Thanks for all the responses guys.
@ Seb
He looked out before the final blow landed. Those guys with short levers man. they know that jabbing is a waste of time for them so they put everything into the crosses. Tyson is still my favourite for generating power.
@ WD
Yeah, there are a crap ton of useless titles these days. Have you watched Vasyl yet though? If you're about the "sweet science" then he's your man. Cant remember when last, if ever, i saw a fighter that as so entertaining yet gets hit so little. I guess if you want to build an ideal fighter then you'd want a mix of aggression and good defence. He seems to score ten out of ten on both counts. Super aggressive but looks impossible to hit. That's about as sweet as the science gets it think. But yeah, can't say much about Ali that hasn't already been said a thousand times.
Lol CC
Tyson was a beast. Still is a beast. There have just been too many heavyweights who sit there and jab for 12 boring as hell rounds. I guess that's what has generally separated fighters in our memories. Lennox lewis was very successful yet his fights were the equivalent of a sleeping tablet. Same with so many others. Tyson was the polar opposite of that. He could explode at any moment. And it was knowing that if you blinked you could miss a instant of genius back by power that made people love his style.
As for Vasyl, it's as Blue says. The angles he creates man. It's not just his movement that creates those angles though. I thank that during his quad century of amateur fights he developed an uncanny ability to pre-empt opponents movement/posture when they're attacking, countering or defending that helps his creature those angles. His baiting and faints are also ridiculous.
As you probably know, getting next to a boxer is not easy, even if he's of average quality. But Vasyl is doing it to the cream of the crop, consistently and to the point where they literally just give up. Look no further if you want an answer as to why his style is so sought after.
There's seems to be more to it though. He looks like he's come up with simple solutions to problems too. One example is him moving opponents gloves out of the way to land shots when they try to cover or catch their breath. Trainers tell you to hit the body to drop a guard. But that opens you up to Mayweather style counters.
When last did we see a guy with less than ten pro fights get this kind of respect from the entire boxing world. Has it ever happened?
There are just so many interesting facets to this guy. For me, he has come along at the right time for boxing. Somebody needs to remind people that boxing is still relevant.
He still has to fight Garcia though. That's gonna be a real test. But lets assume he also takes a knee or has the towel thrown in. I think if that happens we have a new Manny/Mayweather league boxer on our hands, possibly bigger. I can't see it happening to Mikey Garcia really, but if it does, then OMG!
People said that about Rigondeaux, yet he was so unsuccessful that he faked an hand injury and just didn't come out of his corner. This was a guy who was undefeated up that point in 17 pro fights.
He'll have to get past Linares first, which i think he won't struggle too much doing.
I think it was on a Joe Rogan podcast that Schaub said that you can't watch more than two minutes of Lomachenko without becoming an instant fan. I 100% agree.
Also he looks a bit like Brian Mitchell haha so there's that!
