By: Sean Crose
Teofimo Lopez has enterprise to take care of Saturday evening 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 doable main showdown between Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko. “I imagine that Tank shall be nervous going into the battle,” 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 searching, throwing his favourite shot that he likes to throw, which is his left hand.”
Nonetheless, the onerous hitting Brooklynite acknowledged that Loma’s age and rugged profession may effectively work towards him. “It simply seems like if it goes the space Tank wins,” Lopez stated. “I like Loma man, I imply he was a troublesome fighter after I confronted him, I’ll say that. Nonetheless, I simply really feel like he’s not as the identical as he as soon as have 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 battle it’s as a result of they imagine Tank ought to beat him simply due to the truth that Loma’s on his approach out.”
The underside line?
“I feel Tank edges it,” stated Lopez.
With that being stated, the fighter known as “The Takeover” was keen to speak about his personal battle with the thrilling Claggett Saturday evening. “I’m wanting ahead to creating a real assertion,” he stated. “I’ve every part 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 one of the best means a fantastic deal to the 26 12 months previous. Supplied he will get previous Claggett this weekend, as anticipated, the junior welterweight titlist goals to maintain the calendar full. “Subsequent one (battle) needs to be in September, God prepared,” he stated. “We simply do what we have now to do on Saturday evening. Can’t depend my chickens earlier than they’re hatched.”
