million dollar' Crolla has earned his right to be there, and good luck to him. One of boxing's good guys.

Nice words
Crolla has earned his spot- 3 wins on the trot, Burns, Ramirez, Yordan.
It's not Crolla's fault there is a gap between those wins to be #1 contender, and the champion.
I actually admire him for taking the fight. There are easier roads to a belt than Loma. There are also easier ways for Crolla to make a quid than facing the best LW on the planet. Maybe he is going to cash out after this fight?
Whatever, Crolla will do his best, and my lifelong love of the under dog will probably kick in and I'll cheer for him

[Onetimeonly]

As per usual, whatever loma does is awesome.

[jamamb]

crollas not a bad fighter and his resumes not bad but just that lomas the type of guy where we expect a lot. i feel his next opponent needs to either be another lw champ or an obviously strong opponent like berchelt

[jamamb]

lol, the reaction seems mostly negative though?

[Onetimeonly]

lol, the reaction seems mostly negative though?

Don't mind me, I hate him now.

[Eolaithe]

Let’s not pretend that Lomachenko’s handlers couldn’t have found a better opponent than Anthony Crolla. It’s not as if he hasn’t got a track record of winning titles and then vacating them shortly afterwards. His team were recently proposing the idea of the Ukraine facing the winner of Commey-Chaniev next (as an attempt to add the IBF title to his collection), but that didn’t happen, did it?

I get it, Lomachenko is a great fighter, but he has far bigger fish to fry than Anthony Crolla. And Top Rank & ESPN have a lot of money at their disposal to make bigger fights happen. Vasyl should be pretty annoyed about having to share the ring with a sacrificial lamb like the Brit. His own team are responsible for this farce!

A 31-year-old lightweight doesn't have very much time remaining in the sport. Vasyl needs to be facing marquee names, not past-their-prime lacklustre opponents like Crolla.

[jamamb]

on another board a guy was arguing that commeys done nothing to be said to be above crolla, anyone agree?

personally i think commey wouldve been way more interesting, a much greater physical presence and of course has a belt for those that like that thing

[oogiebe]

on another board a guy was arguing that commeys done nothing to be said to be above crolla, anyone agree?

personally i think commey wouldve been way more interesting, a much greater physical presence and of course has a belt for those that like that thing

I completely agree with you on that.

[SenorPipino]

How come this fight is happening in L.A. where interest is minimal?

Put it in L.V. for the gambling crowd.

Or better yet, the UK where fans may actually pay it attention.

But ESPN is too cost conscious to travel across the globe for boxing.

[JxhDel.]

Lomachenko has stopped better opponents but let us give Crolla a try

[Cent0089]

on another board a guy was arguing that commeys done nothing to be said to be above crolla, anyone agree?

personally i think commey wouldve been way more interesting, a much greater physical presence and of course has a belt for those that like that thing

I completely agree with you on that.

Commey can punch and he has the belt. Still, he is level below Davis and Berchelt. Crolla is sh!!tty matchup, but i dont think you can get better fighter in 2 months. If Lomachenko can fight Crolla in april, Commey in summer and then Berchelt before end of year it can be good (if he can defeat Crolla and Commey). Davis fight is unreal this year, despite it is fight that interest me most. At least maybe Davis will set up fight with Tevin Farmer this year

[Paci]

I'm going to focus on simply enjoying watching the spectacle of one of the greatest boxers ever to put on a pair of gloves climb into the ring once more.

Anthony 'million dollar' Crolla has earned his right to be there, and good luck to him. One of boxing's good guys.

Nice words
Crolla has earned his spot- 3 wins on the trot, Burns, Ramirez, Yordan.
It's not Crolla's fault there is a gap between those wins to be #1 contender, and the champion.
I actually admire him for taking the fight. There are easier roads to a belt than Loma. There are also easier ways for Crolla to make a quid than facing the best LW on the planet. Maybe he is going to cash out after this fight?
Whatever, Crolla will do his best, and my lifelong love of the under dog will probably kick in and I'll cheer for him

Indeed, probs to Crolla!

Also Loma is more or less a legend at this point how people look at him. Also he ain't unbeatable but taking him on for any fighter even if they lose, on points or what not it is good for their resumé.

If Crolla wins it would be the greatest upset since Buster Douglas Ko'd Tyson. I wish him good luck! But he needs to be in Loma's face all night with pressure and just walk him down in the ring so Loma can't get his angles right.

Not a bad fight, but then again fightfans in this forum are cynical or total fanboys and haters.

[gilgamesh]

I figure Loma stops Crolla late. Just too wide a gap in skill here. Crolla of course will fight gamely, but I can't see him winning a round.