Prospect of year: Vasyl Lomachenko - ESPN Video

[smashup]

Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko is not your normal prospect.

The 25-year-old southpaw is as gifted -- offensively and defensively -- as any fighter to come into the pro game in years. As an amateur, he went a reported 396-1 (avenging the defeat twice) and won two Olympic gold medals, at featherweight in 2008 (when he also collected the Val Barker trophy as the Games' most outstanding boxer) and lightweight in 2012. He won world amateur championships in 2009 and 2011.

2013 ESPN prospect of the year: Vasyl Lomachenko - ESPN

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This fella is going all the way i reckon

[Dia bando]

Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko is not your normal prospect.

The 25-year-old southpaw is as gifted -- offensively and defensively -- as any fighter to come into the pro game in years. As an amateur, he went a reported 396-1 (avenging the defeat twice) and won two Olympic gold medals, at featherweight in 2008 (when he also collected the Val Barker trophy as the Games' most outstanding boxer) and lightweight in 2012. He won world amateur championships in 2009 and 2011.

2013 ESPN prospect of the year: Vasyl Lomachenko - ESPN

Pro Debut Footage



This fella is going all the way i reckon

Yes he is and will be a outstanding Champion.

[Fenster]

Looking at Dan Rafael's previous prospect of the year list this poor cunt is well and truly bocked.

[smashup]

You wouldn't want him picking your lottery numbers ......

[Tam Seddon]

how do people think he will do vs Salido ??

[p4pking]

So that fights on huh? Will be pretty cool to see. I think he'll completely beat the tar out of Salido without many problems myself, but you never know as he hasn't been rounds as a pro.

[Tam Seddon]

So that fights on huh? Will be pretty cool to see. I think he'll completely beat the tar out of Salido without many problems myself, but you never know as he hasn't been rounds as a pro.

I saw it mentioned on the ring magazine website Bob Arum: Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko 'done' for March 1 | RingTV

but its not on boxrec yet. Its good to see Lomachenko having an opportunity to fight for a title early in his career and hes not being held back. But as you said he hasn't had many pro rounds so maybe some more rounds wouldn't have hurt his progression. Hes still young at 25, but this could still pay off and he can look impressive and get some good fights in 2014.

[boxing prospect]

If you consider him a prospect he's the guy of the year, I know some refuse to accept him as a prospect due to the fact he's an immediate "contender". Interesting that ESPN have gone with him as a prospect, poor guy is now officially cursed.

The advantage of being a Naoya Inoue cheerleader is that I know Fat Dan can't curse my guy!

[Tam Seddon]

Lomachenko's Manager on Career, Future Big Fights - Boxing News

[Beanflicker]

If he can beat a true badass like Salido in his 2nd fight, then he's truely on his way.

[Dia bando]

Vasyl Lomachenko will be a World Champion this year ,Salido is going to take a beating.

[TitoFan]

Yeah..... he's the antithesis of the Canelo's and Chavez Jr's of the world. They're bringing him up awful fast, whereas these other guys fight 50 bums before seeing a live opponent. Polar opposites.

[La Cucaracha]

Yeah..... he's the antithesis of the Canelo's and Chavez Jr's of the world. They're bringing him up awful fast, whereas these other guys fight 50 bums before seeing a live opponent. Polar opposites.

Wouldn't be nice to see amateurs actually taking fights to improve their development rather than just pad their records

[TitoFan]

Yeah..... he's the antithesis of the Canelo's and Chavez Jr's of the world. They're bringing him up awful fast, whereas these other guys fight 50 bums before seeing a live opponent. Polar opposites.

Wouldn't be nice to see amateurs actually taking fights to improve their development rather than just pad their records

Yes it would. Unfortunately that didn't happen to the late Sulaiman's proteges. They come from the school of "record padding". Hype the shit out of them.... feed them bums for 40-50 fights.... and award undeserved PPV status. Hell... with that M.O. even Boy George would've been a boxing champion.

[Violent Demise]

Yeah..... he's the antithesis of the Canelo's and Chavez Jr's of the world. They're bringing him up awful fast, whereas these other guys fight 50 bums before seeing a live opponent. Polar opposites.

Wouldn't be nice to see amateurs actually taking fights to improve their development rather than just pad their records

Yes it would. Unfortunately that didn't happen to the late Sulaiman's proteges. They come from the school of "record padding". Hype the shit out of them.... feed them bums for 40-50 fights.... and award undeserved PPV status. Hell... with that M.O. even Boy George would've been a boxing champion.

It's not undeserved if the PPV sales. Hate all you want on Alvarez and Chavez but bottom line is they can turn a profit on PPV. Put Verdejo or Dularme on PPV and I guarantee you it bombs. Even if by some miracle there family were some how able to afford it they still wouldn't get it