Comments Thread For: Teofimo Lopez Wants Catchweight Bout Against Josh Taylor, With Both Undisputed Titles at Stake

[damned1974]

What a f..king joke. Teo needs to rematch Lomachenko, stop pretending like he's some superstar. He is essentially a fighter with a marginal profile despite beating Loma. Dude hasn't fought anyone anyways and already looks like it will only be at his advantage. Tired of an over-emphasis on politics and business with the sport.

[fourtheboys96]

Does Teofimo even has the right to disctate the terms? If he want to go to 140lbs, then by all means move up.

[Rodtang]

Oh brother.... Are we still on this Haney is the WBC champ? Maybe I'm forgetful, but was Loma the WBC champ? Did Lopez beat Loma? Forget this franchise non-sense, who beat the guy who beat the guy? Loma was the WBC champ, Lopez beat Loma, therefore Lopez is the champion, he's the guy who beat the guy.... I'm not even a Lopez fan, but he is the WBC champ, who has Haney beat for him to be called the champion? Sneaky Suliman himself has said, Loma was the champion, Lopez is now the champion, the only people making this confusing is the WBC and Haney's 10 fans.....

Loma became Franchise title designation as requested for, then Haney became WBC World Champion. Just facts. Lopez is a unified champ. That's another fact for you. If we're dis*****g it, it can't be undisputed. **** the facts are just pouring out me here. But glad I could oblige.

[Rodtang]

Arum doesn't own the belts. Davis goes first if he wanted to enforce his right to fight Taylor at 140. He was the WBA regular at 140. He can also enforce a fight with Lopez at 135. It's not given that Lopez can even fight Taylor any time he wants. That's not how it works.

Davis has to fight Rollie first with the winner to fight Lopez. That's been the way the WBA have been doing it. If Davis went straight to Lopez, that would be suspect. Won't happen anyway. Lopez moves up and vacates and Davis gets an upgrade. Suits Davis, suits Lopez. Doesn't suit the fans.

[Rodtang]

You know there was a Taylor that was once 'undisputed' : Jermain Taylor was his name ; he fought a rising and promising young 25 year old American contender 'The Ghost' Kelly Pavlik from Youngstown in 2007, and got sparked in their first meeting, then at a catchweight just above the middleweight limit got schooled in the rematch.

Like Jermain Taylor, Josh is very clumsy and lacks proper boxing skills. As such, experts have found it hard to believe that these two accomplished soo much in boxing. I happen to be one of these pundits, as you may have already figured out by my valuable contributions to the boxingscene.

I see Teofimo Lopez doing to Josh Taylor what Kelly Pavlik did to Jermain Taylor, ruin him.

Side Note : can you all believe that Sergio Martinez who schooled Kelly Pavlik fought last week on a comeback?

Don't flatter yourself. Your boxing knowledge is journeyman at best.

[Rodtang]

Use the fighter's proper name or have a nice day. I don't usually address people like you. Don't waste time responding.

His point is solid though. Lopez needs one belt to become undisputed. And its not a lesser WBA belt, when he already has the main belt. We know you think Davis is indestructible. You might want to let Ellerbe and Mayweather know that, or we'll never get to know. Such a waste of talent.

[Rodtang]

OH absolutely BIG, Josh Taylor has no hope with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, I was skeptical about how effective Davis could be at 140 but his beatdown of Mario Barrios did it for me. I am now convinced that 'Tank' would fold Josh Taylor once he switches gears and gets to those scrawny ribs of Taylor, no doubt in my mind.

There is nothing that Josh Taylor does that will trouble 'TANK', I dare say that if the bookies opened up a moneyline tomorrow, Josh Taylor would be a massive underdog -- Imagine that? The 'undisputed' jr. welterweight champion not given a chance to beat a lightweight who started at featherweight, that might be a first. Tank is becoming the new Manny Pacquiao

Personally, I don't think you've even ever watched a Josh Taylor fight.

[BoxingIsGreat]

His point is solid though. Lopez needs one belt to become undisputed. And its not a lesser WBA belt, when he already has the main belt. We know you think Davis is indestructible. You might want to let Ellerbe and Mayweather know that, or we'll never get to know. Such a waste of talent.

That guy never has a point. It's all insults with him against certain fighters.
Maybe we are not talking about the same guy.

I don't see anyone beating Davis from 135 to welter. Keep watching.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Personally, I don't think you've even ever watched a Josh Taylor fight.

I did. He has primitive boxing skills. He can fight a bit tho. Some people can both box and fight.

[Mr.NiceGuy]

Long time fan oldhead here,
fighters and fans these days are so hung up on the belts that dont really mean what they used to. Even back in the day it was about Who Was The Best in their class especially for the fighters the belts where just a byproduct or symbol of being The Best. Today you can get a belt without besting the best which is like beating a few good college teams and getting a SB ring. Every fighter should want that payday for sure, but in a true fighter's heart he wants to be the best by beating the best even if it means 2-3 times. Some of the young guys today want it all for less effort and even claiming greatness as if them saying it makes it so. Kids today, so much smarter than we were but no values, no humility and an overinflated opinion of themselves