WBO Super Lightweight Champion Teofimo Lopez Defeat was seen Jermaine Ortiz Now in February, he is gearing up for his second bout of the year, which will be held on June 29th. Steve Clagett Before the bout at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida, boxing commentator and former world champion Tim Bradley He sheds light on Lopez's career and believes the boxer deserves to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, even though he's only 26 years old.
“You can retire today, right? In fact, if you wait three to five years, you can be inducted into the Hall of Fame.” Teofimo Lopez said this in a recent interview. Bradley, a former two-division world champion and a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame, explained how Lopez has never shied away from new challenges and has had a remarkable run as a Hall of Fame candidate.
“The Takeover” is known for taking on big fights. Well, he charges a lot of money for them, and he has a reputation for that. The bottom line is that Bradley argues that Lopez already deserves to be in the Hall of Fame based on his professional boxing career so far. Bradley said: “He wants to fight the best guy who'll give him the best pay, so he's big on legends. You can hear it in his voice, he's saying, 'Hey, I'm 25 years old, I can literally be in the boxing Hall of Fame,' and he really can. He may have already buckled down in his ways, he may have. I don't know. I'm not responsible for that. But if you look at who he's beaten, I'm like, OK.”
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In 2020, he faced off against the Ukrainian boxing legend. Vasyl LomachenkoLopez was the reigning lightweight champion at the time, but Lopez proved himself by defeating “Loma” to become the WBO, WBA and IBF lightweight champion. The 26-year-old boxer has had an illustrious career, with only one loss to date, at the hands of Loma. George Kambosos Jr. In 2021.
He's always been a great boxer, but he's still young and has a lot going for him in the future. It's probably a bit premature to say he's already a Hall of Famer. But veteran boxer and commentator Bradley has a lot of faith in Lopez. That kindness wasn't reciprocated when Lopez spoke out a few months ago about Bradley's status in the boxing world.
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Teofimo Lopez slams Tim Bradley for one-sided views
The New York native once said that Lomachenko Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko, but commentators Tim Bradley and Andre Ward didn't give the Ukrainian enough credit, and he even said people should watch these fights without commentary. “The commentators try to present it in a very one-sided way.” Lopez said.
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“The Takeover” is further described as follows: “Every time Loma landed a strike, they were quiet. Every time Haney landed a jab or an uppercut, they mentioned it.” He also took the opportunity to elaborate on Bradley’s career, saying: “To be honest with you, I don't know why Tim Bradley is in the Hall of Fame. I don't get that part. I don't think he's Hall of Fame worthy.”
Lopez went on to claim that Bradley only had one win. Juan Manuel MarquezIn his opinion, Bradley performed poorly against an elite boxer. Manny PacquiaoWell, there is a relationship of respect and disdain between the two. On the other hand, Bradley is already in the Hall of Fame, so it's pointless to talk about him being inducted. But do you think Teofimo Lopez should also be inducted? Or should he have already been inducted? Let us know your opinion in the comments section below.
