It is difficult to make a prediction having never seen him fight at that weight. Teo was HUGE at 135, so some of his size and strength advantage will disappear. He also showed the ability to take a punch (he didn’t seem seriously hurt by the Kambosas knockdown- more shocked/surprised), and had legitimate explosive/one punch knockout power. Some fighters take their punch when they move up, while others don’t- it remains to be seen which Teo will be. Finally, Teo has solid boxing skills and will definitely carry those up with him.

So, without any confidence at all and minimal historical evidence/proof, I will provide 100% conjecture and say I think Teo is less effective and does not best Taylor. My reasoning is that I think Teo’s loss of size advantage, the reduction in the effectiveness of his punch at the higher weight, and his reaction to getting hit make him less effective at. 140. He seemed very uncomfortable when Loma finally let his hands go and started hitting him, and the volume/activity of Kambosas overwhelmed him. I think Taylor boxes circles around him, hits hard enough to seriously hurt him, and wins a wide decision. All that being said, I also predicted an easy KO (for GGG) when Canelo first signed to move up and fight GGG, and we all saw how that went….