Unpopular opinion - Lomachenko is the most overrated boxer in the past decade

why are loma fans so sensitive? Being called overrated isn't the same thing as being called awful

 

I hope loma HS one more fight at 135 or 140

 

I'd love to see him move up and face Haney and Teo at 140 to have one last crack at undisputed.

 

Lomachenko has some of the finest footwork I've ever seen, it's beautiful. It was too bad he spent so much time as an amateur ,I believe he would have gone down as one of the ATG's at 126. I think 130 pounds was probably his ceiling though

 

Nah it's Joshua and then GGG

 

Joshua is the most overrated. Loma has real skills, just didn't have the most sensible matchmaking and tried to climb too high in weight.

 

He was definitely one of the most privileged fighters on his generation. He was handed everything in a silver platter.

Sure he had to overcome adversity, like Salido coming overweight and using old school roughhouse tactics, but it's not like he's unique in overcoming weight disparities or rough house tactics, I can name dozens of fighters who fought much bigger guys and won.

He did have some controversial losses, notably against Haney, but come on, Haney is such a flawed fighter with average power, he should have been able to completely school him.

I like Loma, I always have appreciated his eye pleasing style, but he never really separated himself from the very best, in fact he passed up the opportunity to fight the very best twice.

 

I thought he was a great fighter and when put into context is an ATG

He was overhyped tho when people started saying he might be the goat. Usyk has kind of taken over that role where his fans have started to say that over the last few years.

 

Ya amateur and pro are totally different and its weird when people bring up amateur accomplishments like thats supposed to change my view on if a fighter is an ATG

 

They are pretty much 2 different sports mate and I couldn't agree more

If fighter A has zero amateur fights, but 20 ranked wins, while Fighter B has 1000 amateur wins with 10 ranked wins. Who would rank highest?

For me it's obviously fighter A

 

Lomachenko is one of those rare fighters who’s both overrated and underrated depending on who you ask. His résumé isn’t stacked top to bottom, but it’s better than critics give him credit for—wins over Gary Russell Jr., Nicholas Walters, Jorge Linares, Jamaine Ortiz, George Kambosos, and arguably Devin Haney. Not the greatest list ever, but those are quality names, and he looked spectacular in many of those victories.

Yes, he has a few losses, but none of them were blowouts. Every defeat came in a close fight, often with mitigating factors—injuries, layoffs, size disadvantages. He was always pushing himself against naturally bigger opponents, especially at lightweight, where he was giving up a lot physically just to stay competitive. That alone says a lot about his skill and toughness.

Let’s not forget: he’s definitely the greatest amateur of all time. Two Olympic golds, an absurd record of 396-1, and he avenged the one loss. Honestly insane amateur record.

Head-to-head, at featherweight—his most natural weight—I think he’d be a nightmare for any fighter in history. His footwork, timing, and creativity in the ring were on another level. Lightweight wasn’t ideal for him, but the fact that he was still operating at an elite level there only adds to his legacy.

 

Ya it's like a Larry Holmes vs Audley Harrison comparison

 

This. he moved up and fought and beat people way bigger than him no shame there.

 

What was manny pacquiao or Roberto Durans amateur credentials? Exactly, who cares

But hey, loma won 390 plus amateur fights so he must be a better pro than Julio cesar chavez and Pacquiao lol

 

Nobody forced Loma to fight way above his natural weight. And you are 100% correct. Loma would have been spectacular if he stayed at his natural weight. It really is a shame he pushed himself like that. I think the fans missed out big time. Overrated? Maybe. His ans did go hog wild over him. But he was the goods.