By: Sean Crose
Teofimo Lopez has enterprise to take care of Saturday night time as he takes on Steve Claggett in a Miami primarily based protection of his WBO junior welterweight title. Nonetheless, he’s been requested to weigh in on different issues, such because the attainable main showdown between Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko. “I consider that Tank might be nervous going into the struggle,” Lopez stated courtesy of Struggle Hub. “Loma will present his talent units. Tank will attempt to knock him down. Loma must go for the physique. Tank will attempt to harm him head looking, throwing his favourite shot that he likes to throw, which is his left hand.”
Nonetheless, the exhausting hitting Brooklynite said that Loma’s age and rugged profession would possibly nicely work in opposition to him. “It simply seems like if it goes the space Tank wins,” Lopez stated. “I really like Loma man, I imply he was a troublesome fighter once I confronted him, I’ll say that. Nonetheless, I simply really feel like he’s not as the identical as he as soon as had been.”
Lopez was fast to level out, nevertheless, that Davis must be his finest ought to he face Loma within the ring. “The punch depend that Tank confirmed in Frank Martin – he was dropping each spherical,” Lopez stated. “He was simply ready for that one large shot. If he fights like that, Loma wins as a result of Loma shouldn’t be going to attend for that large shot….nevertheless, in the event that they’re wanting that struggle it’s as a result of they consider Tank ought to beat him simply due to the truth that Loma’s on his manner out.”
The underside line?
“I believe Tank edges it,” stated Lopez.
With that being stated, the fighter referred to as “The Takeover” was keen to speak about his personal struggle with the thrilling Claggett Saturday night time. “I’m wanting ahead to creating a real assertion,” he stated. “I’ve the whole lot that’s wanted to win as a real champion.” And whereas it’s true the 20-1 fighter is anticipated to finest the 38-7-2 Claggett, Lopez wasn’t merely going to blow off his opponent this weekend, describing Claggett as “my first orthodox fighter shortly.”
For Lopez, it’s all about staying busy. Being the very best means an incredible deal to the 26 12 months outdated. Supplied he will get previous Claggett this weekend, as anticipated, the junior welterweight titlist goals to maintain the calendar full. “Subsequent one (struggle) must be in September, God keen,” he stated. “We simply do what we have now to do on Saturday night time. Can’t depend my chickens earlier than they’re hatched.”
