Former world champion in three divisions Vasily Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) compared sparring with Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) and Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs).
“For me, sparring with Shakur was more interesting, because we trained with him, probably five or six times. And with Ryan Garcia, I only sparred three rounds.
When I sparred with Ryan Garcia, I didn't know anything about him. I was just getting ready for my next fight. He came to my gym and we had a few rounds. When I sparred with Stevenson, I knew him. I knew that he was an Olympic silver medalist. I know that Shakur knows boxing.
Now everything is different. Now Garcia is a professional boxer. When I sparred with him, he was still a kid. But now he has power, professional experience, speed, IQ. The same can be said about Gervonta Davis,” Lomachenko said in an interview with the Fight Hub TV YouTube channel.
Recall that on October 29 in New York, Lomachenko will fight with American Jamaine Ortiz.
