Roy Jones Critiques Lomachenko's Performance in Haney Bout

In his assessment, Jones criticized Lomachenko for easing up towards the end of his recent fight against Haney, effectively handing over the final, 12th round. "If you're not the champion, why give the opponent a round? You can't do that, you have to beat him all night," Jones argued.

Jones faulted Lomachenko for a tactical error that, in his opinion, cost Lomachenko the victory. "Lomachenko gave Haney a round, and you know what happened? If he had won the 12th round, it would have been a draw. And if he had won that round by two points, he would have clearly won the fight," Jones added in an interview with the Fight Hub TV YouTube channel.

As a reminder, Haney defeated Lomachenko by unanimous decision of the judges (116-112, 115-113, 115-113). This marked Lomachenko's first defeat against the reigning world champion in the lightweight division.