SPORTS SHORTS 17: LOMACHENKO DISPUTES COMPUBOX RESULTS
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 07 Jan 2021
Vasiliy Lomachenko questioned the method that was used to count his punches during his lightweight unification bout against Teofimo Lopez last October. Lomachenko lost a wide unanimous decision to Lopez in one of the most memorable upsets in boxing. The scores were 116-112, 119-109, 117-111 all for Lopez for a huge margin. The 23-year-old Lopez, who was born in Brooklyn, New York and represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics, out pointed the former pound-for-pound king from Ukraine in 12 rounds.
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Right after the fight, Lomachenko reasoned out a shoulder injury and erroneous judging, among the excuses for his loss. He is now focusing his complaints on CompuBox, the punch counter usually used by media men for analyzing important boxing matches. Punches are tallied by two human counters, one operator for each boxer fighting atop the ring.
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“I looked at CompuBox statistics. I really don’t understand how that works,” Lomachenko was quoted by SnowQueenLA. “My father counted every punch that landed on me, it totaled only 150. But CompuBox shows 180. I really question how they count punches.” According to CompuBox statistics, Lopez connected a total of 183 punches with 148 power punches, while Lomachenko landed a total of 141 punches with 78 power punches.
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“They show it (the numbers) to the people, but no one sits and counts,” Lomachenko added. "They showed 30 jabs thrown, 15 head shots and 15 body shots. People see that and say, sure, it seems accurate.” Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) said he reviewed the fight several times, and was convinced that he won the fight. In worst case, he thinks it should have been a draw.
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“When I came back home and watched it (the fight) I (said) I didn’t lose the fight,” Lomachenko said. “And every time I watch it I say the same thing. I did not lose. People don’t lose the way I lost this fight, and people don’t become undisputed champions the way Lopez did.” Lomachenko is seeking a rematch, but there was no rematch clause in the contract and Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) is not keen on offering him a second fight. "I still hope for a rematch, but I understand that, right now, it’s not possible,” he said. “But, one thing is for certain, I’m still fighting at 135.”
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A $100 million offer was made for Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight a boxing match against former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to Ali Abdelaziz, manager of the retired UFC superstar, “everybody was on board” including UFC president Dana White.
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“Listen, we got offered $100 million to fight Floyd Mayweather. Dana White was on board, everybody was on board. But, you know, Khabib is an MMA fighter. If Floyd wanted to come to fight [in MMA], get his little ass whooped, no problem,” Abdelaziz told TMZ. Nurmagomedov (29-0) wants to remain retired after quitting from the sport three months ago after a stoppage of Justin Gaethje in the second round at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi.
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Miguel Berchelt is one of the longest reigning active champions in boxing having held the WBC super featherweight title since 2017. He is scheduled to make the sixth defense of his 130-pound crown as he fights undefeated former WBO featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez. Berchelt, age 29, is from Cancún, Mexico and Valdez, age 30, is from Nogales, Mexico. The all-Mexican clash will take place February 20, as formally announced by Top Rank.
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“Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez are two proud Mexican warriors who will give boxing fans a memorable fight,” Top Rank chairman and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum was quoted by ESPN. “Top Rank promoted all three bouts between Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, and I view Berchelt-Valdez as this generation’s Barrera-Morales.”
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The NBA lost in billions of dollars in revenue and without the fans viewing the games, profits are expected to dive. Expansion is the solution being thought. If the league decides to add two more teams, it would be sold to the highest bidder for cash that would be equally divided among its 30 present teams. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, the NBA was planning an expansion fee of $2.5 billion each for the two new teams, with multiple offers expected from groups based in Las Vegas and Seattle.
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