Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez

[imp]

Looking like May 27th or June 3rd.

Who wins?

Jack must be fuming.

[Master]

Big fight, would have been bigger if Teo never lost when he was undisputed and Josh scraping past Caterall but still a very good fight.

Josh to win, too big, quick and aggressive for Lopez. Josh will be fully motivated.

[Master]

Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez are reportedly set to face each other in a world super-lightweight title bout in the summer – much to Jack Catterall’s dismay.

This has seemingly put to bed any idea of an immediate rematch between Taylor and Catterall, who were set to meet on March 4 following the former’s controversial split decision in February 2022.

Taylor, who was dropped by Catterall in their 12-round thriller, picked up a foot injury in January which led to the eagerly-anticipated fight being postponed.

And according to ESPN, Taylor could now pit his wits against long-time rival Lopez in May or June in the UK instead of defending his WBO belt against Catterall.

Catterall isn’t happy with the news, as he reacted to it on his Instagram story with the duck emoji, suggesting Taylor backed out of the fight.

He also took to his Twitter account, where he simply posted: “Lol.”

Meanwhile, Catterall’s promoter Ben Shalom has also spoken to Sky about this potential Taylor vs Lopez clash.

“Jack’s waiting and we’re waiting. We were about to announce the fight and Josh Taylor said that he was injured and we’re still waiting on [news of] when Josh Taylor’s going to be fit.

“We have a contract for that fight. [Talk of Teofimo Lopez] is a bit confusing to us but we have a contract for the fight and we’re waiting to agree a date as soon as Josh Taylor’s fit.”

The 29-year-old then called out WBC champ Regis Prograis after tweeting, “Let’s go” to the American, who lost on points to Taylor in 2019.

Prograis instantly responded where he welcomed the prospect of a possible dust-up, as he stated: “I like it.”

Former unified lightweight champion Lopez has stepped up a division after losing his straps to George Kambosos Jr in November 2021.

The New York native and Taylor have been embroiled in a war of words of late, with Taylor labelling Lopez as a ‘clown’ on Sky Sports.

He said in November: “He is a very good, very skilled fighter, but I do believe that on my night I take him to bits.

“He’s a bit of a clown. He seems to look past his opponents all the time. It’s twice he’s made the same mistake and almost paid the price for it again.

“He thinks he’s God’s gift, and then he comes crashing back down to Earth with a bang.

“Let’s not forget, he did very well to beat [Vasyl] Lomachenko, but he beat a small, injured lightweight that really could make featherweight.”

Lopez bit back, saying to Sky: “I’d tear him up, from the body to the head, he’s not going to know which one I’m going to hurt him with.

“I actually will put him down better than what Catterall did. He won’t come back up, that’s all I can tell you.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...teofimo-lopez/

[Primo Carnera]

So Taylor waits for Catterall to make a fight and then talks about Teo Lopez.
I thought he was injured
Pathetic.

[Spicoli]

Yeh I don't quite get this one. Both have talked others up, Catterall finally and Prograis, and then just quacked and waddled away to meet each other. Teo has not impressed latley and Taylor went from injured and delay to now having a certain fight path. He may have been better moving up right off to 147. Catterall being royally screwed over.

[Big J]

Not as big a fight as it was a few years ago
Taylor is a more complete fighter but I just don't know how he'll look after a year out of the ring