Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez put on a show in Las Vegas. | Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images
Saturday’s highly-anticipated boxing match between Teofimo Lopez and Vasiliy Lomachenko captured the attention of the MMA world.
Lopez won a unanimous decision (116-112, 119-109, 117-111) over Lomachenko to add Lomachenko’s WBA and WBO belts to his own IBF title and become boxing’s undisputed lightweight champion.
While most seemed to agree that Lopez was the rightful winner, a hard charge by Lomachenko in the latter half of the fight added intrigue to the scoring and it’s obvious that some felt that at least one of the judges wasn’t close to getting it right.
Check out some of the reactions to Lopez-Lomachenko below.
Teofimo Lopez def. Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision
I wanna see a rematch https://t.co/va06CsE89E
— Rampage Jackson (@Rampage4real) October 18, 2020
.@VasylLomachenko you’re still one of the best brotha! I love watching you compete and hope you comeback and show the world “The Matrix” boxing style again #LomaLopez
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 18, 2020
The boxing world just got shook to its core
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) October 18, 2020
Still a Loma fan! But, that kid can freakin box. Those scorecards were everywhere! #LomachenkoLopez
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 18, 2020
Lopez won but the judge’s scorecards were wack
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 18, 2020
Tremendous fight by Lopez but that scoring was comical! #LomaLopez
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 18, 2020
They were tied going up to the last round. I got Lopez winning that last round and winning the fight #LomachenkoLopez
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) October 18, 2020
I feel like those score cards were a bit far fetched… i had it a draw.
— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) October 18, 2020
119-110 is the dumbest judge in the world
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 18, 2020
Now @JFlashGordonMMA gonna act like him and Lopez are boys since they’re both from New York
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 18, 2020
I give it to Lopez, but boxing is silly… #LomaLopez
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) October 18, 2020
That young boy wanted it . Lopez came calculated and hungry . Give me a high stakes fights/ two top ranked individuals with a lot on the line , any day of the week! #LomaLopez
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 18, 2020
My score :
Lopez 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6 , 12
Loma 7, 8,9,10, 117-5 Lopez IMO
Probably going to be a draw #LomaLopez
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 18, 2020
It’s fair to just call it a draw and have them run it back #LomaLopez
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) October 18, 2020
Lopez is definitely legit….and so young. Bright future
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) October 18, 2020
Jeez… this thing is close. I got Loma.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) October 18, 2020
I think this fight is closer then we thought!
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 18, 2020
I can’t focus on this fight with these dumb ass commentators
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) October 18, 2020
Could someone please get Tim Bradley a snicker. #LomaLopez
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) October 18, 2020
Hell yeah now they are fighting! #LomachenkoLopez pic.twitter.com/g7rUYaEYuB
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 18, 2020