Teofimo Lopez confirmed up on Friday on the weigh-in for Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga to make use of the timeline to name out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and different notable fighters he has little likelihood of ever preventing.
Teofimo is actual thirsty. Tank Davis isn’t going to struggle Teofimo as a result of they’re too far aside in weight, and he’s obtained extra common fighters accessible. Teofimo has not carried out properly in his current fights towards Steve Claggett, Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin and Pedro Campa.
The WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) volunteered to be WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta’s subsequent opponent on December 14th.
Teofimo’s method in calling out Tank seemed like he was begging him for a payday, and that’s not search for him career-wise.
That is about cash for Teofimo as a result of he rehydrates to almost 160 lbs for his fights at 140, and he doesn’t belong preventing anybody at 135. If Teofimo needs to check himself towards a light-weight, he ought to show himself by preventing William Zepeda or Andy Cruz.
It’s unclear why Teofimo waited this lengthy to name him out. He ought to have achieved it after Vasily Lomachenko introduced that he was taking the rest of the yr off and wouldn’t be accessible to struggle Tank in November or December.
In response to promoter Leonard Ellerbe, Tank is already contemplating two fighters for his subsequent struggle. One is rumored to be Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela, who not too long ago dethroned WBA gentle welterweight champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August third.
“Hey, Tank, give me a struggle, brother. He ain’t preventing, I ain’t preventing. What’s up? I don’t like folks saying I’m ducking any person. Why do I beat him? As a result of I’m the takeover, that’s why,” mentioned Teofimo Lopez to the media, calling out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Teofimo is simply too huge to return to light-weight to struggle Tank Davis. He would most likely attempt for the cash, however he can be in unhealthy form if he did make weight. If Tank had been to struggle Teofimo, he’d probably insist on a rehydration clause to make sure that Teo doesn’t balloon as much as middleweight.
