[Boxing] Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda WBC World Lightweight Title - Aug.01

[bisdak40]

Lamont Roach and William Zepeda will slug it out this weekend for the vacant WBC Lightweight title. On papers this fight is interesting since both fighter holds a nice record with Roach having 25 wins with only a single defeat and have 10 knockouts while Zepeda got 33 wins also got 1 defeat and an amazing 27 knockouts. Zepeda's only loss came from Shakur Stevenson on July of last year.

As per betting odds, Lamont Roach is the favorite to win this fight but i think Zepeda is a very live underdog here.

What do you think of this fight guys?

[Russlenat]

I’m not that familiar with William Zepeda, but looking at his record, 33-1 with a high knockout rate, he looks like a dangerous fighter.

Both guys only have one loss. Zepeda lost to Shakur, while Roach lost to Jamel Herring, so this should be a pretty interesting fight.

As for the odds, Lamont Roach Jr is priced at around +470 by KO/TKO and +105 by decision, while Zepeda is +360 by KO/TKO and +320 by decision. The draw is around +1500. So yeah, Zepeda is clearly the underdog here, but I might still take him. Roach got a lot of hype after that close fight with Davis, but maybe people are giving him too much credit for almost winning.

Thank you OP too for making this thread, this is actually a big fight and it’s already scheduled for August 1. ( we just have few days to discuss this))..

where's the poll?

[Oshosondy]

What do you think of this fight guys?

This is a very difficult match to select, and I also prefer to bet on more well known boxers because I do not frequently bet on boxing. So my discussion on this thread is not whom I want to bet on but who I think would win the match.

With the information that I have gathered together, to know who is going to be the winner between Lamont Roach and William Zepeda is going to be difficult, but I think if William Zepeda is not defeated up to the 12th round, he has the higher chance to win.

[X-ray]

What do you think of this fight guys?

Although Zepeda is underdog in this game, but i was impressed with how he gave a hard game to game to Shakur. Meanwhile, Roach seems a bit underperformance because he never won since his 2024 game. So i think Zepeda seems slightly above Roach due to the how underperform Roach is.

I admit Roach was also doing two competitive games since last year, but he never delivered. So i decide to put Zepeda as my favorite.

If Zepeda play like he fought Shakur. He can win this.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Lamont Roach give Tank Davis one hell of a fight, and we thought that Davis could have lost that fight. There's controversial in that fight wherein Davis took a knee but the referee didn't count it a knockdown. And then Tank walk into his corner and ask to wipe his face. And if the referee rule it as a knockdown, Roach could have won that fight.

So I think Roach might go and won this fight via decision as he is the more technical and polished fighter between the two. Specially if he can control the fight early on with his sharp jab and not allowing Zepeda to overwhelm him with power. And not just the jab, but Roach has good counter too that might frustrate Zepeda all throughout the fight and can't land his power punches.

[coin-investor]

If Zepeda play like he fought Shakur. He can win this.

That's true; he moves forward and caught Shakur several times. Zepeda may be an underdog, but he is one underdog who can deliver an upset; both fighters lost to great champions, so even if the other is an underdog by some experts' opinion, it's a fairly even fight.
The match is just two days away; I'd like to see the weigh-in, hopefully with both guys hitting the mark. There may be no title at stake, but it's going to be a making of an action-packed match.

[bisdak40]

I’m not that familiar with William Zepeda, but looking at his record, 33-1 with a high knockout rate, he looks like a dangerous fighter.

Both guys only have one loss. Zepeda lost to Shakur, while Roach lost to Jamel Herring, so this should be a pretty interesting fight.

As for the odds, Lamont Roach Jr is priced at around +470 by KO/TKO and +105 by decision, while Zepeda is +360 by KO/TKO and +320 by decision. The draw is around +1500. So yeah, Zepeda is clearly the underdog here, but I might still take him. Roach got a lot of hype after that close fight with Davis, but maybe people are giving him too much credit for almost winning.

Thank you OP too for making this thread, this is actually a big fight and it’s already scheduled for August 1. ( we just have few days to discuss this))..

where's the poll?

Below are the other options on betting this fight aside from the ML odds. Yeah, this is an interesting fight as both had a chance to win this one. This will not be a boring fight to watch as William Zepeda is more than willing to engage as that is his style. Roach is the more technical fighter of the two but he could be overwhelmed by those volume punches that Zepeda will throw so with that i'm leaning more on a Zepeda win by decision.

BTW, poll already added mate.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Roach looked great against Tank Davis, where it was controversially declared a draw because the referee, instead of deducting a point from Tank for taking a knee, gave him a timeout. That fight probably told us more about Tank than it did Roach.

Roach is a solid guy, but I consider him a weak champion. Zepeda looked like a great prospect, though he has not quite lived up to expectations. This will be very evenly matched. Roach isn’t anywhere near Shakur’s level of defensiveness. I think if Zepeda is aggressive and throws lots of punches, like he usually does, Roach will have a hard time beating him.

[X-ray]

If Zepeda play like he fought Shakur. He can win this.

That's true; he moves forward and caught Shakur several times. Zepeda may be an underdog, but he is one underdog who can deliver an upset; both fighters lost to great champions, so even if the other is an underdog by some experts' opinion, it's a fairly even fight.
The match is just two days away; I'd like to see the weigh-in, hopefully with both guys hitting the mark. There may be no title at stake, but it's going to be a making of an action-packed match.

