Is Lomachenko the fastest and most athletic white boxer ever?

[GhostofDempsey]

Who will surpass Floyd in a few years? Perhaps the potential is there, but the future is virtually impossible to predict. Mayweather fought DLH at the age of 30. Vasyl turns 30 next month, with no star-making prospects in sight. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

He fought a faded De La Hoya, not a prime one. Big difference.

[CubanGuyNYC]

He fought a faded De La Hoya, not a prime one. Big difference.

The point is, it was a star-making turn. Vasyl has nothing like that on the horizon. You want to talk about legacy? I don’t care how good a fighter is, he needs opponents to build a legacy. Mayweather couldn’t have built his PPV clout without the right dance partners.

[Larry the boss]

Guy has great fundamentals...I see great training and deep rooted talent, His skill set makes him achieve

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

LMMFAO! How is that possible after 397 fights as an amateur & with a loss in your 2nd fight as a pro? Oh you can't....LOL

He was trolling

[The D3vil]

He fought a faded De La Hoya, not a prime one. Big difference.

A 37 year old Rigondeaux coming up 2 weight classes wasn't faded?

[ruedboy]

Who will surpass Floyd in a few years? Perhaps the potential is there, but the future is virtually impossible to predict. Mayweather fought DLH at the age of 30. Vasyl turns 30 next month, with no star-making prospects in sight. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

True, but Oscar was 36 and had already lost 4 times, including getting KO'd by Hopkins.

[GhostofDempsey]

A 37 year old Rigondeaux coming up 2 weight classes wasn't faded?

Faded? He only had 18 fights. It's not as though he had the resume of a DLH who had been through some tough battles. Rigo was the youngest 37 year old to ever step into the ring. Very well preserved, and lots of his fans thought he was going to school Loma. He also had the opportunity to fight Loma at 126 and for more money, but he ducked.

[Real King Kong]

A 37 year old Rigondeaux coming up 2 weight classes wasn't faded?

he was indeed...but he only became faded once he signed to fight loma.

[Luilun]

Best boxer of any race period

[CubanGuyNYC]

True, but Oscar was 36 and had already lost 4 times, including getting KO'd by Hopkins.

Quality of opposition isn’t the point. As I responded to the other poster:

The point is, it was a star-making turn. Vasyl has nothing like that on the horizon. You want to talk about legacy? I don’t care how good a fighter is, he needs opponents to build a legacy. Mayweather couldn’t have built his PPV clout without the right dance partners.

So at essentially the same age, Lomachenko beat a 37 year old Rigondeaux, who moved up two weight classes, and doesn’t have name recognition outside hardcore boxing fans. Who’s in the future for Vasyl? After DLH, Mayweather would go on to defeat the likes of Hatton, JMM, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo and Pacquiao, amongst others. I don’t see any wins remotely close to any of those names in Lomo’s future.