Boxing pound vs. pound ranking: Vasiliy Lomachenko recalls his greatness and returns to the top five

Any rumors of the death of the former King Vasily Lomachenko have been exaggerated.

Lomachenko (16 wins, 0 losses, 11 KOs), a former three division champion, reminds anyone who needs to persuade him how close he is to the peak of his body at the age of 33.Ukraine’s two-time Olympic gold medalist Successfully dominated the top 135-pound champion Richard Comey last Saturday. Lomachenko is begging the referee to stop the game.

This victory was Lomachenko’s second victory since his upset loss to Teofimo Lopez Jr. in 2020. In this battle, with hindsight, Lopez may have achieved excess achievements on the same night. , Lomachenko took too long to make adjustments in the second half. Lopez’s recent shocking defeat in the hands of upstart George Kambosos Jr. turned the power structure upside down by 135 pounds, making Lomachenko a dangerous threat to the unified title.

Lomachenko did a great job against Comé. This was what the odds setters expected and made him a favorite. But it is the swaggering posture used by Lomachenko, and his commitment to more physical fitness when receiving the ball, which provides an unpleasant advantage to this process.

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This is the first time that Lomachenko has activated his previous “NoMasChenko” role in more than two years. Although Comey finally ended the game in a decisive defeat, Lomachenko’s behavior showed that he was seeking clarification.

Considering that his style is very dependent on speed and reaction time, Lomachenko’s turn to show a greater presence in the interior may be a genius tactician doing his best to offset his inevitable physical decline.

If he is unable to compete with Kambosos or WBC champion Devin Haney (Devin Haney), Lomachenko may find that he has a chance to compete with the undefeated youthweight champion Shakur Stevenson (Shakur). Stevenson) is one level lower in the game. Both fighters were promoted by Bob Arum and Top Rank.

Pound ranking

drop out: Teofimo Lopez

Honorary nomination: Juan Francisco Estrada, Artur Betbiyev, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Jordanis Ugas, Roman Gonzalez