Teofimo: After I Finish Shakur, I’m Coming for Terence Crawford

Teofimo Lopez says he needs to combat Terence Crawford after he defeats his pupil Shakur Stevenson on January thirty first.

WBO 140-lb champion Lopez says he’ll be prepared to maneuver up three weight lessons to satisfy Crawford at 160 after he defeats Shakur.

Shakur Seen as a Tune-Up

Turki Alalshikh must be on board with that concept. With Crawford wanting $100 million for his fights now, he could have priced himself out of future playing cards. He’s not going to get that sort of cash combating Teofimo Lopez.

If Crawford is speaking loopy, stubbornly insisting on $100M or nothing, why would Turki need to placate that? There are higher fights on the market with extra entertaining expertise like Jaron Ennis or Gary Antuanne Russell.

Terence should put his toes again down on stable floor as a result of there’s not that sort of cash in that smaller combat, as neither of them is a confirmed PPV attraction.

Shakur’s Mentor Strain

“Crawford despatched out one among his little guys to complete the job, and I feel that’s not going to work,” stated Teofimo Lopez to InsideRingShow, speaking about Shakur Stevenson. “I’m nonetheless going to be right here, and if he’s nonetheless going to be in boxing, I’d like to face him proper after.”

It could be a tough loss for Crawford to take watching Shakur lose to Lopez on January thirty first. Shakur has patterned his combating fashion after Crawford, who’s a mentor to him, and it will be a bitter tablet for the Nebraska native to swallow watching him get overwhelmed.

A Revenge Angle for Bud

A revenge-type angle would make Crawford-Teofimo a sellable combat. However Turki would have associate with this concept, as there would nonetheless be quite a lot of curiosity in a second combat between Lopez and Stevenson. If Teo obliterates him, Shakur can be speaking up a storm on social media, hounding him for a rematch, and who is aware of what sort of situation he’d provide you with to clarify away the loss.

“He’s the man, he’s the person of boxing. I feel if he may go up three weight divisions to combat Canelo Alvarez, why can’t Teofimo go up two weight lessons or three to face Terence Crawford,” stated Lopez.