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At the moment i think boxing is such a weak era that theres not one fighter who people can look at and say they are automatically pound for pound. Many will disagree and say andre ward, but it was a very controversial decision and even with that win that would only be one good win in 5 years.
But in my opinion, if lomachenko wins on saturday night, and impressively, then he has as good a shout as any for being pound for pound number 1. Because when you look at what fighters have done in the last few years, i think him beating gary rusell and walters convincingly would be as impressive as what any other fighter has done. In addition to that, hes beaten some other solid fighters too. People point to the salido loss, but frankly, who cares? It was the guys second pro fight against a heavier fighter who fouled repeatedly, and even so it was very close.
i think people are now conditioned to be sceptical of anyone with a loss due to the amount of manufactured champions with unbeaten records (cough PBC cough).
And CV aside, lomachenkos skills in my opinion are the best in the sport. In most other eras i think it would be ludicrous for a fighter with as few fights as lomachenko to be considered pound for pound, but there is such a lack of standout fighters currently that i think he deserves it if he puts in a dominant performance on saturday.
But in my opinion, if lomachenko wins on saturday night, and impressively, then he has as good a shout as any for being pound for pound number 1. Because when you look at what fighters have done in the last few years, i think him beating gary rusell and walters convincingly would be as impressive as what any other fighter has done. In addition to that, hes beaten some other solid fighters too. People point to the salido loss, but frankly, who cares? It was the guys second pro fight against a heavier fighter who fouled repeatedly, and even so it was very close.
i think people are now conditioned to be sceptical of anyone with a loss due to the amount of manufactured champions with unbeaten records (cough PBC cough).
And CV aside, lomachenkos skills in my opinion are the best in the sport. In most other eras i think it would be ludicrous for a fighter with as few fights as lomachenko to be considered pound for pound, but there is such a lack of standout fighters currently that i think he deserves it if he puts in a dominant performance on saturday.
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