Teddy Atlas said it best, "The right man won the fight, but it was unfair for Loma to have to hear those scores". Julie Lederman, as I've said before, is a corrupt and incompetent judge. I had Teofimo winning the first 6 out of seven rounds - and he definitely won the 12th round. So without any knock downs or point deductions, I can see Lopez winning unanimously. And despite winning unanimously, I was truly concerned that he was going to get stopped - as Loma started to come on strong. But Lopez proved himself a champion, by holding on, and then digging deep down within his soul to rally his way to victory. Great Job Teofimo. I knew he had it in him to beat Loma.
I hate when shady scorecards mess up an otherwise great fight for boxing. Loma deserves credit for being willing to take on a young undefeated lion who was physically much bigger and stronger than him, because no other top name in the sport is taking that kind of risk right now. And Lopez deserves credit for seeking this fight out and wanting to be great. He backed up everything he said and that 12th round was clutch, even though the scorecards were apparently written out by then.
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