![]() ![]() ![]() It would be these shots that set up the final blow. His shot selection was to tier already and we saw it early. ![]() Here, Lomachenko was starting to sit in on his punches, land some great shots, and do damage to Ramirez. The fight, while it was the debut of Vasyl Lomachnko, was scheduled for a full 10 rounds and being tired already was practically a death sentence for Ramirez. With the combination of the body work from Loma, chasing the Ukrainian around, and clinching up, Ramirez was showing signs of fatigue and labored punches already. Round four would be the end for Jose Ramirez. This cranking up in volume would be what makes the fight swing way in the direction of Lomachenko. But in round four, Lomachenko would crank up the volume with 83 punches, landing 38. According to CompuBox, Lomachnko threw 49, 52, and 57 punches in rounds one through three. Lomachenko would really pour it on in round four. In round three, Lomachenko would step to his right and line up a beautiful left hook that almost connects. While the footwork wasn’t spectacular as we know it will become, it was still top of the food chain good. Lomachenko was even harder for Jose Ramirez to hit than the first two rounds here. He implemented the long guard in round three to make it harder for Jose Ramirez to get to him on the night. In round three, Loma started to change his style and keep the pressing Ramirez away. The push was the only meaningful thing Ramirez did to Lomachnko on the night. Jose Ramirez would try to son Vasyl Lomachenko by pushing him to the canvas. While his head movement was that of a boxer with 50+ pro fights, he doesn’t quite have the pivots and laser focused punching we see today. Early on, Loma would be less revolutionary with his footwork and more traditional. In round two we would see more of Vasyl Lomachenko and his footwork. The knockdown was a result of the liver shot and wouldn’t be the last Ramirez would see of it.īut Ramirez wouldn’t be sent away quite that easy, albeit Lomachenko would get out of the fight relatively unharmed. Ramirez throws a lazy right hook and Lomachenko fires back with a rear left hook to the body and a right hand over the top to drop Ramirez. But early in round one, Lomachenko sent a message. Ramirez brought the pressure to Lomachenko in their fight. Ramirez hails from Mexico and he fights like it: high pressure and a lot of volume. While Devin Haney, Boots Ennis, Gervonta Davis and others would opt to face opponents with less than five pro fights, Lomachenko was ready for the top immediately. He’s facing someone with over 20 pro fights in his debut. It’s apparent that Lomachenko is great and destined for greatness in his first pro fight. His professional debut was one that many boxers would never think about starting a career out with but Vasyl Lomachenko was different. With over 400 amateur bouts, Lomachenko won two Olympic gold medals in 20. Lomachenko came into his professional career the most accomplished amateur of all time. From his most spectacular wins to his losses, the intention is to look at it all. As he advances, grows, adds new layers to his game, I hope to show you how Hi-Tech changes as a boxer and evolved. The main point of Career Recap is to watch Vasyl Lomachenko grow as a fighter. ![]() In A Career Recap, we go through fights of some of my favorite fighters from the career beginning to end. While his record isn’t perfect, Lomachenko at his best is the closest thing you will ever see to perfect. He’s left a wake of confusion in his path. Lomachenko has blazed a path from featherweight all the way up to lightweight. While Canelo Alvarez might be the more accomplished and Bud Crawford might show some of the highest IQ, as a boxer, none are better than the Ukrainian. In all of boxing today, there’s not a fighter more technical than Vasyl Lomachenko. ![]()
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