Comments Thread For: ??BoxingScene roundtable: Should Vasiliy Lomachenko fight again?

[brankobugarski]

I don't think that he will fight again. 37 is pretty old for a little guy , plus he's got back problems. There's really nothing left for him to do in boxing , a Tank or Shakur fight would have been really interesting a few years ago but now would be anti climatic . Being undersized is bad enough , being diminished by age and injury on top of it sure don't help Lomachenkos chances. He truly was a special fighter and a joy to watch do his thing. He should have turned pro earlier and had a lot more fights as a professional in my opinion but that's water under the bridge. Like all of these other guys who are "slow starters" , it cost him fights that he could have won.

I agree with pretty much everything you said. Nothing left to prove at this point. Given that we haven't heard anything from him for a long time I think he has been "de facto retired" for a while now.

[MulaKO]

His back injury seems to be the culprit for his exit from boxing
The only knock I have against him is the fact he got into the pro ranks to late but made the most out of it in
There was a time when the likes of Tank and Shakur wouldn’t even look his way

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

I get he is the "great" Lomanchenko. But who else becomes a hall of famer with a record of 18-3 and a KO pecentage of 66%? Lomanchenkos glory and reputation comes from his incredibly stellar amateur record....but in terms of his professional career....it’s fair to middling to be honest.

Resume..not record or ko % . What other Hall of Famer won a title in his 3rd pro fight ? Or won championships in 3 weight classes in less fights? Made two undefeated champions - one p4p and other highly regarded where fight was considered 50/50 by most - quit on their stools?

[Goatintheboat]

Yes. Lomo v Tank is exactly the type of fight Turki should cough up the wonga for. And get it on the Canelo v Crawford card

[Rockybigblower]

Resume..not record or ko % . What other Hall of Famer won a title in his 3rd pro fight ? Or won championships in 3 weight classes in less fights? Made two undefeated champions - one p4p and other highly regarded where fight was considered 50/50 by most - quit on their stools?

He won a vacant title and defended it 3 times against guys noone could recall without wiki.

[MalevolentBite]

I get he is the "great" Lomanchenko. But who else becomes a hall of famer with a record of 18-3 and a KO pecentage of 66%? Lomanchenkos glory and reputation comes from his incredibly stellar amateur record....but in terms of his professional career....its fair to middling to be honest.

I think he definitely gets in. His pro career was better than most. I dont think he cracks my top ten greatest lightweights though, maybe not even top 20.