Bam Rodriguez credits Vasyl Lomachenko’s footwork for inspiring his style. We compare the technical movement of both fighters, breaking down Loma’s legendary pivots and Bam’s evolving angles.
Bam made the reference to Lomachenko recently and gave him credit for inspiring him.
A look at US boxer Rodriguez and Ukrainian Lomachenko’s technical boxing footwork;
- Lomachenko’s footwork comes from years of Ukrainian folk dancing
- Bam has modeled his movement directly on Lomachenko’s blueprint
- Lomachenko pivots smoothly mid-combination without pausing
- Bam forces angles while Lomachenko’s motion looks more naturally fluid
- Lomachenko judges distance with his feet, rarely using a jab to find range
- Bam uses footwork to create southpaw angles against right-handed opponents
- Lomachenko stays close and pivots to wrong-foot opponents repeatedly
- Bam disrupts opponent rhythm to set up counterpunching opportunities
- Lomachenko’s footwork is widely considered the best in boxing history
- Bam is still improving while Loma’s mastery was evident from his amateur days
Today Bam Rodriguez is very high in the pound for pound boxing top ten rankings in the entire sport.
Lomachenko a former pound for pound merchant, he is looking to comeback shortly also to the sport.
Jessie Bam Rodriguez is thought to be looking at a big fight against Inoue at some point even but some big scraps there for him immediately.
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