Teofimo Lopez has dished out a damning verdict on one in every of his fellow world champions, branding him essentially the most ‘overrated boxer’ at this present second in time.
Lopez is the present WBO super-lightweight champion, making the latest defence of his belt with a unanimous resolution victory over Arnold Barboza Jr in Might.
He additionally holds notable victories over Vasyl Lomachenko and Josh Taylor, however a number of of his different performances have solely left followers wanting extra, with lacklustre shows towards Sandor Martin, Jamaine Ortiz and Steve Claggett.
Lopez now appears set to return to motion in January, with it reported that he might be concerned in a mouth-watering super-lightweight battle with WBC world light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson.
It seems that Lopez isn’t that massive a fan of his rival although, as talking with Tales Untold, the American was fast to throw filth on Stevenson, a three-division world champion, whereas promising to show his level once they lock horns subsequent yr.
“I’ll simply say it – I believe Shakur Stevenson [is the most overrated fighter in boxing].
“He’s been lowering on his model, however folks amp it up like he’s actually bought the products.
“I’m wanting ahead to us lastly dealing with [each other] in that squared circle, and actually exhibiting the world [that he’s overrated].”
After claiming world honours at featherweight and super-featherweight, Stevenson grew to become world champion at 135lbs again in November 2023, and produced arguably the efficiency of his profession in July when he defeated William Zepeda in New York to retain his WBC crown.
