Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Believes That Vasiliy Lomachenko Is Limited In Skills

[messi807]

hes just lucky he has name value still & both with same promoters but most people give him almost zero chance so yeah i do give him some credit for taking the fight, why not, if a bit lucky to get the shot

I give him zero credit. If Haney was in his exact position and Loma had the four belts.. Loma & his handlers would demand a bigger fight.

[Apollo7]

The problem wasn’t size against Campbell & Linares but the problem is size against Teo, Haney, Shakur?
Knowledgeable boxing fans aren’t buying these excuses.
Problem is the current crop of lightweights are way more skilled than the guys Loma was fighting 3-5 years ago. Hence why Loma looks ‘special’ against guys like Commey and Nakhatani.
Let’s just be honest for a change

Size and skills are both major factors in a fight. Be honest yourself.

[wrecksracer]

Shakur beating Valdez was definitely a better win than Walters. Walters was coming off a draw and a 1 year layoff.

Sosa was gifted that draw vs Walters. I remember watching it. That was a disputed decision

[messi807]

Size and skills are both major factors in a fight. Be honest yourself.

I never disagreed with that. But I see the pro-Loma fans mentioning size. I’ve never heard skill.

[Smash]

I never disagreed with that. But I see the pro-Loma fans mentioning size. I’ve never heard skill.

every fighter has their fanboys, do u expect loma fanboys to say something like 'loma is not small for 135 its just i think his skills are not up to scratch for the weight class'

[messi807]

Sosa was gifted that draw vs Walters. I remember watching it. That was a disputed decision

Yeah Walters should’ve won that fight. Doesn’t change the fact he was coming off a 1 year layoff when he fought Loma and being a 9/1 underdog

[Zaroku]

Why are Americans so sensitive and insecure… always unwilling to give praise to talented boxers from other nations hahaha so weird

Some guys in MLB think Otani is overrated

[joseph5620]

It's easy to be brash and ****y when you're the young up-and-comer, but let's see if Stevenson is still so skilful himself when he's pushing 35 and fighting bigger men at 140/147. Haney too. These guys talk like they're God's gift. No, it's just your time to come up right now. Boxing is all about timing and the shoe will be on the other foot one day.

Nobody was begging to get in there with Lomachenko yet now he's starting to look old and faded they're all on him like vultures. It's embarrassing.

When Mayweather was almost 37 he fought a bigger and much younger Canelo and dominated. He also moved up more weight classes than Lomachenko. Nobody was giving him an age or size excuse. Lomachenko should be held to that same standard.


By the way, Haney wanted to fight Lomachenko years ago. So you're trying to rewrite history with a false narrative about Haney and Lomachenko.

[steeve steel]

Loma definitely has skills, but he's more athletic than pure boxing IQ. I think that's what Stevenson is referring to.

[Jsmooth9876]

Why are Americans so sensitive and insecure… always unwilling to give praise to talented boxers from other nations hahaha so weird

It's only certain Americans who can't root for people unless they look like them. Unfortunately, this forum is littered with them.