Arum puts Lopez on blast

[The3]

They not going to do Loma vs Lopez with no crowd

[Pigeons]

Covid probably ended entire seasons. NBA, MLB, etc. players are saying they don't think there will be a season. That's overall billions of dollars lost via tickets and food/beverage services (inside the stadiums/arenas). Boxing is no different than other sports, they shouldn't try to be stubborn and have "crowd-less" fights. The fans are being very careless and stubborn right now.

Lol, fights with no crowds. Fans need to get a grip. I want to watch boxing so badly, I want the baseball season to start. But I understand if fighters don't want to fight without a crowd, or if team owners got together and say they can't start the season if fans can't attend.

Doesn't seem to be an issue for UFC. Where there's a will there's a way.

[Eff Pandas]

You do not care as a fan, you’ll be at home watching. But he is the fighter, he is the one that cares about that, and it is him that will be affected by lack of crowd, not us.

So if all sports became television spectator only events for a year Teo ain't fighting for a year, Loma or anyone else? Fair play if that's how he feels if that were to happen. Obviously unlikely but who knows.

I'd just argue weird ass situations like the one we are in require one to bend on what they normally do is my only angle.

[_Rexy_]

Idk why Teo cares if there is a crowd or not. Strange environment obviously but he's still getting paid plus mfers would be watching from home anyway.

That said it was silly to even bring up that angle up or comment that it was a deal breaker for him cuz it's unlikely that any promoter or venue would wanna put on such a interesting fight without a crowd so he coulda just passed that buck onto the promoter/venue instead of making himself look bad.

It's a ****** excuse. He fought in the Ams so he's fought in front of nobody in the past. He just wants out of the damn fight.

[_Rexy_]

I don't trust anything Arum says.

If Teofimo Lopez claims he was told Lomachenko didn't want to fight in NYC then I'm fairly certain someone told him exactly that.

You believe Lopez then? The definition of a fighter who has an excuse for everything?

"I didn't make the american olympic team because of my race so I went and fought for Honduras!"

"I got eliminated in the first round of the olympics for political reasons! Nobody wants to see the Honduras succeed!"

[_Rexy_]

Seriously, I think Lomachenko is gonna whoop this kid real bad, but why the f/ck would anyone wanna fight with no crowd? That has to be distracting as f/ck. I don’t blame Lopez for not wanting to fight without a crowd. It’s none of their fault, covid 19 got everything f/cked up. A lot of businesses are f/cked up right now. So everyone should stop pointing fingers, you know damn well the pandemic got everything f/cked. It’s neither Lopez, Lomachenko or Arum’s doing. Everything is f/cked up.

Because it's their ****ing job and they're getting paid millions to do so.

This isn't new. Anyone who fought in the Amateurs has fought in front of no crowd.

[_Rexy_]

They're saying they won't likely allow crowds for concerts or sports for a very long time due to the virus.


So anyone who refuses to fight without a crowd should be stripped.

[ShoulderRoll]

You believe Lopez then? The definition of a fighter who has an excuse for everything?

"I didn't make the american olympic team because of my race so I went and fought for Honduras!"

"I got eliminated in the first round of the olympics for political reasons! Nobody wants to see the Honduras succeed!"

I believe him. Lomachenko not wanting to fight in NYC sounds too specific to be made up.

Someone told Teofimo that. It would be interesting to find out who exactly it was.

[ShoulderRoll]

Lopez was tight at the weight to begin with, if the delay stretches out a while longer. Will he even be able to make the weight?

He was hollering for the fight last year precisely because he can't make the weight much longer.

That is why I've been predicting that this fight will never happen now.

[_Rexy_]

I believe him. Lomachenko not wanting to fight in NYC sounds too specific to be made up.

Someone told Teofimo that. It would be interesting to find out who exactly it was.

Even though Loma's already fought in NYC four times?