Boxing news: Anthony Crolla gives fascinating, honest insight into fighting Vasyl Lomachenko ahead of Luke Campbell clash
The Brit was knocked out in four rounds by Loma earlier this year
Anthony Crolla has warned fellow Brit Luke Campbell that he will be facing a ‘very, very complete fighter’ when he takes on Vasyl Lomachenko.
The Manchester man was knocked out in four rounds by the pound-for-pound star back in April and now Hull’s challenger will make an attempt of his own.
“I didn't land enough. I remember landing one decent shot and it was the worst thing I could have done because he went through the gears a little bit then.
"When Lomachenko went through the gears, it was a horrible feeling because it was a bit like 'I can't really do owt here. I've got to wait for him to stop and then try and do something.’
“It's not that I couldn't go with him because I hadn't trained enough, it's just I couldn't live with him.
"Sometimes you've just got to be brutally honest and he was just levels above.
“He was that good the way he varies up the power of his shots, the speed of his shots, his positioning, always very well balanced. A very, very complete fighter."
Despite this damning assessment, Crolla did give produce a positive for Campbell when discussing the difference between their fighting styles.
Regarding whether this could affect the bout, Crolla explained: "Me and Luke are very, very differently stylistically, in fact we couldn't be further apart.
"I think Luke is more suited stylistically to give Lomachenko a better fight. Olympic medallist, fantastic amateur.
"I believe, and this is what I think Shane [McGuigan], who is fantastic trainer, will have him doing, I believe he will be looking to keep it long, use those advantages.
"To me, it just depends on how aggressive Loma comes out. If he comes out so aggressive, he could get to Luke a lot earlier but I think he will look to box and I think for four rounds it will be pretty cagey.
"It will be good to watch from a pure boxer's point of view. I think it will be a real chess match at the highest, highest quality - two Olympic gold medallists, two world class fighters.
"I think Luke will have little bits of success, he's very good and bowling the back hand up and he'll be a lot bigger than Lomachenko.
“But it's just how long you can keep Lomachenko off and how he closes the distance, super, super clever."