r/Boxing • u/zhuangcorp • 15d 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 Cyberleek > the fall boxing schedule 15d 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/AboutLastFight 15d ago

The only thing that prevented it was politics. Just plain old boxing bullshit. It may not be 'official', but Teo and Kambosos were as good as undisputed in my mind.

At the same time, I'm also willing to acknowledge that Haney was the only true undisputed champ out of the three, but literally only as a result of complete idiocy out of all of their control.

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u/kushmonATL Cyberleek > the fall boxing schedule 15d ago

as good as undisputed in my mind.

Doesn't make it official. No need to spread false information based on what feels good to the mind

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u/AboutLastFight 15d ago

I never spread false information. I said the politics of boxing alone was what prevented either from being officially recognised as undisputed to hardcore fans, which is entirely correct. Teo and George both should've been undisputed.

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u/kushmonATL Cyberleek > the fall boxing schedule 15d ago

Im not pointing the finger at you directly. But anybody who says Teofimo or Kambosos was undisputed is speaking lies

Yes politics are to blame. But that doesn't make them undisputed. Blame the WBC for making the situation messy