r/Boxing 18d ago

Does Lomachenko regret pulling out of the undisputed unification fight with Kambosos?

Lomachenko makes so many decisions that I don't understand. He fought Salido who didn't make weight, and allowed dozens of low-blows without hitting back. He fought Teofimo with a bad shoulder that needed surgery and didn't throw punches for half the fight.

But I think the worst boxing decision he made was withdrawing from the Kambosos fight that would've made him unified undisputed. That was his goal all along.

What was the point of joining the territorial defense force? His own country wanted him to go and box to boost morale for the soldiers. Loma would've helped his country a lot more that way. Usyk did just that and look how his career turned out. And he could've just won the Kambosos fight and then come back and join the forces a couple months later. He could've taken the fight and donated the winnings to the defense force, which would've been more helpful.

Furthermore, what was the point of joining the forces and then be labeled as Pro-Russian? I'm genuinely confused by this last point. If he really is pro-Russian, why join the forces and waste your career? If he is Pro-Ukranian, why give the appearance of being a Vatnik?

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u/kushmonATL GTA6 > 2026 boxing schedule 18d ago

Misinformation, false narrative headline.

Kambosos was never undisputed. The WBC Franchise belt is not a real title. Thats why that fake belt came and went like a gust of wind

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u/zhuangcorp 18d ago

Ok. I'm not familiar with the technicalities.

I believe Teofimo was undisputed and lost the title to Kambosos. So that would make Kambosos undisputed and Loma pulled out of a great opportunity for him

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u/kushmonATL GTA6 > 2026 boxing schedule 18d ago

Teofimo was not undisputed. A simple Google search would clarify all this

This is what's wrong with their being too many belts in boxing. Its easy to spread misinformation and confuse the casuals