Lomachenko, as far as we know, is the godfather of the children of another Ukrainian boxer, Oleksandr Usyk, and his fight will take place much later than Usyk's fight, so he may well support his compatriot and win. However, considering that Ortiz fully justifies his nickname as technical and he has not lost yet, so Lomachenko will have to try very hard.
I think its Ortiz who should try to work here, he is the underdog and he is up against a very skilled, quick with a good generalship he is fighting the kind of boxer that he has not fought in his whole career, Loma has fought fighters like or better than Ortiz in the past, he has an injury when he fought Lopez, that is why he lost the fight, if we will see a healthy Loma we can see similar fights like the Commey fight, a healthy Loma can beat any great boxer.
Indeed this will be a huge test for Ortiz since some reply here stated that Ortiz hasn't fought any decent fighter yet, let alone Loma who is a very skilled one. Ortiz should prepare and study Loma closely in order for him to at least match the pace of Loma if not outpaces him. We may think that this is the same as a walk in the park for Loma but we can't tell if that will be the case since I think Ortiz will be fully prepared for this fight. I am sure no boxer wanted his career to be blemished.
Ortiz may have not lost a fight in his career yet but this time will be much different as Loma is not that easy to defeat and the latter has been through fights that molded him into what he is now, Ortiz should be careful because he could pave the way for Loma's comeback and scathe his record. Well, if Ortiz is that determined then he have to prepare hard just to defeat Loma to have a chance in fighting the champions soon.
If he wants to add good hypes in his resume, beating Loma is one of the best thing that he can do and will open a big door for him
to have a good money fight that will bring more opportunities. Maybe a title fight will come on his way after beating Loma, knowing
how the influence of social media can bring to his career, he just need to prepare hard to take down Loma and it will surely bring him up.
Surely that will open lots of opportunities for Ortiz if he can manage to defeat Lomachenko but that won't come easy as we know how Loma fights in the ring and his IQ is much different compared to an average boxer. Ortiz's only advantage is that Loma might start easy as the latter will likely feel the fight first from inactivity but after that, we may see a blow-by-blow fight and that is if Ortiz can withstand it if the fight drags longer.
About this fight everyone thinks that Ortiz can win the fight, Lomachenko is a boxer who can give a good surprise, for me he is a complete boxer, I think that Lomachenko as well as Ortiz need to win, I don't know how it will develop, but because of the style of Ortiz I think he can go in the first rounds looking for a possible knockout, and this is something that Lomachenko can avoid 100%, but if he has a very intensive training, and of course he has a good strategy to apply, or if he endures the first rounds and that he can face everything with his own strategies, maybe he wants to look for a knockout but it is something that would not be very strategic.
I do agree that upsets do happen in every fight like in the Lopez vs Kambosos or Him vs Lopez, but for Loma if might be a different case as he is coming from his war torn country and he wanted to show everything that he is back and that he will get back all his belts. He is also inspired by the win of his countryman, also trained by his father, Usyk. So I don't see him being careless or underestimate him, unless he is injured or something.
I just hope Loma won't start slow. Since he is from a long break due to him participating in defending his country, there is a possibility that Loma will adjust since this is his first fight after a long break. And besides, if we observe his fight against Lopez, he really started so slow there, it was in the later round when he starts showing what he has, so in the end, Loma lost via unanimous decision.
It is much better for us to expect that Lomachenko will start slow rather than expecting the opposite one because we know that his inactivity in the ring because of the war might take some toll that will causes him to start slow. Also, I believe that Loma will take the time first to feel the environment while testing the water against Ortiz. Nonetheless, it's hard to think that Loma will be defeated here as he have the advantage when it comes to ring IQ and that is what matters the most even if he haven't got the height and reach advantage.
We never know what strategy Loma and his camp will bring during the fight, maybe yes he will start slow and try to analyze the style of fighting his opponent have, then try to box him and start throwing solid punches, also maybe that since his absence he will also try to puzzle his opponent and try to engage when he already see confusions about his usual fighting form.
It's all on him and what is the preparation that he and his camp trained to impress the fans and to keep his name up from this sport.
Expecting him to win with a much entertaining outcome.
Right! I just prefer not giving Loma some high expectations in this fight as he just came back from inactivity and to keep myself from being disappointed if ever he doesn't live by the expectations we've set. Also, Ortiz should be still careful even if let's say that Loma looks like he is having some hard time in grasping to get hold of his old self because we never know, Loma might just faking it to bait Ortiz.
Anyway, it's a good news to know that Loma is coming back. Let's see what can he give to us this time to keep us entertained!
I've actually been thinking that I don't think Loma will come after spending so much time with inactivity and come to disappoint, I think he will come with a lot of desire to destroy and do everything he can to win, he might as well be looking for a knockout, Ortiz is not stupid either, he will not allow himself to be knocked out, but everything is in the possibility that things flow like a good fight, this can happen and I think it would be a great fight, the business model is very open to that it can be a great fight, the fans want a fight like this, and I think the sponsors are looking for a very good reward.
In another order of ideas, this is interesting:
Devin Haney agreeable to fighting Vasyl Lomachenko says Bob Arum
By Brian Webber: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s already spoken to Devin Haney and his father Bill Haney about fighting Vasyl Lomachenko next. The Haney’s are agreeable to taking on Lomachenko as long as they get past their next opponents.
Source:
https://www.boxingnews24.com/2022/09/devin-haney-agreeable-to-fighting-vasyl-lomachenko-says-bob-arum/
