Teofimo has stagnated. Bam keeps getting better.

[brettWall]

Don't know what happened. How about giving credit to Claggett, instead of just focusing on Lopez?

Anyways, Lopez can't complain he's being given dance partners that run all night. This was supposed to be type of opponents he always wanted.

[CoolDSmoove321]

What's worse about Teofimo Lopez' performance against Claggett is that he was a handpicked opponent and yet Lopez still struggled to get him out of there. In addition, Steve Cleggett is 35 years old and a shopworn fighter, with approximately 50 professional fights too. That's old for a fighter. My question is where did "The Takeover's" punching power go? I only ask because it's been missing ever since he defeated Loma at 135.

[Brother Mouzone]

There are levels , BAM is a few above TEO ......TEO's biggest problem is the power has not carried and he has made zero adjustments to compensate ..

[kiaba360]

Don't know what happened. How about giving credit to Claggett, instead of just focusing on Lopez?

Anyways, Lopez can't complain he's being given dance partners that run all night. This was supposed to be type of opponents he always wanted.

I think Claggett will be given credit for this performance retroactively. He needs to look good against someone relevant first.

[PBR Streetgang]

...but it didn't happen to Terrence Crawford, the person whom Teofimo keeps name-dropping. Teo would probably say that he's on TC's level, and that he's vastly superior to the likes of Broner/Rios. Teo is just not as great as he thinks. Maybe Teo is more reliant on physical attributes than skills.

Some fighters carry their power as they go up in weight, in some rare occurrences they actually gain power and some fighters leave the power behind in the lower weight class.

Teo relied on athleticism and power which worked at the lower weights where is power was a game changer. His boxing skills haven't improved and that athleticism and diminished power can only get him some against the bigger guys.

[Joseph]

I wasn't all that impressed with Lopez last night either. I think 135 was his limit, maybe? Claggett, on the other hand, did impress me with his engine. He isn't a smart fighter, but he is relentless and doesn't seem to tire. Someone should fine tune his game and he'd be a serious threat.

Bam was impressive. Very impressive. Estrada, while fading, was a tall order, and he handled it almost effortlessly - even after getting dropped.

[Bullrider]

He did win with a wide margin. At least Teo discovered his flaws in this fight. He found he can't return the favor with the same relentless attack. He kept getting cornered. And when he's cornered, he gets stuck in there and can't turn the situation around by grabbing his opponent and switch positions, which other fighters can easily do. But then it's probably worse, or just don't have any experience attacking a cornered opponent.

[kiaba360]

He did win with a wide margin. At least Teo discovered his flaws in this fight. He found he can't return the favor with the same relentless attack. He kept getting cornered. And when he's cornered, he gets stuck in there and can't turn the situation around by grabbing his opponent and switch positions, which other fighters can easily do. But then it's probably worse, or just don't have any experience attacking a cornered opponent.

He also beat Nakatani by a wide margin iirc, but he didn't look great in that fight either. Teofimo's flaws have been on display for a long time, but his power and athleticism have bailed him out. It seems like Teofimo was fortunate to stop Commey as early as he did. Most were expecting him to do the same to Claggett, but the KO never came.

[kiaba360]

Teofimo keeps name dropping Terence Crawford as a potential opponent but TC’s next fight is at junior middleweight and he is likely never going back to 147.

If Teo can’t crack at 140 lbs does he really think he has anything for TC at 154 lbs?

If Teo actually wanted TC, he would've petitioned the sanctioning bodies for a 147lb title shot right after the Taylor fight. That's what TC did when he decided to move to 154. Teofimo runs his mouth to maintain his buzz, but he knows that match-up isn't happening.