Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Vasyl Lomachenko is a Throwback to Muhammad Ali

[Bronx2245]

His fan base are there but they are NOT mainly people of eastern european heritage. Loma high profile is earned by him fighting and taking over the amateur scene.

I first saw him at Beijing olympics 2008, even at that point i thought it was unfair on his competitors that they have to fight him. Thats how good i thought he was then.

He then stucked around for the London olympics 2012 because his father said his body wasn't ready for the pro game..I was desperate for him to go pro in those days. So yea Loma deserves every accolade he gets, even now he has fought good top fighters in only 10 fights.

I'm not dis*****g his greatness. I am pointing out that the things he does in the ring, i.e. taunting, dancing, etc., were negative things (mostly hating by the media) when Ali, Whitaker, RJJ, and Mayweather did it. It will now become an attribute for Loma! I've seen this movie many times!

[mrpain81]

If Arum hadn't said that about 4-5 other fighters in the last 20 years it might mean something.

[bigjavi973]

[kafkod]

That's OK, no one knew who Eminem was for years, until he met Dr. Dre! Trust me, Loma will be huge, and ESPN is going to make sure of that!

Huger than Ali and Floyd?

[chirorickyp]

That's why they call it a career. ATG is not an over night process. Watching a fighter age and dealing with adversity, fighting stronger, faster guys and going to war. 9-1 and he looks good vs so so competition. That's all it's going to take and he gets compared to Ali? I'm disgusted.

And since when does your amateur record make you an ATG in pro boxing.

[Bronx2245]

Huger than Ali and Floyd?

I don't think he'll be Floyd, because the PPV is dead! I don't think he'll be Ali, because the lack of depth in opponents, and the "out-of-the-ring" leadership that Ali was a part of. However, I think Lomachenko could be bigger than GGG and Klitschko, especially if he gets some more European exposure. I don't understand why Arum is not doing more for Loma overseas!

[Floyd is TBE]

Did Frazier, Foreman, Holyfield and Tyson ever agree to make weight to fight a man in only his 2nd pro fight, then cheat by not even trying to make the agreed weight ... then gas after 10 rounds and nearly get KTFO?

Salido came in at 147lbs for a featherweight title fight, ffs!

If Loma really deserved to be compared to Floyd, Ali, etc... he would have beaten Salido easily. LOL "only his second fight". Salido was an old journeyman with 12 losses, he was a cherrypick. Arum thought Loma would win and win easy. Bob had too much faith in his hype job.

[Ray*]

I'm not dis*****g his greatness. I am pointing out that the things he does in the ring, i.e. taunting, dancing, etc., were negative things (mostly hating by the media) when Ali, Whitaker, RJJ, and Mayweather did it. It will now become an attribute for Loma! I've seen this movie many times!

Oh yeah you are totally right, let's see if the media calls him out on it like they did when those names were involved.

[Madison Boxing]

lomachenkos not a racist bully....

[kafkod]

If Loma really deserved to be compared to Floyd, Ali, etc... he would have beaten Salido easily. LOL "only his second fight". Salido was an old journeyman with 12 losses, he was a cherrypick. Arum thought Loma would win and win easy. Bob had too much faith in his hype job.

Cherry pick ... WTF?

Salido was a reigning 4 time 2 division world champion, who made Mikey Garcia quit, according to what I keep reading here - and Loma fought him in only his second pro fight!

And he would have beat him too, ecxept Salido was so scared of losing to a 1 fight novice that he gave up his title on the scales and came in with a massive weight advantage.

Cherry pick doe .. GTFOH you knob!