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if a man of joshua's size had lomachenko's skills and agaility he'd be the next muhammad ali. that's really not how boxing works.
it's extremely difficult to compare guys who are literally more than a hundred lbs apart. joshua probably walks around damn near twice the weight of lomachenko. skills and boxing ability become less and less of a focus as you get to HW. those guys are all capable of hurting each other, and they have to work a heck of a lot harder to perform the same tasks, and they fight accordingly. in a situation where lomachenko move his head, turns, takes a step, and come back with a combination, joshua will likely just take a step and save his energy.
it's a completetly different sport, especially with these megaHW who have advantages in reach and height even against other HW. why move around the ring when you can take one step and save your energy for your power, or to weather a storm?
you see a slower pace, more fighting arm's length or greater, and the fights turn often on a single punch, not over the course of several rounds. super hard to compare them.
but the easy answer is that lomachenko would make joshua look ordinary if they were teh same size and lomacheko kept his speed, style, and moves. and of course joshua isn't ordinary. this is just biology. if joshua and lomacheko were teh same size they would be completely different fighters.
it's extremely difficult to compare guys who are literally more than a hundred lbs apart. joshua probably walks around damn near twice the weight of lomachenko. skills and boxing ability become less and less of a focus as you get to HW. those guys are all capable of hurting each other, and they have to work a heck of a lot harder to perform the same tasks, and they fight accordingly. in a situation where lomachenko move his head, turns, takes a step, and come back with a combination, joshua will likely just take a step and save his energy.
it's a completetly different sport, especially with these megaHW who have advantages in reach and height even against other HW. why move around the ring when you can take one step and save your energy for your power, or to weather a storm?
you see a slower pace, more fighting arm's length or greater, and the fights turn often on a single punch, not over the course of several rounds. super hard to compare them.
but the easy answer is that lomachenko would make joshua look ordinary if they were teh same size and lomacheko kept his speed, style, and moves. and of course joshua isn't ordinary. this is just biology. if joshua and lomacheko were teh same size they would be completely different fighters.
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