“I Won’t Take The Fight In The UK!”

Teofimo Lopez will underneath no circumstance battle Josh Taylor within the UK

For a while now WBA Tremendous, WBO and IBF World Light-weight champion Teofimo “Take Over” Lopez (16-0, 12 KO’s) has been speaking about transferring up. He has additionally repeatedly acknowledged that he desires a rumble with undisputed tremendous light-weight champion Josh “The Tartan Twister” Taylor (18-0, 13 KO’s). Though, in a latest presser Lopez has made it very clear that he’s fully unwilling to take the battle within the UK. That’s considerably ironic contemplating that Taylor himself left his own backyard to fight Jose Carlos Ramirez on the road.

“Oh no, under no circumstances, I received’t do it! I received’t take the battle within the UK. Not as a result of I don’t imagine that I’ll beat him within the UK, it’s simply the truth that I can simply see how a lot the animosity or simply the way in which that people are caring that I’m not undisputed at 135. You recognize, so I can simply see the favoritism on the market. That battle can be someplace over right here. On the finish of the day, I’m slowly changing into the money cow within the division. These guys could make a greater pay verify combating me the place I selected on the finish of it. So, I do ultimately wish to battle within the UK. You recognize, that’s one thing that I positively wish to go on the market and do. Nonetheless, I’m not going to provide anybody the higher hand on me.”

PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

In all actuality, his assertion about not eager to face Taylor in UK is loaded with inconsistency and damaged logic. To start, Lopez bases his unwillingness to go to the UK as a result of the fanbase there doesn’t acknowledge the him because the undisputed champion. Properly the easy reply to that’s he’s NOT undisputed. The reduce and dry reality of the matter is Devin Haney holds the WBC World Light-weight title. Moreover, no different sanctioning physique even acknowledges the farcical “Franchise” title that Lopez does maintain.

Then Lopez says that he’s the money cow of his division (which is but to be confirmed), but when he had been combating Taylor he must transfer up. If the Take Over moved up, he would now not be in “his” division and he can be difficult for Taylor’s belts. So why would the champion concede to the challenger who has not even had one battle within the division? Seen from his lens, it’s overtly narcissistic for the Take Over to counsel that Taylor has to straighten his again and regular his resolve to battle him.

“You recognize Josh Taylor did what he needed to do. It was an ideal battle and an ideal occasion. High Rank and all the pieces that they did, and kudos to them. The one factor now could be making these sorts of fights occur and hopefully these guys are keen to step up! On the finish of the day, sixteen fights in, I by no means mentioned no to not one battle that was given to me. I’m a person of my phrase on the finish of the day and I carry my balls very tight after I go in that ring.”

“So hopefully these guys, they’re already speaking about transferring as much as 147 and all the pieces and I can simply sense the urgency of them not eager to battle me. So the entire thing is one battle at time and hopefully we are able to make these fights occur. You recognize at 135 I’m undisputed, Josh Taylor is at 140 undisputed. We are able to make these fights occur and Teofimo can change into two-time undisputed champion, back-to-back.”

NOT ADDING UP

Lopez admits that he watched the Taylor v Ramirez prizefight as he clearly had invested curiosity. With that being mentioned there isn’t a approach on Earth is unaware that Taylor doesn’t acknowledged him as being undisputed. So it’s very telling that the Take Over is pretending that this assertion just isn’t floating round. Subsequently, it will likely be fascinating to listen to him lastly tackle the Tartan Twister contradicting his declare of undisputed. It will be even higher if Lopez took his personal recommendation, stepped up and fought Haney to truly change into undisputed, as Taylor mentioned within the first place.

By: Bakari Simpson

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