Teofimo Lopez says he desires to fight Ryan Garcia in September or December, potentially at a catchweight above 140 if need be.
Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) states that he already talked to Top Rank about wanting to fight Ryan, and he wants that fight to occur. Teofimo is sounding really needy right away, along with his stardom evaporated to the purpose where he’s just one other invisible belt holder.
Lopez’s Recent Struggles
Unfortunately for Teofimo, he’s NOT on the superstar Ryan Garcia’s radar. He’s in search of popular fighters to face where he could make big money, and he’s not going to get that by fighting Teofimo and having to take care of judging issues.
Teofimo’s stock has plummeted from his two controversial decisions over Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin within the last two years, along along with his embarrassing loss to George Kambosos Jr.
The recognition that Teofimo, 26, once had evaporated after those three fights, and he’s not within the position any longer to get the massive fights against guys like Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, or any of the massive stars.
It’s unlikely they may want anything to do with fighting the needy Teofimo and wind up getting shafted by the judges, like how Sandor and Jamaine Ortiz were.
A Plea To Ryan Garcia
Teofimo was recently expected to defend his WBO title against 34-year-old fringe contender Steve Claggett. It’s unclear what happened with that fight, but it surely could possibly be that the negative press he was receiving from boxing fans and the media made him change his mind about taking it.
“I talked to Top Rank about how I wanted this to be planned out. We said something to Ryan [Garcia] and his team that we are able to do something in September or December,” said Teofimo Lopez to the Punsh Drunk YouTube channel about wanting to fight Ryan Garcia.
“It doesn’t should be at my weight class [140]. It might probably be a catchweight. In order that way we don’t should have any problems moving forward,” Teofimo continued about his hopes for a fight against Ryan Garcia.
Teofimo must rebuild his credibility by possibly moving as much as 147 and taking over Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. He needs an enormous win to show things around in his profession, and the one guy who can be willing to fight him and take care of the judges is probably going Boots Ennis.
Teo just isn’t prone to get a fight against any of the notable 140-pounders as a consequence of his stock dropping off after his fights against Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, Pedro Campa, and George Kamboso.
Also, the controversial scoring in Teofimo’s fights, where he’s being given wins, goes to scare off the highest guys, who need to receive similar treatment.
