With someone as good as Vasyl Lomachenko, anything but a flawless performance will bring out the critics. Because of this, Lomachenko’s failure to stop Jose Pedraza, despite dropping him twice in the 11th round and ultimately winning a unanimous 119-107, 117-109, 117-109 decision, unifying the WBO and WBA lightweight titles, could be viewed as a sign of potential future struggles.
The issue is that at lightweight, Vasyl Lomachenko has looked small. He struggled with Jorge Linares’ size and strength before ultimately stopping him with a body shot, and while he was winning rounds against Pedraza, Gervonta Davis walked through Pedraza easily, while Lomachenko’s pressure took time to wear down the Puerto Rican “Sniper.