Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Teofimo Lopez-Boots Ennis is 'fight we want'

[Slip jab]

I agree. Teo has the much better resume’ and would be by far the best fighter Jaron has ever faced in a prizefight. . Therefore, he would be a damn fool to turn this fight down.

While on the other hand and at least on paper; This fight seems more like a mismatch to me. Not just to me but to other boxing fans as well. All Lopez could do in this fight is to run and survive.

He can run but he won’t be able to hide. At some point Ennis is going to break him down with his pressure. When that happens Teo won’t have either the size, stamina or punching power to fight him off.

This is not some washed up and shopworn Josh Taylor we are talking about here. This is a full fledged welterweight with both size and power.

And Boots will be reduced to a hypejob who hasn’t fought anyone if Teo wins

[Slip jab]

ever heard of the eye test? ever heard of context? Teo looked great at 135 - not so much at 140 and beating a faded Taylor is not the same as beating a prime Taylor - some fighters, and Taylor is one of em, have a high peak and descend rapidly. Prograis is another. Lomachenko has had a long prime stretched out over many fights.
Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin gave Teo all he could handle and Martin arguably beat him. Boots is a level above Martin and a whole lot bigger - too much for Teo to bite off. But let him try - I want to see it same as I wanted to see Brook vs Golovkin, Charlo vs Canelo, Garcia vs Spence.

The eye test goes the other way too, Boots leaky defense when the opponent doesn’t come to roll over. If boots loses the hype train comes to a halt.

[Oregonian]

Bud is a bad fight for Teo. Bud has bigger and better things. However Boots is unproven and I see? Marks because he ain’t fought anybody and doesn’t seem like he wants to.

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I agree Bud would wreck Teo. Boots will also wreck Teo.
The idea of someone being “unproven” has lost its meaning in today’s crop of boxers.
We could say the same thing about Tank.
We could say the same thing about Shakur.
We could say the same thing about Ortiz especially because he left 147 before proving anything and then a virtual unknown at 154 “beats” him.
We could say the same thing about Haney. Let’s be real, beating Kambosos means squat and he got a gift against Loma who wiped the floor with Kambosos.

Watch how people start calling Abdullah Mason a hype job very soon “if he doesn’t step up”.

[champion4ever]

And Boots will be reduced to a hypejob who hasn’t fought anyone if Teo wins

Perhaps, you are right my friend. However, honestly I cannot fathom that ever happening.

Jumping up two weight classes in my opinion is biting off more than one can true.

Let’s just wait and see. Teo can be both slippery and elusive at times but not that slippery and elusive.

Eventually, Jaron will find him and start touching him up. Remember that Boots is both young and fast also.

[bigtyivier2k2]

It sounds pretty cool I guess; it could sell some tickets.

An athletic fighter like Teo might be Ennis problems; I can see why TR might consider throwing him out there for a hail Mary. I'd just hate to see him summarily beaten and have him fall off the map like some other fighters being mentioned Brook, Charlo, Garcia.

But again, style wise it's not that bad for Teo imo. I also think Keith Thurman should consider fighting Ennis for the same reason.

Athletic guys who can move laterally and stop on a dime and throw power; Karen really showed a lot, jsut not enough power

Keith ‘long time ago’ Thurman? Ahaha he been done since 2017

[steeve steel]

I agree with you. Teo's big advantage at 135 was his size (and power). Once he moved to 140 the KOs largely disappeared (except for Campa) which means that he is no longer bigger and stronger than the guys he is fighting. Moving up to 147 and fighting Boots straight up could be a career damaging mistake for Teo because he is probably not going to have enough power to hurt Boots and Boots will definitely have enough power to hurt Teo.

No wonder Hearn is ecstatic ! lol He know it's easy money for Ennis, and a big name on his resume. Plus might make the people forget about the Ortiz debacle.

[Muchen]

My point still stands. That bum gonna hide at 147 beating on 135 lbers

He’s calling for the other title holders to unify. Guys like Stanionis and Barrios aren’t 135. Teo is at 140 now but Boots wants to be undisputed and Teo don’t help him get that.

[Jack_sh*t]

famous Stranglers lyrics amigo - some of the best music

The actual lyric is "but the money's no good, just get a grip on yourself"

At the end of the verse just before the middle eight, Hugh Cornwell snarl's "and you should know"

Hence my comment.

Phkn loved the stranglers.

[Groin Grabber]

He’s calling for the other title holders to unify. Guys like Stanionis and Barrios aren’t 135. Teo is at 140 now but Boots wants to be undisputed and Teo don’t help him get that.

It's a shlt division and he's a big boy. Should just move up