How do you rate Lomachenko's defense?

[dranoel]

9/10

I think if you compiled the numbers of output punches and how many punches he blocks or slips.

The fraction would be higher than a lot of boxers in the elite scale.

He's a risk taker without that many risks.

Each punch in boxing is reciprocal in nature. There's no such thing as having a jab released and defended at the same time. Pushing weight back after pushing it out isn't faster than your opponent countering you( him pushing weight out) no matter how much coaches suggest that "putting your hands up while punching is defense".

It's defensive responsible. But each punch out is completely reciprocal.

[sunny31]

As others have said, considering he spends most of the fight in the pocket, he gets hit very little, so you have to consider him a top defensive fighter. Due to his style he will always get hit, but it will take a remarkable fighter to fully take advantage of it.

I do believe Loma will run into trouble against Mikey, it's going to be interesting to see if he has the ability to adjust, and the physical capabilities to make those adjustments count. He might have to go on to the back foot a lot.

A fighter of Loma's size employing his usual tactics against Mikey for 12 rounds, even considering how special Loma is, that is playing dynamite.

[Madison Boxing]

Not that amazing. It will look a whole lot less amazing when he fights a pressure fighter like when he fought salido

[gingerbreadman]

His defensive abilities are very good, rising to great when you consider how they mesh with his offensive abilities. For me, defence doesn't really exist wholly independently of offense, particularly when you consider a style like Lomachenko's, which integrates his offensive and defensive qualities so harmoniously, when even elite/ATG fighters like Cotto often couldn't manage to do it at all.

[Goldie]

Yeah, but he was unfazed by that 5 punch flurry. He got hit, but he blocked a lot of shots on his gloves.

Lol at humble beings “unfazed”. This thread is bout his defense and linares proved that his defense isn’t impregnable like some previously thought. That was certainly not an A performance on defense.

[Zaroku]

Lol at humble beings “unfazed”. This thread is bout his defense and linares proved that his defense isn’t impregnable like some previously thought. That was certainly not an A performance on defense.

Boxers are gonna get hit, Loma got hit. Nobody’s defense is impregnable. We are talking about boxing right? Lol.

I won’t comment on linares’ defense.

Loma has great defense.

[Dip_Slide]

For a big part he uses his offense as his defense and he relies a lot on activity and athelticism, he's not a legendary defensive fighter perse but he has great defense for the range he fights at, he fighs at close range and still doesn't get his too much and catches a lot of punches on his gloves. Great defensive fundamentals that will help him stay in the game longer even after he slows down.

He shouldn't move up above 135 though, bigger guys with good chins could walk him down, rough him up and back him up and that's not the type of fight he's comfortable with, he likes stationary textbook fighters who try to punch with him but he's so quick and active that he overwhelms them, he can still do that with the smaller guys, bigger more aggressive and more durable guys would give him some real problems.

[Illmatic94]

Young Floyd at 130-135 was more offense minded and explosive, he stayed in the pocket.. and yet Floyd was never peppered with a 4-5 punch combo like Loma was.. there's levels to this. but Loma is great.

[Goldie]

Boxers are gonna get hit, Loma got hit. Nobody’s defense is impregnable. We are talking about boxing right? Lol.

I won’t comment on linares’ defense.

Loma has great defense.

No **** boxers get hit. My point was in they frequency in which loma was being hit. That was simply not a great defensive performance.

[Zaroku]

No **** boxers get hit. My point was in they frequency in which loma was being hit. That was simply not a great defensive performance.

I guess Loma got hit, like Floyd got hit when he fought Castillo in the first fight? Still a good defensive performance.