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Junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko did what he usually does: He made it look easy in the ring.Lomachenko put on a masterpiece against Nicholas Walters, toying with him for seven one-sided rounds before making him abruptly quit Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.Walters is a good fighter, Lomachenko said through a translator. Hes really strong, but I think he just stood there, which made it easy for me to win.The fight was the main event of the 2,000th card promoted by Top Ranks Bob Arum, the Hall of Famer who is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a promoter this year. Arum has been Lomachenkos biggest fan since signing him out of the 2012 Olympics, in which Lomachenko won the second of his back-to-back gold medals for Ukraine.Leading up to the fight with Walters, Arum said Lomachenko is technically the best fighter that I have seen since the early Muhammad Ali.Arum promoted 27 of Alis fights, as well as those of many other all-time greats, such as Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Alexis Arguello.After Lomachenkos easy disposal of Walters, Arum stuck by his assessment and said he was not surprised how easily Lomachenko won.I wasnt surprised all, Arum said. I have been his biggest cheerleader from the beginning, sometimes obnoxiously. Hes great. Anybody who loves boxing has to love this kid and the way he performs. If people watch him perform, they will start to love boxing again. Hes better than these regular fighters. He has such special talent that weve never seen anything like it.Walters said electing not to continue was the right decision.It wasnt about quitting, Walters said. If you look at the last round, he caught me with some pretty good shots, and I was holding on just to survive the round. It would be stupid to come out ?after that last round.Lomachenko, 28, is considered by many to be the greatest amateur boxer in history, going 396-1 in the unpaid ranks, with the single loss avenged multiple times. A southpaw,?he was making the first defense of the title he won by a blistering, highlight-reel, fifth-round knockout of Roman Rocky Martinez in June.Lomachenko-Walters was a fight that had been anticipated for more than a year, since both were featherweight titleholders, and it was expected to be a competitive showdown between a gifted technician (Lomachenko) and a power puncher (Axe Man Walters).But it was not that. Not even close.Instead, Lomachenko played with Walters like a cat would a mouse. He negated Walters strong right hand, befuddled him and frustrated him.All the while, Lomachenko peppered Walters with a two-handed attack.Its not about being just strong or being just fast. A lot of things take place, Lomachenko said. Youve got to train, and you have to be highly functional in the ring. So all those things are a combination of what makes me good.Lomachenko stuffed jabs in Walters face and tagged him with straight left hands. Walters never got off any big shots; he was unable to cope with Lomachenkos speed and lateral movement. He simply had no answers for Lomachenko.Lomachenko grew more comfortable with Walters as the rounds went by and really began to open up on offense in the seventh round. Lomachenko pounded Walters with a pair of clean right hands midway through the round and then rocked his head back with a straight left hand.Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) continued to pick up the pace and was lashing Walters as the round wound down. Still, Walters had not been knocked down, he was not cut and did not appear to be hurt. Yet, when referee Tony Weeks went to his corner to check on him after the seventh round, Walters trainer Celso Chavez, told him, No mas.When Weeks asked Walters (26-1-1, 21 KOs), 30, of Jamaica, directly if he wanted to continue, he said, No. Weeks waved off the fight, bringing the much-anticipated bout to an abrupt and wholly unexpected conclusion.Nicholas could not get his punches in on Lomachenko. He was unable to do it, Job Walters, the fighters father and assistant trainer said.Arum said Nicholas Walters told him in the ring after the fight that a left hand to the temple area really hurt him in the seventh round.He told me he was going to get knocked out. He said he got really hurt, Arum said.According to CompuBox punch statistics, Lomachenko landed 114 of 437 punches (26 percent). Walters landed 49 of 264 (19 percent), and none of them appeared to be clean.Walters, who had not boxed in 11 months while holding out for the best deal he could get for Lomachenko -- a career-high guarantee of $550,000 to Lomachenkos first $1 million purse -- sounded as though he was blaming