Comments Thread For: Teofimo Lopez: I Won't Take Lomachenko Fight If Fans Can't Attend

[filup79]

Not if another top fighter comes along and accepts a studio fight, then Lopez will be sitting on the sidelines watching the money go by.

What money? You really think the money will be the same if there isn't any fans or tickets sold? Arenas aren't going to pay any large site fees to have empty arenas. Too Rank isn't going to be paying millions without any revenue coming in.

[Lomadeaux]

Many fighters are motivated by the crowd. I understand this.

Only way a crowd affects a fighter is if he's making money off of ticket sales.

A fighter doesn't care if no crowd is present.

[MulaKO]

What money? You really think the money will be the same if there isn't any fans or tickets sold? Arenas aren't going to pay any large site fees to have empty arenas. Too Rank isn't going to be paying millions without any revenue coming in.

I highly doubt it would be in an arena

[MulaKO]

If you truly despise a man, accuse him of ducking you and you believe in your skill set and the only way go fight him is in a fan-free environment, then you’d do it. But he’s not confident enough and this is a testament he don’t want it that bad.

This ^^^^^^ right here could be the reality of things
He and many other fighters might not have any other choice but to fight in empty studios or miss out totally

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A fighter doesn't care if no crowd is present.

I disagree, fighters have been fighting championship level fights in front of crowds for over a hundred years. Of course they care

[richardt]

Point went over your head, you’re wayyy off!

Loma is the A side.
Teo knows he’s won’t be offered big money to fight him without an audience. If he loses to Loma, there goes his stock.

It’s better he wait to see how things play out first for this year and then see how it goes by next.

You don’t understand the business of boxing pal.
You probably show all your cards at the poker table soon as you get a chance, lol.

Knock off the playing dumb act. You have ZERO insight to what Lopez is being offered or how much he will make with or without a crowd, and it is obvious if he were to beat Loma, regardless of if he had to take less money, he would be a superstar with huge paydays. He gets ZERO money passing up a fight with Loma, ZERO!

And losing to Loma means he would still get big fights because he lost to one of the top 3 PFP fighters in the world. If he does not accept the fight, don't expect Arum to not sour on Lopez, ESPECIALLY if Loma wants the fight, Arum wants the fight, and the public wants the fight, regardless of crowd or not.

There is no way in hell Lopez will be comfortable with ANY scenario that leads him into foregoing a huge opportunity fighting Loma, when everyone else would be okay with the fight taking place under whatever circumstances there are. And you clearly missed the fact that Lopez was struggling bad with making 135 in 2019 so there is no way in hell would he be able to make 135 in 2021 which shows you haven't followed Lopez' weight issues. Pull your head out of your a$$.

[richardt]

What money? You really think the money will be the same if there isn't any fans or tickets sold? Arenas aren't going to pay any large site fees to have empty arenas. Too Rank isn't going to be paying millions without any revenue coming in.

Looks like you are another one who doesnt follow the news. Arum and almost every promoter is willing to do studio fights or fights in isolated areas to keep boxing going if Covid is going to cause even longer delays as long as the fights can have the necessary safety measures. I'm pretty sure Arum understands his finances better than you. For the mathematically challenged, less money is more than no money.

[Lomadeaux]

I disagree, fighters have been fighting championship level fights in front of crowds for over a hundred years. Of course they care

I asked 3 or 4 guys in the gym today this already. They all said the same thing. They don't care about the crowd.

[eco1]

Just put some dummies and a loud speaker in some chairs and lower the lights and the that fool his fans are there.

[richardt]

This ^^^^^^ right here could be the reality of things
He and many other fighters might not have any other choice but to fight in empty studios or miss out totally

Especially if large crowd sporting events are at the back of the list behind non-sports businesses, large and small, restaurants, gaming, salons, churches, and many other businesses that do not have well over five thousand people in one location. Sports in large crowds could be put off till late this year. If Arum and Loma and Lopez are okay with this, then we may see the fight in an arena - but if just one sports event that raises the coronavirus spread then it is back to non-arena sports and maybe even a worst restriction and will happen faster than someone can flip a switch.