Rolly Romero Claims Ismael Barroso Hits ‘A Million Times Harder’ Than Gervonta Davis

Rolly Romero was surprised by Ismael Barroso’s power.

Romero was taking on Barroso on Saturday for WBA 140-pound title in Las Vegas. It was an intriguing matchup as Romero was looking to return to the win column after his loss to Gervonta Davis.

In the end, Romero won by controversial stoppage but he admits Barroso hits harder than Davis.

“Way harder,” Romero told BoxingScene.com. “With this dude, I felt every punch. In my arms, everything. With that dude, it’s like you just don’t wanna make mistakes.”

After Rolly Romero said Ismael Barroso hit harder, many were surprised but he doubled-down on his comments.

“Bro, I’m not exaggerating,” said Romero, who won the vacant WBA super lightweight title. “He hits a million times harder [than Davis]. Tank has that like quickness, where he catches you with a blind shot. This dude has a boom kinda power, where it’s like he’s hitting you with a damn sledgehammer.”

With the win, Romero is hoping to get a fight with Ryan Garcia or a rematch with Gervonta Davis next time out. But, he admits he is a bit disappointed in how the fight was stopped.

“He’s a warrior,” Romero said. “He wanted to keep fighting. I’m a warrior. I wanted to end it in spectacular fashion. But I’m not in control of what the ref does. You know, the ref saw that he was hurt. I thought he was hurt. The ref said he was hurt. He might’ve saved him from something even worse.”

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