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Who do you guys thinks wins this fight?

TL, beating Loma builds him more, unless TL becomes overconfident.

I think Loma buzzed Teo once or twice in the fight and I don't think Loma hits that hard by light weight standards so I have small question mark about Teo chin, I think Taylor hits way harder than Loma but not as elusive as Loma.

If Teo got by Taylor I would be curios if Teo goes to welter and pursues someone like Crawford who will be getting older by that time.

Lopez too fast and too athletic for Taylor. I think he carries a wide decision.

Josh Taylor wins that one

Up to the date I'd pick Taylor. Of course, winning Lomachenko tells a lot, but not everything. Taylor has a significant height and reach advantage over Lopez, he hits harder than Lomachenko and he will show more effort than him. A different matchup for Lopez.

Lopez has just beating a blown up featherweight, albeit an HOF, and we talking Taylor already. Loads for him left at lightweight.

Taylor would have all the physical advantages and would drag TL into a totally different fight. Taylor can fight in and out. He’d really be taking Lopez into deep waters. I’d go Taylor points or late ko at this point.

Think they’d be missing each other anyway. Once Lopez is moving up to LWW I think Taylor’s already at WW.

Lopez has the edge for me , feel his power would be as wrong for Taylor as it was for loma

stevec@france wrote: ↑20 Oct 2020, 06:26 Lopez has the edge for me , feel his power would be as wrong for Taylor as it was for loma

Not sure we've anything thus far in Taylors career to suggest he can't handle power. Went toe to toe with prograis a big lww with a huge ko ratio and never budged.

How do we know lopez can take taylors power?

Taylor is something else, the guy can just do everything and strike hard without packing a punch, from crazy angles.

Taylor would ko him.

Bigdogsnose wrote: ↑20 Oct 2020, 07:36

stevec@france wrote: ↑20 Oct 2020, 06:26 Lopez has the edge for me , feel his power would be as wrong for Taylor as it was for loma

Not sure we've anything thus far in Taylors career to suggest he can't handle power. Went toe to toe with prograis a big lww with a huge ko ratio and never budged.

How do we know lopez can take taylors power?

we dont !
which makes it compelling , tbh I thought loma was a shadow of his usual self and didnt give lopez much to worry about .
It seemed like Lopez had a lot more in the tank than we saw as well .

Yeah it could be a great fight but I think they’ll probably miss each other. Once Taylor fights Ramirez it’ll be up to Welter, he’s a huge light welter.

Josh Taylor's fight with Prograis and all his other exciting fights in the past show his high boxing IQ. He showed he can box from the outside and bang from the inside. And inside fighting looks something lacking in Lopez's repertoire, which was exposed by Lomachenko in their closely-contested battle last October 17. When we look at Taylor's height and reach advantage, we cannot help but get reminded of Nakatani fight where Teofimo struggled and rated his own performance "horrible." In my opinion, Prograis approximates Teofimo's speed and power. but Josh Taylor's skills appears a knot above these two boxer-sluggers. I go with Taylor by unanimous decision or late stoppage to frustrate Teofimo Lopez and his super talkative dad-trainer.