Lomachenko PPV star.

[New England]

Too much focus on English and image in this thread, Pacquiao couldn't speak a lick when he was doing bigger numbers.

Imo it's just about whether Lomachenko is exciting enough, and in a high enough weight class. I don't think he ticks either box, at least not at this point.

Golovkin and Kovalev better bets at this point, everyone wants to see killers.

pacquiao had the benefit of having bonafide great mexican fighters to beat up. some of his fights at 122-130 were classics as well. his style was one of the best in boxing for action.


by the time he was his own ppv draw, he had "grown" into a welterweight, and had the opportunity to beat up the biggest star in boxing at the time [oscar,] to really cement himself.

leartning english can be done, but it's not what's going to get people to pay $70 to see a lomachenko fight.

[BluesMan]

Not in the USA....

[New England]

It will be tough but it is possible. I don't think it will happen until he gets to 147 or maybe 140. At 126, 130 and 135, he'll be popular and have a solid loyal fanbase. There haven't been many PPV stars in boxing though.

Floyd and Manny became PPV stars after they fought Oscar. He won't have the benefit of fighting a huge name like that.

he looks WAY too small for 147, man.

he's tiny.

[John Barron]

i don't see it happening in the american market.

[Bigg Rigg]

I would rather pay to see him fight than that other boring Ukrainian champion.

[LacedUp]

He's got as much chance of going on PPV on HBO as Wladimir Klitschko has.

[LacedUp]

If he moves to Germany or just Europe in general I think he could easily become a PPV star and increase his income.

I don't think he is boring to watch, I was on the edge of my seat the entire Loma vs Russel fight same said with the other two fights.
The kid is impressive and I can't wait to see him fight again.

Eh???

Neither of those countries do PPV so good luck with that .

[Ray Corso]

If the opponents can work at even rate and pace so he doesn't have to be moving constantly he could catch on. He has the combos and the flare and his punch seem to have some steam. However if he keeps moving and doesn't apply pressure he will become another amateur trying to be a pro.
If you like movement and light hands then the vamateur boxing events are great. However when I watch boxing I want to see ALL boxing skills, I want to watch someone use boxing moves to set up power shots and then dominate.
I'd rather watch GGG then Lomo right now, with GGG you know he's going for the KO and theres excitement built through every round. Watching a fighter repeat the same round every round doesn't cut it for me. Those guys need a great opponent to make them look great!

[Divine Hammer]

if he can mantain a high pace for all or most of the 12 rounds then he will be.

when he lets his hands go and is aggressive he is very exciting to watch.

[roxy]

Lomachenko's star is burning early. I doubt it will burn long enough to reach the ppv level, unless it is as an undercard fighter.