If you’re a combat sports fan, you most likely know about Vasyl Lomachenko. You know he’s widely considered the best boxer in the world, that he’s a two time Olympic champion and you’ve probably heard that he had a 396-1 record as an amateur. That number makes for a nice, impressive and completely unverifiable soundbyte but ultimately that number and whether it is true or not doesn’t really matter. It is mostly a quick and convenient way for commentators to get across that Lomachenko was the man as an amateur before the first bell rings without having to start listing what really matters, his achievements.
396-1 doesn’t matter: A breakdown of Vasyl Lomachenko’s legendary amateur career
