“I Fight for My People, I Let Them Down”: Richard Commey Delivers Emotional Speech After Losing to Vasyl Lomachenko

Richard Commey put up a valiant fight against Vasyl Lomachenko. The pair faced each other at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York. This fight was important for both former champions.

Both Lomachenko and Commey were on their way to a title shot. This fight would be the decider as to which fighter would earn that shot. Lomachenko looked back at his dominant best as he outboxed a taller and stronger opponent.

Following his loss to Lomachenko, Richard Commey was disappointed. He felt he let down his country and his people and he spoke about it during his post-fight interview. “I fight for my country, I fight for my people, I let them down, but I believe I’m gonna come back stronger.”  

Commey won the hearts of boxing fans. He made no excuses and just admitted that Lomachenko was the better man on that day. Vasyl Lomachenko started off the fight slow. In his classic fighting prowess, he studied his opponent, hardly throwing in the first few rounds.

Lomachenko works like a computer, downloading information on his opponent’s fighting style and then unleashing a fighting style to perfectly counter it. He lulls opponents to sleep by hardly throwing during the opening exchanges.

As the fight progress, the Ukrainian adapts to every move of his opponent and becomes a completely different animal, when he finds his rhythm. Can anyone stop ‘The Matrix’?

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Twitter praises Richard Commey for his performance

Commey is now a fan favorite. His humility and grace in losing earned him a lot of praise. Twitter users praised Commey for his performance, assuring him that he did not let anyone down. In fact, he gained a lot of supporters.

“What do you mean, Richard? You showed tremendous fighting spirit & heart of a warrior. If anything you should be proud of yourself! You’ll come back, champ!” One Twitter user said. Another spoke about how proud Ghana was of him.

“Salute commey I know Ghana proud bruh you showed alot of heart!!!!!! Come back stronger champ!!!!!” One Twitter user pointed out how his performance possibly inspired a lot of kids from Ghana.

“I am pretty sure you are an inspiration for a lot of young kids in your country.” 

What do you think of Commey’s performance?

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