Is inoue greater than Lomachenko

Inoue Kos Loma

 

On top of all that he's active

 

Loma was put at greater size disadvantages than Inoue has been. He turned pro late too. I prefer Lomas career.

 

Excuses are never a good place to couch your argument. Low blows, a shoulder injury, bigger opponents, robbery...these phrases follow Loma's legend like a bad smell. Simply, he didn't get the job done. He didn't do what Usyk repeatedly did. Loma's most ardent fans, ironically, do him no favours. Let his achievements stand for what they are. Unfortunate, sure. Was it a conspiracy? No.

Inoue, to my mind, has had one controversial moment in his career - being robbed of an 11th round KO in the first Donaire fight via a strange body check by the ref and then a count that actually did reach ten but the fight was allowed to continue. Aside from that, he generally doesn't let fights go the distance. He continues to stop larger, more robust fighters. Fulton vs. Russell Jr. for best win? Toss a coin. Other than that Inoue has a larger body of work.

If the Japanese goes up to 126 to beat the likes of Espinoza then size disparity excuse is kaput, at least in this comparison.

 

Have some self-awareness man, there's nothing to counter argue when you're being completely disingenuous.

It isn't a "buzzword" in this case, look at what you wrote and how you wrote it, it's clear to see

 

For the sake of perspective, how many fighters have picked up titles at light-fly, super-fly, bantam, and super-bantam?

 

How is it disingenuous ? Did Inoue not do the things I said he did ? Do Loma's rabid fans not have every excuse under the sun for why he's not as great as he could have been ?

That's what's at the heart of the matter here. Loma simply underachieved, because he made bad decisions and because of other external factors. A lot of it is on him. Why waste almost 2 years at Featherweight defending your title against unranked opponents that nobody knew of, especially if you start your pro career at 25 ? Why not postpone the Teo fight for a few months if your shoulder is injured and are 1 mere win away from getting all the belts ? Why fight an unranked fighter like Ortiz when you're in your mid 30's and have little time left ?

Loma was the one in need of self-awareness. I'm not denying his talent, but greatness isn't measured by talent and what ifs. Say what you want about the tone of my original post, but there's no lie in there.

 

In terms of accomplishment and overall body of work, Inoue is undoubtedly ahead of Lomachenko. Inoue is the greater fighter.

The gap is only going to get bigger because Inoue is far from done and Loma is retired.

 

Inoue by far.

 

Because the population of Japan are all very small people with small frames because of diet and genetics. They do not have enough people who weigh 147lbs in peak athletic condition after cutting down to that weight for them to have someone talented enough at world level because of a shortage of people that big. It has nothing to do with talent whatsoever and to insinuate that it does is disingenuous and deceiving. Smaller fighters fight at a higher pace with more volume, a bigger emphasis on technique, and age far faster than fighters even above 130.

 

Cut the cap, there isn't such a thing as a "puny weaklings" in professional boxing when these men put their lives on the line every time they step into the ring and dedicate their entire lives to this sport and for our entertainment. Even a pillowfist like Rysouke Nishida would knock out the vast majority of the population, including you.

 

I voted Inoue and there's been lot's of good points made above to support that, but I will say this on Loma and the criticism he's received. There's a big difference between the two fighters. A difference that's difficult to pin down, but could be highly significant. The fact is that if you're a fighter that comes from a country with a substantial domestic TV market then the nature of this business means you've a big advantage out of the starting gate. Inoue has had that with his ability to harness Japanese support and ensure that he retains agency throughout his career. It's not easy to pin down how much of a factor it's been, but anyone who understands the sport should recognise that it's likely been a factor to some extent.

 

The stuff of legends.