![]() ![]() Rigondeaux opted not to fight beyond the sixth round, becoming the fourth consecutive Lomachenko opponent to quit on his stool, and adding to the basis for his then-new nickname, "No Mas-chenko." Still, while a great number of boxing cognoscenti had picked Rigondeaux, Lomachenko himself wasn't much impressed. ![]() ![]() The following week, he stopped the undefeated Guillermo Rigondeaux, who, like Lomachenko, was a two-time Olympic gold medalist. That's not a goal so much as a grant of immortality, really, and certainly a bigger task than calling out the next jamoke on Twitter or Instagram. In other words, he merely sought a place in the game's history alongside fighters such as Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Muhammad Ali. "If, in 10 years or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name." It wasn't titles - or even that rare recognition that comes with being an undisputed champion in boxing's four-belt era. It wasn't money, or to be found atop the pound-for-pound rankings (which, back then, he was). ![]() Five years ago, when I began interviewing Vasiliy Lomachenko, he explained what he wanted from boxing. 'My last chance': Can Lomachenko defy boxing history and beat Haney?ĬAMARILLO, Calif. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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