Comments Thread For: Vasiliy Lomachenko's Dedication Means a Revival Is at Hand

[wrecksracer]

Loma's problem is overconfidence. He thinks he can give up the first half of a fight and take over at the end. He can cry all he likes after a fight, but who was to blame for letting the cards get that close? If he does it in Australia, guess who will win?

[Haka]

Loma will always be the what if guy to me. What if he had turned pro a few years earlier? What if he'd decided to postpone Lopez and fix his shoulder before the fight? What if he had stepped on the gas against a totally overmatched Haney and stopped him? He won the fight but got robbed because he let up.

His footwork, ring IQ and boxing skills in general are just freakish. He had the talent to be a top 10 great. One of my favorite fighters over the last decade. But he will always be the what if guy. Alot of ****** mistakes.

I'd love to see him win another three or four big fights and retire unified. But he won't ever reach the heights he should have.

Loma is very front foot heavy so is always hittable unless he maneuvers, circles and turns along the way, costs alot of energy. That can not always go right that is why he got dropped by Linares in his prime.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

[QUOTE=wrecksracer;n32259140]Loma's problem is overconfidence. He thinks he can give up the first half of a fight and take over at the end. He can cry all he likes after a fight, but who was to blame for letting the cards get that close? If he does it in Australia, guess who will win?[/QUOTE

I have to agree. He gives away too many early rounds. You shouldn't ever give away any round if you can help it. IMO , he needed that 12th round against Haney and he gave it away.