WBO welterweight Brian Norman Jr. laid into fellow Prime Rank Teofimo Lopez on social media, reacting to him saying that he didn’t need to battle a unification with IBF champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis when he had the possibility to face him in November.
Norman Jr’s Callout
Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) informed Teofimo that he’s “complaining about cash” and that he’s making an attempt to maintain his profession alive by speaking “Loopy” so that folks will need to watch his fights. The followers “nonetheless don’t care” to see him. Norman Jr. then dared Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) to return as much as 147 to attempt to take his WBO belt.
Lopez’s recognition plummeted from its peak 4 years in the past when he upset the injured, one-armed Vasily Lomachenko in a 12-round unanimous determination on October 17, 2020. Two has executed nothing since, beating lesser fighters and dealing with steadily worse opposition to the purpose the place followers not point out him.
Teo hasn’t been the identical fighter since his match in opposition to Loma, and a few followers consider he’s already washed up at 27. The Lomachenko battle took one of the best out of Teofimo, leaving the shell that was misplaced to George Kambosos Jr., who was given controversial determination wins over Sandor Martin and Jamaine Ortiz.
Currently, Teofimo has begun calling out Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Terence Crawford, who’re fully out of his league. These are fights the place he has no probability of successful, however even fewer of these matches are taking place.
If Lopez wished to reinvent himself and be taken severely by followers as soon as once more, he would take Norman Jr. up on his provide to battle him for his WBO welterweight belt. Capturing that title would give Teofimo a bargaining chip to get a battle in opposition to Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs), who’s fixated on successful all of the titles at welterweight for some motive. I
The cash Lopez would make preventing Norman Jr. gained’t be large, however he must see the battle as an funding in his future. If he can seize that title, it could open the door to a battle in opposition to Boots and probably among the different prime welterweights, like Conor Benn.
You didn’t need to battle Boots while you had the possibility. All due to $$$$ … I fought Lomachenko, the #1 P4P, and returned house with lower than $500K. You don’t consider IN YOURSELF AND THATS ALL A FIGHTER NEEDS TO WIN, however hey, good luck in your tuneup @OfficialBNorman #Boxing
— Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) December 19, 2024
