Via Hector Gonzalez: Earlier this year, I tried to explain to boxing fans that George Kambosos had no serious alteration when he hit Devin Haney. To my surprise, many fans actually thought the Kambosos would beat Haney.
I even explained to them that Haney was one of the least hit fighters in boxing and tried to explain to them that Haney had one of the best shots in boxing. I recall that many fans assumed that Haney’s capture by Jorge Linares was a major sign that a pressure boxer like Kambosos would connect with Haney.
I’m baffled by the notion, especially since I didn’t put Jorge Linares against Haney for more than two rounds, in fact, aside from that punch, the match itself was a class performance by Haney. This may be harsh to say, but what has become very clear to me is that most boxing fans simply don’t know enough about boxing to critique it on that level.
As Devin Haney vs George Kambosos 1 unfolded, the fight evolved just as I and many other boxing fans have come to expect. The war has ended. This is where the turning back begins. Many fans were able to appreciate Haney’s master-class performance, however, with many critics calling Haney a hugger, perhaps they didn’t understand the importance of a clinch in the sport. boxing sport. The interesting thing is that when Haney vs Kambosos 2 happened, the fans with this ’embracing’ story had to rerun it again, why is that? Because he used a completely different strategy. Again, most fans might not be able to understand what’s really going on in the square circle. During the second battle, Kambosos attempts to switch his stance, in which Haney is able to time him during the transition. In match one, Haney hit Kambosos with a stab and a right hand and in match two, Haney hit him with a stab and a left hand.
All of these fans had to back their words for a couple of reasons, first of all, Devin Haney is no longer called the email champ, he is now what many of us know him. He will become, the undisputed champion. Also, fans who have been able to see their biased past can admit that Haney’s boxing skills are superb.
However, when we look at the email champion story, or Haney’s story won’t beat the Kambosos story, it was never about Haney. It has always been people’s belief in Lomachenko’s skills, skills that are slowly starting to challenge their perception of reality. Let’s consider this for a moment…. Lomachenko is the -3000th favorite to beat Jamaine Ortiz. To give context, according to quirky producers, Ortiz beating Lomachenko would be more shocking than Andy Ruiz beating Anthony Joshua, the -2000 favorite. According to the quirky producers, Ortiz beating Lomachenko would be more shocking than Amir Khan, a natural weight class, beating Canelo Alvarez in 154 with only -500 favorites. And Ortiz came very close to defeating Lomachenko.
One of my criticisms of Lomachenko fans is that there seems to be a pattern of excuses. For example, when Lomachenko lost to Orlando Salido, the reason was that Salido walked too much and Salido hit low. Then again when Lomachenko lost to Teofimo Lopez, the reason was that he injured his shoulder. I think the argument is easier to understand when a sport as complex as boxing has many variables; endurance, mental strength, boxing ability and overall health like weight training. What these fans may not realize is that Lomachenko lost to Salido because of the pressure, especially in terms of bodybuilding. When Lomachenko lost to Lopez, it was because, along with the body pressure, Lopez also rotated around Loma’s corners.
Now that Haney has completely wiped Kambosos and that Lomachenko doesn’t look great against Ortiz, excuses and excuses are pouring in behind. The main reason I’m hearing is that Devin Haney is too big for 135 years old, yet no one said that 3 years ago when Haney proposed to fight for the WBC title with Luke Campbell… and in case you didn’t know, Luke Campbell, who was defeated by Lomachenko, about the same size and height as Devin Haney.
Anything can happen in boxing, one punch can change the outcome of a fight. But here are some variables to consider. Lomachenko hits the corner very well, this will be very effective for 90% of the fighters because most of the gladiators are down, the drawback is that although Loma is strong in the angle, it is easy to go down the middle and cross. For example. Also, while Lomachenko fights very well in attacks when he has his angle, he also seems to be sensitive with his back foot, for example against high pressure fighters like Lopez and Salido.
Again, anything is possible in boxing, but against Devin Haney, Loma will have a hard time finding those angles as Devin Haney constantly rotates and unleashes a series of punches from the boxers. angle. Also, in the midsection, Haney has one of the fastest and one of two boxing punches. However, Lomachenko has a small chance, and that’s because he throws in the mix. It is very difficult to catch Haney with one punch, but there is a chance that he can be caught on the 3rd, 4th or 5th punch, and for this reason Lomachenko may have a slight variation, however the odds The bet is still in Haney’s favor and that’s because even when Lomachenko throws at high volume, he can still time himself.
This is not intended to take away from Vasyl Lomachenko, but rather to provide context for a plausible outcome. At 135 years old, Lomachenko has yet to beat an undefeated elite boxer. For example, Jorge Linares was knocked out by Antonio De Marco, Richard Commey was knocked out by Teofimo Lopez and even Masayoshi Nakatani was knocked out 2 times after fighting Lomachenko with a boxer with only 16 fights. All of that said, this new light breed is a real problem for Lomachenko, including Tank, Haney, Shakur and even a high-pressure boxer like Pitbull Cruz.
