By Adam Baskin: Vasily Lomachenko is taking large criticism from followers at the moment over his feedback about him viewing himself as nonetheless undefeated as a professional regardless of struggling losses to Orlando Salido and Teofimo Lopez.
Followers see Lomachenko as incapable of admitting that he failed and continues to be in denial about these two defeats. As such, Loma is attempting to make sense of what occurred in his losses to Salido & Teofimo.
Lomachenko is a traditional instance of somebody attempting to take care of grief over his losses in an unhealthy approach. Loma is trapped within the denial stage and hasn’t reached the extra superior acceptance stage.
Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) says he deserved wins over Salido in 2014 and Teofimo in 2020 as a result of these two fighters hit him repeatedly with low blows. In different phrases, they need to have had level deductions, which might
Given the lopsided scores in favor of Teofimo in his 12-round unanimous resolution victory over Lomachenko, there would have wanted a ton of level deductions for Loma to win that combat. The judges’ scores for Teofimo vs. Loma:
Lomachenko claims he didn’t lose any fights
“Look, in my thoughts; I didn’t lose any combat in skilled boxing. That’s why I sleep very properly. Undefeated? Sure. In my thoughts, sure,” stated Vasily Lomachenko to the Fight Hub TV when requested if he thought to himself, ‘How did I lose to Salido? I’m so significantly better. How did this occur?’
“For those who perceive boxing, you noticed a scenario with Salido. In the course of the combat, what number of low blows was? I didn’t assume I misplaced on the factors. That’s why. I stated earlier than the identical scenario with [Teofimo] Lopez. I didn’t really feel I misplaced this combat,” stated Lomachenko.
Loma: “That is my final likelihood” at undisputed
“I stated 4 belts; that is my final likelihood. That’s my motivation,” stated 35-year-old Loma, about this being his final alternative to combat for an undisputed championship.
“All people is aware of if I lose this combat, Haney will go into the following weight courses. I believe so as a result of he’s too large, and he stated earlier than and all belts will likely be vacated. I don’t know when the following time it’s going to occur.
“I don’t have a reputation. I simply have Haney now,” stated Lomachnko when requested who he wished to combat subsequent if he efficiently beats Devin on Could twentieth.
“After this loss as knowledgeable, I’m pondering that something can occur within the ring,” stated Lomachenko about his ideas after his loss to Orlando Salido in his second professional combat in 2014.
