Comments Thread For: Doctor: Teofimo Lopez 'Lucky He's Not Dead' Due To Breathing Issue Before, After Kambosos Bout

[Oldskoolg]

He definitely wasn’t that guy who fought Lomachenko. For a small fast twitch fighter he was obviously sluggish in this fight…… If these credible doctors have this to say, I thoroughly believe my eyes weren’t deceiving me. ….The capable fighter that beat Lomachenko could have certainly put up a much much better fight against Kambosos. It’s just his big mouth that makes him a well deserved target .lol. It’s no wonder he was the betting favorite…but that “mouth” though.

best post I have read so far, total agreement, and I’m not even a teo fan at present. Looked like a p4p fighter against loma, looked totally out of his league against the Spartan. I think we found out why

[Damn Wicked]

I am still a fan of Teofimo. While he didn't look right to me, I thought he had over trained and would get a 2nd wind.
George in the 10th round was dead man walking and it's unlike Teofimo not to finish him.

I wasn't upset he lost only because I greatly disliked his fathers antics used against George's team.

Looking forward to his ring return. Hopefully with take no prisoners mentality and leaving the diva acts to his wife.

Lopez fought like a fool right from the beginning of the fight. He wasted a lot of energy in the first few rounds, trying to get a quick KO, all the while he was getting tagged cleanly by Kambosos. He was dropped and stung hard in the first round and was getting clipped cleanly throughout the fight. Kambosos was faster and much more precise than Lopez. In no way did Lopez look like the better fighter that night.

[thegreenmachine]

Lol, so the doctors clear him before the fight see nothing wrong , then after he’s got a ripped esophegus filling with air? Clearly that happened in the fight n now he’s claiming he went into the fight with it . U can’t fight 12 rounds of its as bad as what that doctor is describing . He would have used that excuse instantly after too . Blokes gotten injured in the fight from a punch to the neck n claiming he went into the fight with it . Simples . He’s found his excuse

[JonDP]

Holy crap! That does explain a lot. Unless your name is buster douglas, you don’t go from beating a Lomachenko to losing to a Kambosos. Kambosos is ripe for the taking, any of the other 135 pounders is going to whip his ass and take the belts. There’s gotta be a manic scramble right about now behind the scenes for one of them to secure the fight.

[JonDP]

Lol, so the doctors clear him before the fight see nothing wrong , then after he’s got a ripped esophegus filling with air? Clearly that happened in the fight n now he’s claiming he went into the fight with it . U can’t fight 12 rounds of its as bad as what that doctor is describing . He would have used that excuse instantly after too . Blokes gotten injured in the fight from a punch to the neck n claiming he went into the fight with it . Simples . He’s found his excuse

His dad was trying to calm him down about the asthma between rounds, he was clearly affected. They have always tried to play down his asthma issues but it’s definitely a problem for him.

[tritium_arma]

This was confirmed by multiple doctors and ESPN. You guys are just haters.

[Rockybigblower]

We have two credible doctors who reviewed his records post-fight and offered their insight. The question is, when did Teo suffer this injury? Pre-fight, during fight, post-fight? Was he struggling to breath at any time during training camp?

2 questions. Firstly...who's attesting to their credibility. Secondly...how did they obtain these records? Is there no such thing as doctor patient confidentiality in the U.S.? If so...then Lopez would have had to sign off on the release of those records for public viewing. The only reasonable reason to do that is to create propaganda and to try to support the lie that is his truth. He thinks he won. He believes the only way he could have lost was if he was at 5% capacity. Don't buy into it. The better man won on the night.

[tritium_arma]

2 questions. Firstly...who's attesting to their credibility. Secondly...how did they obtain these records? Is there no such thing as doctor patient confidentiality in the U.S.? If so...then Lopez would have had to sign off on the release of those records for public viewing. The only reasonable reason to do that is to create propaganda and to try to support the lie that is his truth. He thinks he won. He believes the only way he could have lost was if he was at 5% capacity. Don't buy into it. The better man won on the night.

Do you believe Loma had a shoulder injury?

[BHop5150]

It was probably the vaccine.

It was probably from COVID.
Dim wit

[GhostofDempsey]

2 questions. Firstly...who's attesting to their credibility. Secondly...how did they obtain these records? Is there no such thing as doctor patient confidentiality in the U.S.? If so...then Lopez would have had to sign off on the release of those records for public viewing. The only reasonable reason to do that is to create propaganda and to try to support the lie that is his truth. He thinks he won. He believes the only way he could have lost was if he was at 5% capacity. Don't buy into it. The better man won on the night.

I don’t think the two doctors mentioned in the article have a dog in the fight. Nor would they risk their medical license to lie or illegally disclose Lopez’ information. Why would they lie? I’m sure Lopez arranged for the interview upon learning of his condition post fight.


The 24-year-old Lopez was diagnosed with “pneumomediastinum,” which caused “extensive air in the retropharyngeal space,” according to records from his post-fight visit to the emergency room at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.

“He could have died, for sure,” Dr. Linda Dahl, an otolaryngologist (ENT) who practices at three Manhattan hospitals, told ESPN. “How he breathed, I can’t even explain to you. It’s like somebody tied a 300-pound set of weights around his chest … like his neck and chest were in a vise. That’s how he fought.”

Another well-known doctor seconded Dahl’s assessment.

“He’s lucky he’s not dead,” Dr. Peter Constantino, executive director of the New York Head and Neck Institute, told ESPN. “I mean, really lucky.”