Comments Thread For: Teofimo Lopez Wants 'Nine-Figure' Contract to Continue Fighting, Will Consider Retirement

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You beat the worst version of Taylor I've ever seen and a one armed Loma and feel you're the greatest, would be going out on top and worth 100m+? LOL.

Not only that you have a "good" night against top opposition that are under-performing, then lose to mediocre opposition like Kambosos and arguably Martin definitely not worth the financial risk.

Lopez didn't even beat Loma, it was a draw. Taylor was out for 16 moths at looked shot which is the only reason he took the fight in the first place. Neither of those "Wins' mean a thing. They're worthless. Teo will lose to everyone at 140 who is active apart from Ryan who he'll beat. The only other fighter around those weights he'll beat is Gervonta due to styles.

Teo is nothing but a perception.

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The guy beat Taylor so maybe it's time for haters to STFU--at least for now. ha ha Good job Teofimo!

A shot looking Taylor who had been out for 16 months. Teo wouldn't come close to fighting an active Taylor. it was a worthless win.

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I understand his rationale. He's asking for something unreasonable with the hope of negotiating to something more reasonable than he is receiving. He DESERVES to be paid more than Loma and Taylor from an American promotional company because he beat them both and is a bigger draw for American and Latino fans. Receiving 5 or 8 million for a fight should not be out of the range for a fighter that has beaten arguably the top lineal champion in 2 different divisions.

He never beat Loam so was only an IBF titlist at 135. Taylor lost to Catterall who is the real undisputed champ at 140. Everyone else is a phony champ. Then add in the win over Taylor meant nothing due to being out for 16 months in another set up fight to benefit the American or Mexican fighter. Outside the set up fights there isn't much to shout about. It's painfully thin on the ground. There's a reason for that.

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You missed the point of Teo being a bigger draw amongst American and Latino fans than Taylor or Loma, which is the very reason that those fights were held in a city with his largest fan base. There's no way that Loma and Taylor should be fighting for significantly higher pay than Lopez with Teo being the bigger draw and the winner of their head to head fights.

Regardless of your excuses for Loma, he beat him fair and square in a fight that he went into as the clear underdog, and did the same against a favored Taylor. If you don't find him exciting, I am sure that there are many people that disagree, especially with the way he dominated and outboxed Josh. His antics even gain attention, just as a luxury vehicle speeding out of control would. If Arum isn't willing to fairly compensate Teo for what he's doing that many haven't, then with Lopez only being 25, he can afford to wait out his contract, and sign with someone who will, or become his own boss as a free agent.

There's a reason the fight was held in the smaller venue at Madison Square Garden and not the main arena. Tickets were very slow to sell. Not only that, but Teo refused to travel for the fight which is why it took place in the US. No other reason.

Teo didn't beat Loma fair and square though. The fight was actually a draw. The same way the fight Teo had with Martin wasn't fair and square or Loma against Haney as Loma won that fight. Then the fight with Taylor wasn't fair as one fighter was active while the other was horribly inactive. Now, who were the ones who benefitted from all of this? Which country do they come from? It's the same country as always with mass corruption and set up fights.

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If you say so, but Loma nor Taylor are a bigger draw than Teo, and Teo has faced and beaten them both while they were the favorites. Loma nor Taylor have victories over 2 lineal champions in 2 different divisions while being the underdog on their resumes. Fury and Taylor rub almost everyone the wrong way and are head cases in their own right, but they receive huge pay. While Fury is a draw, Taylor doesn't come close to that type of drawing power, but he receives considerably more than Lopez. Arum should either pay him something closer to what Loma and Taylor receive, or let him go.

What is Taylor getting paid? Now what is Teo getting paid?

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Denial isnt just a river in Egypt. Sheesh. I get that you are a fan of Teo, and I have always thought that he was talented, but he is a head case and beating Loma under the circumstances he did, losing to Kambo, looking bad against Martin, and then beating a ****ty looking Taylor....it doesn't make him a superstar.

I actually hope Teo gets his head together and finds his power at 140. I'd love to see him beat Davis.

Rebelrbg isn't a fan of Teo or anyone who isn't black. He just likes that he "Beat" two Euro's who he wants gone. They keep beating his guys and he can't take it. Watching his "Fighters" have to f3ck over their opponents before they fight them isn't something an egotist really wants. But perception is the only way it looks like they're top fighters when they're no such thing.

Davis isn't going anywhere near Teo at 140. Funny thing is, Davis is only one of two he beats for me around these weights. His counters and power would top Davis who is just too cautious and clearly doesn't like those with fire power. It's why he had to drain Ryan to cripple him before facing him.

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What denial, I haven't made one excuse for him, but that's all that you are doing for Loma and Taylor. Maybe Taylor looked shxtty because he had no answer for Teo's style, athleticism, or creativity and got dominated. Maybe Loma went into the fight overconfident, as you said, because the"injury" wasn't giving him pain or bothering him before he actually stepped in against someone of Lopez's skill level and power.

Btw, I often criticize Teo when he loses his mind in delusions, but this isn't one of those cases. He should be paid on the same level as Loma and Taylor, if not more. Also, Tank will leave Teo unconscious in 6 rounds.

Davis doesn't leave his set ups unconscious in 6 rounds. In fact, he loses most of the rounds before he gets to some of them. It's consistent and a clear pattern in his fights. That's why he runs away from all the top fights like a coward and has done his whole career.

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one good fight after 2 uninspired duds, leaves me wondering what I really saw. Did I see a finely tuned Teo, ready to take on the rest of a very tough division or did I see Teo defeat a fighter who has fallen off a bit more than he has?

Not sure Teo can sustain a winning streak long enough to build his career to the point where he's earning even 8 figure paydays.

You saw Teo against a Taylor who looked shot due to being out for 16 months while he was active. It was all planned this way.

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He never beat Loam so was only an IBF titlist at 135. Taylor lost to Catterall who is the real undisputed champ at 140. Everyone else is a phony champ. Then add in the win over Taylor meant nothing due to being out for 16 months in another set up fight to benefit the American or Mexican fighter. Outside the set up fights there isn't much to shout about. It's painfully thin on the ground. There's a reason for that.

Lol, you just can't take it like a man. He definitely beat Loma, you can't rewrite history based on your opinion. It's also Taylor's own fault for not fighting in a year and a half, he kept making excuses to push back the Catterall rematch. Teo beat Loma and Taylor fair and square. By the way, he's Honduran not Mexican, so there's goes your narrative.