Teofimo Lopez says he desires to fight Terence Crawford after he defeats his pupil Shakur Stevenson on January thirty first.
WBO 140-lb champion Lopez says he’ll be able to move up three weight classes to fulfill Crawford at 160 after he defeats Shakur.
Shakur Seen as a Tune-Up
Turki Alalshikh would need to be on board with that concept. With Crawford wanting $100 million for his fights now, he can have priced himself out of future cards. He’s not going to get that type of money fighting Teofimo Lopez.
If Crawford is talking crazy, stubbornly insisting on $100M or nothing, why would Turki wish to placate that? There are higher fights on the market with more entertaining talent like Jaron Ennis or Gary Antuanne Russell.
Terence could have to place his feet back down on solid ground because there’s not that type of money in that smaller fight, as neither of them is a proven PPV attraction.
Shakur’s Mentor Pressure
“Crawford sent out certainly one of his little guys to complete the job, and I feel that’s not going to work,” said Teofimo Lopez to InsideRingShow, talking about Shakur Stevenson. “I’m still going to be here, and if he’s still going to be in boxing, I’d like to face him right after.”
It will be a tough loss for Crawford to take watching Shakur lose to Lopez on January thirty first. Shakur has patterned his fighting style after Crawford, who’s a mentor to him, and it could be a bitter pill for the Nebraska native to swallow watching him get beaten.
A Revenge Angle for Bud
A revenge-type angle would make Crawford-Teofimo a sellable fight. But Turki would have associate with this concept, as there would still be a whole lot of interest in a second fight between Lopez and Stevenson. If Teo obliterates him, Shakur shall be talking up a storm on social media, hounding him for a rematch, and who knows what type of scenario he’d give you to elucidate away the loss.
“He’s the guy, he’s the person of boxing. I feel if he could go up three weight divisions to fight Canelo Alvarez, why can’t Teofimo go up two weight classes or three to face Terence Crawford,” said Lopez.
Last Updated on 12/01/2025