Numbers don't lie, but sometimes, they don't tell the entire truth, either.

Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday at age 37. He leaves the sport as a three-division world champion with a professional record of 18-3 (12 KOs). As the years go by, there will be a new wave of boxing fans who will not have witnessed the Ukrainian sensation apply his craft inside the ring. Instead, they will look at his record and ask how a fighter with three losses in only 21 fights can be considered great. Especially in an era when greatness is often defined by protecting an undefeated record, something that Floyd Mayweather made famous by retiring with a 50-0 record.

But Lomachenko was a different type of athlete, whose journey through the pro ranks after a remarkable amateur

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