Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Assesses Teofimo's Performance: "He Didn't Look Great, It's Gonna Be Hard At 140"

[Southermost]

Crazy so many people picking on Teo he was the hungry fighter putting the pressure on Martin who retired Mike Garcia a future hall of fame fighter. Bradley and Ward talking about the mental state of Teo sound ******.

[eco1]

He's too old to rock and roll
But he's too young to die....

[Oregonian]

Looking bad vs Martin was strategic. All a ploy to not scare away the big names of 140.

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Ok then

[Oregonian]

Crazy so many people picking on Teo he was the hungry fighter putting the pressure on Martin who retired Mike Garcia a future hall of fame fighter. Bradley and Ward talking about the mental state of Teo sound ******.

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He also got beat by Kamboso and made me insanely ****** excuses so there is a pattern people see and call out.

[sicko]

Delusional Sr running his mouth how he would beat Prograis, I dare him Teofimo to jump in with Prograis his next fight, Prograis will really have him asking "Do I Still Go it?" after he is done with him batters and stops him in dominating fashion

they next on the WBC Rankings and they saying all the right things "I Would Take That Offer That Jose Ramirez Rejected" but watch something comes up and excuses will be made

[-Kev-]

Delusional Sr running his mouth how he would beat Prograis, I dare him Teofimo to jump in with Prograis his next fight, Prograis will really have him asking "Do I Still Go it?" after he is done with him batters and stops him in dominating fashion

they next on the WBC Rankings and they saying all the right things "I Would Take That Offer That Jose Ramirez Rejected" but watch something comes up and excuses will be made

I would be surprised if Lopez takes on Prograis next. They were talking about they don’t care about Haney anymore and want Taylor and Prograis. Time to put up or shut up. We’ll probably see Lopez pick out the lowest hanging fruit Puello.

[techliam]

oh dear teo might be a tweener, just too big for 135 and just too small for 140, bad luck really

Lopez looks like a decent sized 140 too though

If anything, Lopez doesn’t have the natural size advantage over others like he did at 135. It might account a lot for his poor showings at 140

[Combat Talk Radio]

Teo got way overrated for that win. People pretend that Loma basically didn't throw a punch because of how well Teo boxed, but that simply isn't true. Loma gave away practically the first seven rounds because he didn't want to risk his shoulder, which would have been a risk even if it was just a heavy bag. We all saw what happened when he decided that he needed to open up. The only round that Teo deserves credit for is 12, but getting wrecked for 4 rounds by a one armed guy that you have reach and weight on isn't a good look.

He didn't win that fight. Loma lost it. Then he got overconfident and got beat up by his mandatory. He's very one-dimensional. Kinda like a smaller version of Berlanga.

Exactly what we said on the podcast immediately after the fight.

[crimsonfalcon07]

It's also the eye test with Teo. He's fast, and explosive, and when he was the weight bully, that was enough. He's got pretty fast counters, and he's a decent finisher. He's got a good jab.

But he's got a ton of bad habits. He loads up, and you can really tell when he's trying to go for a quick finish. He's impatient. He doesn't seem to know how to take angles, and he's not very good at cutting off the ring. And most importantly, he and his pops don't make adjustments. I think it's because they're delusional, and can't tell when it's close or they're losing. I think with his physical gifts he could make something of himself with a real trainer, if he could cultivate the ability to learn from someone else, but he's too arrogant for that.