Comments Thread For: Teofimo Lopez-Steve Claggett Confirmed For June 29 In Miami

[Shadoww702]

This fight Is just....


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[Corelone]

Teo can't find anybody pertinent, but no hopers plenty?

[dirty fingers]

Who the **** is Steve Claggett? Sounds like some random Bri'ish pub fighter.

[gluvsup]

“I’m very much looking forward to what kind of style I’m going to see.”

Haha. What dufus put these words in his mouth?

I preferred the days when PBF would gloat about his mismatches. “Easy money. Easy money.”

Thank God for the Saudis, or we’d be stuck watching crap like this.

[57Blues]

Man, the "takeover" just faded into oblivion. I don't think he beat Ortiz. Obviously he doesn't either. Boy's running skeered.

from "the takeover" to the "let down" faster then his daddy"s mouth can run ...............

[Nightfall]

Take over fighting tomato cans

[Bronx2245]

Teofimo Lopez Defends Against Steve Claggett On June 29th On ESPN In Miami, Florida
By Jeepers Isaac - 05/20/2024

Teofimo Lopez will be making a voluntary defense of his WBO light welterweight title against veteran #13 Steve Claggett on June 29th on ESPN and ESPN+. The event will be taking place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Claggett is Teofimo’s baby, a fighter that he wanted, and chose over these top-level fighters:

– Raymond Muratalla
– Elvis Rodriguez
– Kenneth Sims Jr.
– Keyshawn Davis

Top Rank’s choice of Claggett is unusual because he’s not well known in the U.S. It makes Teofimo look like his promoters have no confidence in him anymore after his recent poor performances against Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, Pedro Campa, and George Kambosos Jr. More and more, Teofimo is looking like a one-hit wonder, another Kambosos Jr. Given that this is a showcase fight for Teofimo, it’s important that he looks good. He fought poorly in his last fight and lost in the eyes of the boxing public, which will not help Teofimo’s popularity.

In fact, Teofimo’s popularity, such as it is, will drop from this fight because Claggett is more journeymen-level. The timing of this match is horrible, with Teo coming off a gift decision against Jamaine Ortiz last February. Teofimo should have chosen to clear up the controversy from his fight against Jamaine by giving him a rematch, but it’s likely that Top Rank saw the writing on the wall.

Jamaine showed that he’s the superior fighter to Teofimo, and if they made that rematch, the judges might not bail Teo out the second time as they did last February. That would be Teofimo’s second career defeat or third if you count his match against Sandor Martin as a loss from their fight in 2022. With all the options available for Teofimo to fight at 140, it’s telling that Top Rank chose to match him against the fringe contender Claggett.

That’s a red flag that they have no faith in Teofimo’s ability to beat good contenders, so they’re going to play it safe until they can line him up for a big-money fight against Devin Haney or Ryan Garcia...

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...florida/278477

[Mr.NiceGuy]

I hope this fight is another GK surprise and maybe the Mouth of Miami will fade into boxing oblivion or retire permanently

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

I hope this fight is another GK surprise and maybe the Mouth of Miami will fade into boxing oblivion or retire permanently

Me too , I love it when a designated victim craps in the punch bowl and wipes his azz with the finger sandwiches. It's like Cosmic Justice , payback for cynicism.

[j0zef]

This kid has never boxed in a 12 round fight. Sad that this is who Teo wants to fight.