By now, you’ve probably heard that Vasiliy Lomachenko knocked out Anthony Crolla in the fourth round of their fight on Friday night. This was not a surprising outcome, but more of a reminder that there are very few, if any, fighters at 135 that could give Lomachenko issues.
Lomachenko is far different from the stiff and stoic Eastern European fighters we’ve become accustomed to. He’s cocky, brash and as his English improves, proving himself to be sneakily funny. Because Crolla calls himself the “million dollar man”, Lomachenko wore a (supposedly) $300,000 alligator robe adorned with the word “Billionaire.