There is a growing swell of opinion that Vasyl Lomachenko is the boxer best tailored to succeed Floyd Mayweather as the sport’s premier pound for pound fighter.
The 25 year old Ukrainian southpaw, who finally joined the pro game last October, might just have been the greatest amateur fighter ever.
The son of a boxing coach, he first laced the mitts at the age of just four. Despite operating at elite level for the overwhelming majority of his 397 bout amateur career, he was defeated just once - by Russian southpaw Albert Selimov who edged past him in the final of the 2007 World Championships in Chicago - when Lomachenko was still a teenager.
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The 25 year old Ukrainian southpaw, who finally joined the pro game last October, might just have been the greatest amateur fighter ever.
The son of a boxing coach, he first laced the mitts at the age of just four. Despite operating at elite level for the overwhelming majority of his 397 bout amateur career, he was defeated just once - by Russian southpaw Albert Selimov who edged past him in the final of the 2007 World Championships in Chicago - when Lomachenko was still a teenager.
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