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Message: [QUOTE="JAXCUSE, post: 3893665, member: 516"] Another good night of boxing. Unlike last week (flipping channels), watched both cards roughly simultaneously on different devices. While Main Events were both solid and interesting (in their own ways), IMO, the best action fight of the night was Lublin-Rosario. Rob Brant’s career, a big time amateur once deemed promising after defeating Murata, seems to be over. Alimkhanuly looked very solid - interested to see if TR sees him as a future Edgar Berlanga opponent. You’re right - height differentials made the Main Events intriguing (on paper). But both Barrios and Nakatani were selected as opponents for a reason - to make the headliners look good. Loma definitely did. Glad to see he came out with more aggression and purpose at the opening bell. Thought that early cut on the hairline might cause him more problems but the corner stemmed it effectively. Nakatani showed his usual toughness and guts, but didn’t have the reflexes, footwork or power to match a craftsman like Lomachenko. Only question (to me) was whether Nakatani could make it to the final bell. While a Lopez rematch is interesting, we’ve already seen it. I’d rather Loma meet one of the other young tigers to see where they stand. But, clock is ticking on Loma (age) and Bob will probably try to cash in on the Teo rematch as soon as possible. Tank-Barrios was a more competitive fight. Thought it might be because Davis‘ punch output is usually low, he is much shorter and jumping from 130. And Barrios isn’t a big banger (seems to be what Ellerbie prefers in a Davis opponent). Like you, I had Barrios ahead after 7. I was surprised Davis’ power carried to Jr Welt. He was the stronger guy down the stretch. Punch placement was elite after the early rds. He ”punched” Barrios open for the final body shot in the 11th. While Barrios was a good test, he’s really not a top five 138 lber though. Davis belongs at 135, but PBC won’t do business with other stables and match Tank with the elite Lightweights. Not sure how Ellerbie is gonna sell Tank (as $ PPV attraction) in the future unless he changes the business model (despite all the social media chatter). You’re right - a fight with Loma would be really interesting (and sell), but can’t see Al allowing it. Where Davis goes from here seems limited (to me). [/QUOTE]

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