Agreed, i hope zepeda can live our expectation to see him form when the fought shakuer. However, i try to do a pre match bet on zepeda but can't find any at stake.

Roach looked great against Tank Davis, where it was controversially declared a draw because the referee, instead of deducting a point from Tank for taking a knee, gave him a timeout. That fight probably told us more about Tank than it did Roach.

It was the moment when people said Roach got robbed. He should have won it if referee did their job better. lol.

Roach is a solid guy, but I consider him a weak champion. Zepeda looked like a great prospect, though he has not quite lived up to expectations. This will be very evenly matched. Roach isn’t anywhere near Shakur’s level of defensiveness. I think if Zepeda is aggressive and throws lots of punches, like he usually does, Roach will have a hard time beating him.

It's too far to take shakur's devensiveness as a comparison to roach. I remind you roach got MD against cruz, which i think cruz is below zepeda due to stats. So zepeda is clearly underrated here.

[tiCeR]

Lamont Roach and William Zepeda will slug it out this weekend for the vacant WBC Lightweight title. On papers this fight is interesting since both fighter holds a nice record with Roach having 25 wins with only a single defeat and have 10 knockouts while Zepeda got 33 wins also got 1 defeat and an amazing 27 knockouts. Zepeda's only loss came from Shakur Stevenson on July of last year.

As per betting odds, Lamont Roach is the favorite to win this fight but i think Zepeda is a very live underdog here.

What do you think of this fight guys?

What I was reminded of again from the Joshua vs. Prenga fight is that stats have to be taken with a grain of salt. I know that in super heavyweight there is more lucky punch potential, but Prenga showed a roller coaster like I think I have never seen before. These are Prenga's stats before the fight against Joshua.

Total fights 21
Wins           20
Win by KO   20
Losses    1

At first I thought it explains why Prenga was so close to knocking Joshua out, but then one punch was enough in the second round to actually get knocked out himself. Afterwards they discussed his former opponents and said that there was not a single fight on the very highest level and that Prenga must have been shocked that Joshua stood up more than once and just kept fighting. That is why I think having a look at the quality of those former opponents is definitely important. Opponent quality makes a huge difference.

The stats look impressive for both fighters, but it would be more interesting to see who fought the better fighters. That's what really puts these stats into perspective. Zepeda reminds me a bit of Prenga here because he had no highest elite fights except for one against Stevenson and that was the one defeat he has.

Roach has seemingly worse stats, but see who he fought and did not lose. Davis, the Pitbull or Herring (Roach lost). There were some controversial draws involved as well, but he proved in those fights that he can take on the best in the world. The fight against Herring was for his WBO title and it was very close to Herring getting knocked out in one of the final rounds.

My pick: Lamont Roach.

[YOSHIE]

What do you think of this fight guys?

For me boxing between Roach Jr. vs Zepeda is interesting to watch and shouldn't be missed, I often see the two dueling in the ring with different opponents, maybe if I'm not mistaken the Roach Jr. fight will be. vs Zepeda, this is the first meeting, it is clear that both of them have unique qualities when dueling.

August 1 means next Saturday, considering that for both of them, of course as far as I know Zepeda is more experienced in the ring, Roach has recorded 25 wins, 1 loss, while Zepeda has recorded 33 wins and 1 loss, maybe I don't care about their winning records, What I want to say is that if the two of them duel next Saturday, of course both of them will have a good chance to determine their fate as WBC lightweight world champion. This is the most valuable moment for a professional boxer in the world class.

I personally can only hope that a fight between Roach Jr. and Zepeda can take place professionally and can bring one of them to be the best boxer for this year, Even though one is a professional boxer and the other is an aggressive boxer, I believe they will both do their best.

[yourmamam]

Lamont Roach give Tank Davis one hell of a fight, and we thought that Davis could have lost that fight. There's controversial in that fight wherein Davis took a knee but the referee didn't count it a knockdown. And then Tank walk into his corner and ask to wipe his face. And if the referee rule it as a knockdown, Roach could have won that fight.

So I think Roach might go and won this fight via decision as he is the more technical and polished fighter between the two. Specially if he can control the fight early on with his sharp jab and not allowing Zepeda to overwhelm him with power. And not just the jab, but Roach has good counter too that might frustrate Zepeda all throughout the fight and can't land his power punches.

Tank lost the fight to Roach, and anyone who says otherwise is just deluded fanboys! I like Tank as a boxer, but getting down on one knee during a fight is considered a knockdown, and going to your corner without a warning from the referee is a disqualification. Other than that, Roach has a very good skillset; if he can mimic Shakur's style a bit, he'll be able to win easily, because Zepeda is great at throwing a lot of punches and pressuring his opponents.

[aioc]

As per betting odds, Lamont Roach is the favorite to win this fight but i think Zepeda is a very live underdog here.

What do you think of this fight guys?

I don't even think Zepeda is an underdog; it's going to be a fairly even match. Zepeda has a better knockout percentage than Lamont, so betting for Zepeda is profitable.
But performance-wise, based on their last fights, Lamont Roach almost beat Herring if not for the lack of time. For Lamont to beat Zepeda, he needs to do counterpunching, as Zepeda is known as a pressure fighter and loves to move forward.
I expect a lot of action in this fight, and the promoters and the organization picked the right fighters for the crown; they deserve to be title contenders.