Teofimo vs Loma: ... Who ya got?

[TitoFan]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...9-per-bob-arum

"Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez Title Fight Set for Sept. 19, Per Bob Arum"



Looks like this eagerly awaited superfight has a new date.

Let's hope it happens this time.

Who ya got and how?

[TIC]

loma by another quit job

[Dark Lord Al]

Loma via ud.
However this is a real fight.

[TitoFan]

I'll go against the grain and pick Teofimo by stoppage. I'm pretty sold on the kid.

[Dark Lord Al]

I'll go against the grain and pick Teofimo by stoppage. I'm pretty sold on the kid.

Yep he could well be the real deal.

[Spicoli]

Ah big boxing. Do miss that daily injection especially today! This would be great but tons to work out. Sounds like they're tryin to work a way to involve a couple thousand fans but tall order . Teo feels like a kid who could go either way for me. Be the next explosive superstar or one we see unexpectedly call it a short career. He feels like a guy with a lot on his mind. Think Loma over the distance all the while keeping respect for the pop of Teo but really widening the gap late on.

[powerpuncher]

I'll go against the grain and pick Teofimo by stoppage. I'm pretty sold on the kid.

If I had to put money on it, I would no doubt pick Loma. Lopez is a live underdog though.it wouldn’t completely shock me if he pulled off the upset.

[Master]

Lomachenko-Lopez in doubt
Top Rank will have three shows the rest of August, with one in the U.K. on Aug. 15 and then shows at the MGM Grand Conference Center on Aug. 22 and Aug. 29. Then, they’re scheduled every Saturday in September, and perhaps longer, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said.

But that series of shows may not include Teofimo Lopez. Top Rank had hoped to make Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko on Oct. 5 at the MGM for the lightweight title, but Arum said that Lopez has declined the contract offer.

He said Lopez’s representatives told him that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t Lopez’s fault and so he shouldn’t have to take less.

“The contract we offered them is already more than double his highest purse and they starting talking all this crazy stuff,” Arum said. “They were talking numbers based on a $3 million live gate and close circuit. It’s crazy! They’re saying, why should they be affected by the coronavirus?

“Loma has a contract and he’s already given us relief. He’s fighting for less than his contract says because he gets it. I’m not in the business to lose money. If they turn down a record contract for him, nothing I can do. On to the next.”

Arum said if Lopez can’t come to terms, they’ll look to pit Felix Verdejo against Lomachenko.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/mak...212620761.html