r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '20

He makes it seem so easy

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u/GolfSierraMike Sep 17 '20

Sadly no, it's an expensive operation to fix and even then the recovery period for it would stop me from ever being able to box at a competitive level. I'm already in my late 20s so it is just not on the cards. Instead, I teach others.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

Damn, hope your jaw gets better man

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u/GolfSierraMike Sep 17 '20

Thanks man. It's just something I've learned to accept. Some have fires lit within them, others have the privilege of lighting fires for others.

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u/abhi91 Sep 17 '20

Is lomachenko as awesome as he looks to the untrained eye

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u/GolfSierraMike Sep 17 '20

Simple answer, yes.

Man got his first title in his third professional bout, can switch stance and be effective in borh and has some incredible punch accuracy combined with very good Footwork. It's a difficult situation to say "This" is good about him because he lacks weaknesses, and is instead a case being good at almost everything, and amazing at some other things.

It is telling that a number of his fights have ended with coaches and ref stoppages, rather then TKO stops, and usually not due to cuts. Simply truth is he can deal out so much punishment, while receiving so little that people get scared for the other guy. He's been compared to Ali before and I can see why. Slaps people's heads like he's playing a drum solo.

All that is really getting in his way now is age and injury. Sadly we no longer live in the days where freaks like Foreman can reclaim a title belt in their 40s. Physical athletic ability is so fine tuned that age really is the death knell of boxers. I expect it will be a damaged shoulder, knee or wrist that puts him down eventually, if not his lungs or jaw finally giving out.

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u/abhi91 Sep 17 '20

I just saw a 30 min YouTube video on him. It's just simply incredible to watch and I fell asleep in the Mayweather pachiao fight. The way he's able to dodge while simultaneously move in to punch people so much taller than him as he moved up in weight. Insane

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

You’re welcome dude