Vasiliy Lomachenko generally doesn’t reveal too much when he speaks to the media.

The boxing wizard from Ukraine, who fights Teofimo Lopez for all four lightweight titles Saturday in Las Vegas, was asked during the final news conference whether more than a full year out of the ring will affect his performance.

“I will check it on Saturday. I don’t know,” he said.

Will fighting without spectators inside the MGM Grand “bubble” impact the fight?

“I think we just need the ring, the judges and TV,” he said.

Where do you rank Lopez among the opponents you’ve faced?

“I can answer that question on Saturday. Now, I don’t know,” he said.

Not much there, right?

Well, if you sift through all of his answers and comments during the conference – with host Joe Tessitore asking his own questions and some submitted by journalists – Lomachenko did say two things that are interesting.

He was asked about what it would mean to him to claim all the important belts in a single division, something he has yet to accomplish in a 15-fight career that has been filled with accomplishments.

The two-time Olympic champion was the fastest in boxing history to win pro titles in one division (three fights, tied), a second division (seven fights) and a third division (12 fights) but he has never been able to claim the title “undisputed.”

So if he needs extra motivation, that’s it.

“When I came to professional boxing I wanted to be an undisputed world champion, I always wanted to hold four belts,” he said. “I tried to do that at 126, after this going up to 130 and now I’m close to my dream at 135.”

Another exchange with Tessitore also stood out.

Lomachenko was informed that, according to CompuBox, he has taken more punches in his four fights at 135 than those at 126 and 130, and he was asked whether he has put in extra work on defense during training camp.

He smirked and said what he believes is obvious – that taller, naturally bigger fighters at 135 present a problem for him. That would explain vulnerabilities that appeared to be evident in victories over Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell, both of whom – like Lopez – are natural lightweights.

Lomachenko probably would be at his best at 130 at this point in his career.

“At 135 they have different reach, different size,” Lomachenko said. “That’s why I have different landed punches [at the weight]. So, of course, it’s more harder for me fighting at 135.”

One more tidbit from Lomachenko. He was asked how he thought the fight would play out. He responded by saying he believes it will come down more to ring IQ than punching power.

“For me it will be like a chess match, I think,” he said.

Lomachenko wasn’t asked to make a prediction but you can imagine how he would’ve responded: “We’ll see on Saturday.”

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Vasiliy Lomachenko generally doesn’t reveal too much when he speaks to the media.

The boxing wizard from Ukraine, who fights Teofimo Lopez for all four lightweight titles Saturday in Las Vegas, was asked during the final news conference whether more than a full year out of the ring will affect his performance.

“I will check it on Saturday. I don’t know,” he said.

Will fighting without spectators inside the MGM Grand “bubble” impact the fight?

“I think we just need the ring, the judges and TV,” he said.

Where do you rank Lopez among the opponents you’ve faced?

“I can answer that question on Saturday. Now, I don’t know,” he said.

Not much there, right?

Well, if you sift through all of his answers and comments during the conference – with host Joe Tessitore asking his own questions and some submitted by journalists – Lomachenko did say two things that are interesting.

He was asked about what it would mean to him to claim all the important belts in a single division, something he has yet to accomplish in a 15-fight career that has been filled with accomplishments.

The two-time Olympic champion was the fastest in boxing history to win pro titles in one division (three fights, tied), a second division (seven fights) and a third division (12 fights) but he has never been able to claim the title “undisputed.”

So if he needs extra motivation, that’s it.

“When I came to professional boxing I wanted to be an undisputed world champion, I always wanted to hold four belts,” he said. “I tried to do that at 126, after this going up to 130 and now I’m close to my dream at 135.”

Another exchange with Tessitore also stood out.

Lomachenko was informed that, according to CompuBox, he has taken more punches in his four fights at 135 than those at 126 and 130, and he was asked whether he has put in extra work on defense during training camp.

He smirked and said what he believes is obvious – that taller, naturally bigger fighters at 135 present a problem for him. That would explain vulnerabilities that appeared to be evident in victories over Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell, both of whom – like Lopez – are natural lightweights.

Lomachenko probably would be at his best at 130 at this point in his career.

“At 135 they have different reach, different size,” Lomachenko said. “That’s why I have different landed punches [at the weight]. So, of course, it’s more harder for me fighting at 135.”

One more tidbit from Lomachenko. He was asked how he thought the fight would play out. He responded by saying he believes it will come down more to ring IQ than punching power.

“For me it will be like a chess match, I think,” he said.

Lomachenko wasn’t asked to make a prediction but you can imagine how he would’ve responded: “We’ll see on Saturday.”

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