Lomachenko retired in 2025, but his matrix footwork and ballet-like movement remain boxing’s gold standard. A look at what made him unforgettable, briefly.
First off, he had one of the best amateur careers for a professional boxing champion to graduate from.
A huge amount of fights and victories that translated nicely into the pros, not a guaranteed thing for some fighters.
Some thoughts on this if he comes back one last time this year for a fight;
- His footwork was called the best in sports—above Messi and Federer in soccer and tennis even.
- Trained in traditional Ukrainian dancing for four years as a child
- Could side-step blows “as if gaming The Matrix”—teleporting around opponents
- Landed punches from angles television cameras struggled to capture
- Never off-balance or out of position; pivoted and planted at odd angles
- Could hold his breath underwater for 4 minutes 20 seconds—mental training
- Made seasoned fighters look like “they’d brought bicycles to a chess match”
- His movement was “athletic geometry rendered in 20-foot squares”
- Retired in 2025 at 37 with a 18-3-12KO record and three-weight world titles
- Final performance: an 11-round dismantling of George Kambosos Jr in 2024
Lomachenko still has more ability than most floating around the one hundred and thirty pound division or so.
Maybe Vasiliy Lomachenko could come back a little higher in division.
There is talks he is coming back as he is long shot of declining promoter Bob Arum, so let’s see.
Big fights there for Vasyl Lomachenko still immediately if he is interested them.
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