Welcome to PROFESSIONAL BOXING- Vasyl Lomanchenko!

[Ron Swanson]

Well, at least he didn't get "seriously" hurt by Orlando Salido. Perhaps he should have won the fight, too.

Whatever it is, I think he made history. I had a feeling Salido would do exactly what he did- rough him up, push him around, get away with some professional tricks and stifle Lomanchenko just a bit.

The ref was a bit shit. I blame Arum for not getting a proper ref and doing a better job with working with the judges. Clearly a Salido crowd too.

I think Lomanchenko should try for a title fight again... it was a bit of a fairy-tale for him to get a shot, so soon. A bit unfair to the guys that were toiling for so long trying to get a title shot. But sometimes the market calls for the exceptional to be done in order for the ordinary to step their game up.

I've not seen the fight. I'll have to YouTube it to give my verdict on whether Lomanchenko should have got the decision but judging by other comments that I've read, the win for Salido does not seemed undeserved.

You know, no matter how stellar an amateur pedigree you have, there has never been a fighter, who has had ANY title shot in their second fight, NEVER MIND a world title shot.

Ray Leonard, Ali. Frazier, Lennox Lewis, Foreman, De La Hoya, Pernell Whittaker, Andre Ward, Klitschko, Roy Jones were all gold medallists at the Olympics (Yeah I know RJJ wasn't but he got ripped off in one of the worst decisions ever at an Olympic games when got robbed in the 1988 Seoul games to a home town decision, so in my eyes he is an gold medallist)

What ? Did Arum think Lomanchenko was better than these guys ?

It was an insane. Of course every fighter wants to be pushed and fight the best guys and wants a title shot A.S.A. P but you'd think Arum with all his experience (I mean Jesus Christ, Arum started promoting fights with Ali in 1966) should know that every fighter has to learn his craft.

Will Lomanchenko be another Jorge Luis Gonzalez ? Maybe. He has learnt the hard way and it's long road back for him and it's not like he was facing a Nonito Donaire or a Guillermo Rigondeaux

He was facing a guy who, if you are as great as you are being hailed to be, you should be beating.

Maybe other promoters of fighters with strong amateur credentials will take note of this and know that it's one thing being the hardest man in junior school, but pro boxing is like stepping into Shawshank prison.

Totally different

One olympic champion fought for the heavyweight championship in his 1st fight. I believe the guy was Canadian and I believe it was against Patterson. But don't quote me on any details other than world title fight in pro debut.

Edit-after checking it was US olympian Pete Rademacher. He did indeed fight Floyd Patterson even dropping him in the 2nd before losing in 6.