Comments Thread For: Arum Interested in Making Haney vs. Lopez at 140 - If Both Win Upcoming Bouts

[Slip jab]

Even in his 90's Bob Arum is a supra-genius.

I'm extremely critical of both fighters, but I'll be heavily favoring Teofimo in this one.

If think Haney has beard problems at 135 which is why he's career has been carefully paced, that's coming with him to 140. He's not going to be able to keep guys of him with just a jab and hold gameplan at 140. The bigger guys can wrangle him and land in the clinch.

Yes, Teo's been dropped, but they're all flash and some balance kd's. He's never really hurt and in grave danger. Teo has shown us he can get up off the canvas and fight strong.

Can Haney do the same? We've only seen him rocked and maybe when he's rocked enough to hit canvas; and he will, can he get up to win a fight?

When Linares zapped him, he went into run-n-huggies mode for 2-3 rounds straight. He simply could not recover. If Teo drops him, I think he can stop him.

I agree, Lopez is very capable of stopping DH although he will rightly favored in the fight

[Fist_ti_cuffs]

Loma tasted the canevas but recovered quicker.

Also, stating that he beat Linares easier is not so true since Loma stopped Linares.

Haney is a great round points grabber with his jab and grab game but at 140 he will not have a juge lenght advantage and most fighter there punch harder than him.

Taylor and co are not midgets like Jojo, Linares or Loma who are 126 pounders.

As for now, Haney main advantage has been his size and youth. Dude is long as hell for a 135 pounder and doesn't tire.
DEspite those advantages he has not been beating up his opposition. He should blow up those small dudes. Floyd was beating up dudes and had power at 130.

I'm not impress by this dude but he should get better since he is in his early 20s

Meanwhile Devin was 22 years old when he put on a masterclass against Linares and Loma was 30. Yep Dev got cracked, but never went down and he beat Linares way easier than Loma did. Loma stopped him but the judges scorecards had the bout as a draw before the stoppage. Devin was up on all three scorecards for a unanimous decision. Haney is gonna beat up and outbox Loma when they meet and it's not even gonna be difficult. What's funny is that you know that too.

[Boxfan83]

I give anyone with some speed and pop a good chance against Haney.

[BillyBoxing]

Meanwhile Devin was 22 years old when he put on a masterclass against Linares and Loma was 30. Yep Dev got cracked, but never went down and he beat Linares way easier than Loma did. Loma stopped him but the judges scorecards had the bout as a draw before the stoppage. Devin was up on all three scorecards for a unanimous decision. Haney is gonna beat up and outbox Loma when they meet and it's not even gonna be difficult. What's funny is that you know that too.

Yeah I favor Haney, but mainly because Devin is bigger and young, and yet Loma will be competitive.
Loma fighting at 135 is like Haney fighting at 147. Let Alone Spence Ortiz would flatten him. Haney would not be competitive at 147 since he can barely crack an egg at 135. Haney will probably beat Loma because context favors him. Loma is prime for prime, size for size a better all around fighter