Via Knitting Ambrosio: Teofimo Lopez Sr says his son is “chasing” Regis Prograis to beat him in April and deprive him of his WBC lightweight belt.
The question is whether former unified lightweight champion Teofimo will fight the steam engine Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs), or is this an example of chase clues by struggling Teo, who looked so intimidating in his last three battles?
Based on Teofimo’s appearance in the last three games against Sandor Martin, Pedro Campa and George Kambosos Jr, Teo will lose to Prograis in a one-on-one match.
Kambosos defeated Teofimo, and Sandor Martin is said to have done the same but finds himself on the verge of losing. controversial The loss decided to split the 10th round on December 10 in New York.
After the battle, the ESPN camera crew overheard Teofimo say, “Do I still get it?“The confidence Teofimo once had is completely gone at this point and it doesn’t bode well for him if he goes up against a talent like WBC champion Prograis.
Teofimo doesn’t look the same
As ESPN’s Tim Bradley pointed out, Teofimo doesn’t look like the boxer he used to be, and his last three fights suggest that something was up with him that caused him to slip in the competition. match.
Teofimo (18-1, 13 KOs) is next in the WBC 140 lb standings for a title against Prograis after mandatory Jose Ramirez bowed his head, saying that he felt that the distribution of the purse was too uneven.
With that said, many boxing fans consider it a classic duck job by former WBC/WBO 140 lb champion Ramirez, wanting to avoid the second loss on his record.
“We want him,” said Teofimo Lopez Sr. NEWS. “We want him in April. We came after one of his.
“My son is an easy prey for Regis. So come and get it. We will beat him every round.”
“My son is very good with fighters who come to fight,” continued Teofimo Sr. “We have made a decision, and we want the next game. We fought [Pedro] Campas, and we fought Sandor Martin. So we don’t need to wait for anything else.
“That won’t work for us because my son already has his crowd; he has his people,” said Teofimo Sr when asked for his thoughts on the 65-35 split in favor of Prograis.
“It’s crazy that they haven’t posted their opinion on ESPN. I know it’s over a million and a half,” Teofimo Sr said of the views Teo got for his December 10 game against lightweight rival Sandor Martin on ESPN.
“Everyone wants to see my son’s death. That means we are special. When we had a meeting with the ESPN staff, it didn’t go very well. There was a lot of hate in the room. Even the judges have something to say about us.
“Hate is real bro. Thank God we didn’t have the same referees we had in the Kambosos game because we were going to lose that game,” said Teofimo Sr. said, it seems he is still denying that his son Teo failed at the hands of George Kambosos Jr at 2o21.
