Teofimo Lopez says the explanation he doesn’t wish to struggle light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson is as a result of he noticed how he was suicidal after a loss in 2015 on the Nationwide Golden Gloves in Las Vegas.
Lopez says Shakur wished to go to the highest of the lodge and “bounce off.” Teofimo provides that he doesn’t wish to have the “blood” on his arms if Shakur falls aside after shedding to him and takes his personal life.
Followers noticed Shakur cry after his defeat within the 2016 Olympic finals towards Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. He was all damaged up after that defeat. The judges weren’t into giving Shakur a win after he was outworked by a younger Robeisy, who was on the assault your entire struggle, outslugging him.
That struggle confirmed the blueprint for defeating Shakur: attacking him relentlessly, chasing him down, and never letting him win rounds along with his low output.
“I ain’t attempting to offer that man his 1st loss. I’ll let any individual else take that,” mentioned Teofimo Lopez to the Come and Discuss to Me channel about why he’s not curious about combating Shakur Stevenson.
“I’ve seen Shakur lose within the amateurs. This one time in Vegas, Nationwide Golden Gloves 2015, Shakur misplaced to Ruben Villa, after which he wished to go to the lodge’s rooftop and bounce off. I ain’t attempting to have precise blood in my arms.”
Teofimo fights at 140 now, and he’s large for that weight class. In making weight for Teofimo’s final struggle towards Steve Claggett on June twenty ninth, he appeared badly drained and carried out poorly, struggling to beat the perimeter contender by a 12-round unanimous choice in a struggle nearer than the judges’ scores.
Shakur seems to be large for the 135-lb division, however his lack of energy makes it near-impossible for him to maneuver as much as 140 to struggle the stronger punchers like Teofimo, Alberto Puello, Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela and Liam Paro. These guys hit too onerous and can be troublesome for Shakur to deal with.
Stevenson had current hand surgical procedure, however he’s anticipated to defend his WBC light-weight title towards William Zepeda in February. That might be a really troublesome struggle for Shakur as a result of Zepeda is a stress fighter who can punch and has a excessive output. Furthermore, Zepeda cuts off the ring effectively and walks by punches to land his highly effective physique pictures. He’s kryptonite for runners.