his self-inflicted layoff for his poor performance.Almost a year without fighting. I went up in weight, Walters said. He was more active. So if you watch the fight, you see hes been scoring more than I do. My good shots, they are not connecting. Hes connecting more clearly than I am touching him. In the last round, he started catching me more and more. Hes a good fighter.Walters was stripped of his featherweight belt in June 2015 for missing weight against Miguel Marriaga, and he moved up to face Jason Sosa last December, fighting him to a heavily disputed draw that most saw Walters winning easily. Walters could have faced Lomachenko in June but declined the offer, and Lomachenko took a title off Martinez instead.By beating Martinez, Lomachenko set a boxing record by becoming the only fighter to win world titles in two weight classes by his seventh fight. He won his first world title in his third fight, tying the record for fewest bouts needed to claim a title.Next up, he said he would like to be the fastest to unify titles, calling out fellow titleholder Francisco Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs), a 31-year-old former Mexican Olympian.I want Vargas, Lomachenko said.Arum said he would be happy to make the fight but said he did not believe that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya would allow Vargas anywhere near Lomachenko, who would be a massive favorite.If De La Hoya wont let Canelo [Alvarez] fight [Gennady] Golovkin, theres no way in hell hell let Vargas fight Lomachenko, Arum said.Arum said hed like to match Lomachenko in a rematch with former titleholder Orlando Salido, whom Lomachenko faced in his second pro fight for a vacant featherweight belt in 2014 and lost a split decision. Arum said he spoke to Salidos camp before the fight about doing a rematch early next year.Thats unfinished business, Arum said. And then maybe Id take him to England to fight [Terry] Flanagan for his lightweight title. Ive been talking to [Flanagan promoter] Frank [Warren] about it.Beyond that, Arum said he envisions an eventual showdown between Lomachenko and the great Manny Pacquiao at a catch weight of around 138 pounds in late 2017. Arum promotes both fighters and said it is possible.For Lomachenko, revenge against Salido, a third title against Flanagan and a possible victory over Pacquiao would go a long way toward accomplishing his ultimate goal.My goal is to be No. 1 pound for pound, Lomachenko said.After his brilliant display against Walters, he appears to be on his way. Vans Shoes From China . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. 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TORONTO -- A fan threw a can at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during the seventh inning of the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 win in Tuesdays AL wild card game.With the score tied 2-2, pinch hitter Melvin Upton Jr. flied out to the track in left. Kim made the catch despite the can narrowly missing him as it came out of the stands behind him.Center fielder Adam Jones gestured toward the seats, and manager Buck Showalter came out to register his displeasure with the umpires for several minutes.That is about as pathetic as it gets. You dont do that. Yell, cuss or scream, Jones said. I hope they find the guy and press charges. ... Thats not a part of baseball. Throw an octopus, throw hats.Blue Jays spokesman Erik Grosman said the fan was not ejected because he took off before police had a chance to get him. Police are investigating.Something like that should never happen. Its the first time for me and hopefully the last, Kim said through an interpreter.Showalter said he just wanted the person identified and thrown out.Its tough when you have many people in the ballppark and one person does something that reflects poorly on all of them, he said.dddddddddddd Were fortunate and lucky that somebody didnt get hit.Blue Jays fans tossed bottles and debris on the field during Game 5 of last years AL Division Series against Texas, upset by the call that let Rougned Odor score from third after catcher Russell Martins throw back to the mound deflected off Shin Soo Choos bat. A baby was narrowly missed.A Blue Jays fan also threw a drink at Orioles outfielder Nate McLouth during a game at Rogers Centre in May 2013.Fans in the north end of the stadium beyond the outfield walls tweeted Tuesday night about seeing a meteor shower south of the stadium. Police and firefighters responded to 911 calls about a possible plane crash in the water just blocks from the ballpark.Police spokeswoman Natasha Zver said scores of emergency personnel searched the waters, ruled out a plane crash and said they think it was a meteor. ' ' '