Tim Bradley believes Vasyl Lomachenko struggled to accept the way his career ended and says it could be one of the biggest reasons behind the former three-division champion’s reported return to boxing.
Lomachenko has recently been linked to a comeback after stepping away from the sport following his close loss in 2023 to Devin Haney.
Bradley said his first reaction to the news was confusion because Lomachenko had already accomplished enough to ensure his Hall of Fame legacy.
“But another part of me, another part of me feels like he didn’t want to go out the way he did,” Bradley said on his YouTube channel.
“You know, I know how competitive Loma is. You know, I know what type of cloth he’s cut from. And I feel like he’s going after facing Devin Haney in a close fight. I don’t care how you had it. I had it for Haney. I don’t care how you had it at home. It was a very close fight. It could have gone either way.
“However, I feel he didn’t want to go out like that.
“I remember footage. I have footage in my mind of him literally crying in the locker room. He was hurt because he felt like he won the fight.
“And it was another one of those close fights where he felt he didn’t get the better end of it.”
Bradley also said time away from the sport may have reminded Lomachenko how much he still misses boxing after nearly two years out of the ring.
“And when you walk away, then you realize, ‘Damn, I miss it. Damn, I miss being in that ring. I miss training. I miss being in that light. I miss my fans.’
“I think the two years away probably gave him the rest he needed because Lomachenko is a frontrunner, man.”
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Last updated on 2026/05/14 at 19:42
