What's next for Lomachenko?

Retire

 

He should move down and fight Foster.

But knowing Loma, he will not go down and fight someone at LW

 

History in general isn't kind to fighters who move back down in weight, especially at the age of 35.

 

Bout sums it up for me.

 

You aren't lying.

Nevertheless, I think a move down in Loma's case would be successful because I believe he could make the weight relatively comfortably and, as the Haney fight amply demonstrated, his reflexes and athleticism---though not at their apex--are still very formidable.

 

Hmm? I will agree with you somewhat, I think in this particular case Loma could pull it off where others might not. One thing I'd like to know is what weight does Lomachenko walk around at? 150? I don't know but as you age you naturally gain weight.

 

At the age of 25 with 400 amateur fights, he certainly wasn't the fastest to anything. That's a fake record that was used to stir up hype around him... and he failed in his first unearned attempt against a weak champ before being immediately granted another chance. Do you honestly think that he'd have gone straight for a Naoya Inuoe? LOL. Not a chance that what he did was more impressive than Benitez defeating Cervantes at 17.

He would've been an ATG if he could've moved up to 135 and dominate while giving up the size, but he didn't. He lost to Teo, lost to Haney, and refused to fight Shakur... so his time being discussed ends with his retirement. He's not an ATG anything.

Very good contemporary fighter... Okay career...

 

I believe I read somewhere that he walks around at about 145-150. He apparently doesn't balloon up much between fights.

It's a shame we didn't see Loma campaign more at 130lbs, his ideal weight. No one of late, including Stevenson, beats the Ukrainian at 130lbs.

I think it's a distinct possibility that Loma retires. If so, his next stop, considering his impeccable credentials ( 3 division champion, fastest to earn belts in 3 different divisions), will be the boxing Hall of Fame.