Following the “Perfect Storm” last Saturday, we have a few interesting cards this Saturday, as well.
Lomachenko vs. Nakatani
ESPN+
Three consecutive weeks of fights at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas wrap up with the comeback of former three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko against Masayoshi Nakatani. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) fights for the first time since last October’s showdown against Teofimo Lopez for the undisputed lightweight world title. Nakatani (19-1, 13 KOs) most recently knocked out Felix Verdejo in one of the best fights of 2020.
Davis vs. Barrios
Showtime PPV
Four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) challenges WBA super lightweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-0, 17 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. With a victory, Davis would hold world championships in three different divisions simultaneously, a feat only accomplished by a few fighters in history, including Henry Armstrong and Canelo Alvarez.
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Unfortunately boxers don’t get paid in claps, cheers and boos. It’s dumb they need money to support themselves, they should be fighting in my back yard anytime I need entertainment for free. Greedy boxers expecting us to pay to watch them put their lives on the line while we sit on the couch and pass judgement
Very good fights this weekend! Can’t wait!!!
Tank will not become a 3 division champ with a win. Josh Taylor is the real Wba champ. Tanks claim at 135 is bogus as well. Journalists need to stop recognizing these phony belts. Its sad and disgusting. Bad for the sport. “Fake NEWS”
With all the added weight divisions only being a few pounds apart the same person should be the best in all of them closest to his weight. Henry Armstrong was champion in three divisions before all the junior and super divisions were added to create more “champions.”
@Michael St. John Yep. Armstrong held THE belt at Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight, and was robbed when he fought the for the Middleweight title. Undisputed champion in three weight classes at the same time (should have been four, at a time when there were only eight weight classes). Remarkable achievement. It’s so watered down these days thanks to the sanctioning bodies and all the silly belts. The sanctioning bodies have really done damage to this sport, and there no end in sight to that.
Barrios has not tasted power like Tank can deliver. Once he feels it, he will be backing up in the middle rounds. Tank’s granite chin will make up for his flaws when Barrios leads with those looping hooks. Tank TKO.
Scooby Doo: Tank is one of those fighters a person must appreciate while he is young. Once a short powerful puncher like Tank, Mike Tyson, Frazier, gets older and slows down a bit their careers are over unfortunately.
I better get my yard work done early and complete any/all “Honey Due List” tasks because I do not want to miss any boxing action this weekend.
Oops, I mean “Honey Do List.”
Two very interesting fights with an uncertain outcome.
Nakatani has only one loss and that against Teofimo. His latest victory against Verdejo showed qualities that can be a problem for Loma. Nakatini’s granite jaw, will, reach, jab and straight right can make life miserable for anyone. Really tough fight for Loma.
Barrios has an advantage in terms of range, patience and protects himself well, something that will be valuable in this match. In addition, he also has an invaluable experience against Akhmedov who is short, powerful, explosive and southpaw just like Tank.
It’s easy to imagine that Tank does not get in close to Barrios, gets frustrated, loses his temper, gets pressured and increasingly hit. Tank had some problems with Santa Cruz whose style is not entirely different from Barrios.
But Tank has been up in the ring against tougher opponents than Barrios and also has access to a quality of sparring hardly anyone else has. Then, in addition to his well-known explosiveness, I think that Tank is good at reading the opponent and knows how to counter.
To me Santa Cruz made a major mistake. He continued his attacks so Tank had him thankfully in front of him all the time. Easy to target. If Barrio’s more go in and out quickly, I think this will be very difficult for Tank. If Barrio’s repeats Santa Cruz mistakes and Tank manages to get in under the guard, this is an open story.
Well said.
Nakatani seems to have a better chance than the +750 odds would suggest.
Davis a ppv fighter? What a joke. At best a good Showtome fighter. But to rob people of $80 what a joke. Isn’t the monthly Showtime subscription enough? Back in the day CBS Sports Saturday had a better fight everyweek than this garbage on ppv these days
Anybody that would pay to watch this needs serious help