With last month's defeat to Georges Campos Jr., what is the next step for former lightweight boxing champion Teofimo Lopez? According to the information revealed by his team, Lopez will not stay at 135 pounds, but will rise to the ultra-lightweight level of 140 pounds, because it is difficult for Lopez to control the weight at the original level, of which his father and coach Lopez Sr. supported this decision, but in the latest interview, Lopez Sr. attitude has changed, that is, his son still does not rule out staying at 135 pounds.
Lopez lost the game to Camposos, as a coach Lopez was criticized by the outside world, because he did not adjust his boxer's tactics in time, resulting in Lopez in a difficult situation can not get rid of, ironically, the elder Lopez has been rated by many media as the best coach of the year in 2020.
Lopez Sr. said his son would only play against this man if he stayed in the 135 pounds other than considering rising to the 140-pound battle against Josh Taylor. Hani is now the WBC lightweight boxer, and the reason why the elder Lopez wants to fight Against Hani is obviously to seize the title of the opponent.
Lopez Sr. said: "I don't hate anyone, but you need to do more in the boxing ring, we want to let the world know that we are about to have a big fight." Lopez can play against Hani and we can do it, and if we stay at 135 pounds, that will be the only motivation because Haney is the champion and I want to see if 2022 can make this game happen? Lopez still wants to be the champion of the Big 4 boxing organizations, and if he rises to 140 pounds, his opponent will undoubtedly be Josh Taylor. ”
It is not clear whether Hani is willing to face Lopez, but if he fights with his opponent and wins, then it will undoubtedly greatly enhance his boxing status, you know that although Hani has won the last two games, it is a pity that his performance gives people a feeling of not being salty, Lopez is an attacking boxer, the outside world wants to see how Hani will fight with him? It's going to be a standard power vs technology battle, and it's going to be fun. The problem is that, depending on Lopez's performance in the battle against Camposos, he may not be able to beat Hani, and Hani may not be too keen on the fight, because his promoter Eddie Hearn prefers to fight with Camposos in an undisputed boxing battle.
Many people worry about how much Lopez can recover after the defeat. After all, he had problems with his lungs and throat before the start of the match, which was one of the reasons for the loss to Camposos. The elder Lopez believes that losing is not a good thing and will make Lopez stronger. Whether Lopez will become stronger remains to be seen, after losing to Camposos, hinting that he is not willing to play a second game speaks a lot, as for Lopez staying at 135 pounds, perhaps challenging Hani is the most ideal choice, after all, there is no better opponent at this level, Lopez certainly does not dare to fight Lomachenko twice, right?