Teofimo Lopez’s promoter, Bob Arum, says Teo “makes no logical sense” along with his claims that his contract with High Rank is now not legitimate. Arum states that Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) signed a second contract extension when he scheduled him to face Sandor Martin on December 10, 2022.
Teofimo believes he’s now not beneath contract with Arum’s High Rank firm, and he’s seeking to transfer on to what he feels can be larger paydays. He hasn’t been in a giant combat in 4 years when he edged the a lot smaller and Vasily Lomachenko in October 2020.
All of Teofimo’s fights since then have been in opposition to non-popular fighters, at the very least by way of what U.S. followers view as standard. He did combat Josh Taylor, however he’s from Scotland, and that combat didn’t register on the radar with the American public.
Teofimo has regarded poor in 5 of his final six fights since 2021, and a few followers consider he’s washed up. He’s solely nonetheless successful as a result of High Rank’s delicate matchmaking and two controversial choices in opposition to Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin. These simply ought to have been losses for Teofimo if not for the beneficiant scoring by the judges.
“Teofimo generally acts like he has a screw unfastened. I like the child, however I can’t determine him out, and he makes no logical sense,” mentioned Bob Arum to Dan Rafael on X. “He signed an extension with us first with the Jose Pedraza combat that didn’t occur, after which after we did one other combat with Sandor Martin, he signed the identical extension.
“So it’s there in black and white. I assume he confirmed the lawyer the primary contract and never the second. Coping with Teofimo is like coping with Alice in Wonderland,” mentioned Arum.
The declining performances and erratic conduct by Teofimo have damage his recognition within the final three years, starting along with his defeat in opposition to George Kambosos Jr. in 2021. Teofimo won’t be price Arum retaining on for the rest of his contract until he has plans for a cash-out.
Not one of the high names at 140, like Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney, are going to need to combat Teofimo as a result of his inventory has dropped too far, and there can be the danger of shedding a questionable determination like Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin did.
Teofimo’s Latest fights:
– Steve Claggett
– Jamaine Ortiz
– Josh Taylor
– Sandor Martin
– Pedro Campa
– George Kambosos Jr.
