Teofimo Lopez tells Isaac Cruz: “I’m ready”

Teofimo Lopez called Isaac Cruz for unification at 140 pounds.

Lopez, the WBO junior welterweight champion, defended his title against Steve Claggett. The Takeover emerged victorious by a unanimous, unilateral decision. After five tough rounds, Lopez turned the corner to dominate the second half of the fight. Despite being a two-time weight champion and two-time lineal champion, Lopez has been criticized for not being a big attraction. The Takeover is a fighter who produces his best in the biggest fights.

A loss for George Kambosos Jr. followed after dethroning Vasily Lomachenko.
Meanwhile, a poor performance against Sandor Martin was followed by a win over former undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh TaylorNow Lopez is looking to make another big fight.

Lopez vs Cruz

A fight against Cruz sells itself because of his huge Mexican fan base. His victory against Rolando Romero winning the WBA belt gave him his first world title. Now López wants to bring about unification. However, since Cruz is defending his title against Jose Valenzuela On August 3, it is unlikely that a fight will take place this year. If it does not happen, Lopez wanted Crawford.

“I’m ready (to face Cruz). I’m 26 years old. (And) I’m still learning in this game. Yes I am. Nobody will fight like Steve Claggett. There’s only one fighter who’s going to fight anything like him, and he’s smaller, and that’s Pitbull Cruz. Other than that, no other fighter fights this way. They all box. Crawford Boxes. He doesn’t really stick to it. I do these kinds of fights for a reason”, Lopez said

Despite this, Chris Algieri Lopez advised moving up to 147. The main reason was Lopez’s lack of knockout ability. He hit Claggett repeatedly, but his opponent refused to go anywhere. Lopez outworked his opponent and outworked him, but he never put him on the verge of being stopped.

Lopez’s options

A fight with Crawford at 147 is risky since Bud has stopped all of his opponents at welterweight. Meanwhile, a potential fight with Jaron Ennis is risky. Ennis has a record of 31-0 with 28 knockouts. While a fight with the WBC junior welterweight champion Mario Barrios could happen, Manny Pacquiao is the favorite to win this fight. Algieri has now advised Lopez to stay at 140 and pursue other fights.

“He’s talking about going up to 147, which I really don’t recommend. He hasn’t shown the same power that he had at 140. He’s 5-0 at 140 and he only has one knockout, and that was against Pedro Campa early on. Even that was more attrition than one shot. I think he has an opportunity to unify (at 140). I would favor him over any other champion in the weight class. I think it would be a good idea for him to go for some belts. He said at the end that belts were important. So it would make sense for him to go for some belts,” Chris Algieri said. declared