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OXON HILL, MD – JULY 19: Teofimo Lopez walks to his corner after the seventh round of his lightweight IBF World Title Elimination fight against Masayoshi Nakatani (not pictured) at The Theater at MGM National Harbor on July 19, 2019 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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OXON HILL, MD – JULY 19: Teofimo Lopez walks to his corner after the seventh round of his lightweight IBF World Title Elimination fight against Masayoshi Nakatani (not pictured) at The Theater at MGM National Harbor on July 19, 2019 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
After defeating Vasyl Lomachenko, Teofimo Lopez made a name for himself in the division. He also engraved his name in boxing history as he gained great attention being the youngest boxer to hold four belts at the age of 23. Lopez became a superstar after defeating the renowned Ukrainian boxer, in 2020. But this fame came to a little halt as he took a ferocious beating in the fight against George Kambosos Jr., where he lost all of his belts. Later, Kambosos Jr. lost these belts to Devin Haney, who conquered the Lightweight division.
That’s the reason, Teofimo Lopez Sr. believes that Haney is a world champion today, because of his son. Currently, Lopez Jr. is preparing hard for his upcoming fight against Josh Taylor. This will be his third fight after losing to Kambosos Jr. He’s looking to do everything in his power to redeem himself, and then challenge the champion. Once, Lopez Sr. also slammed Gervonta Davis for his choice of opponents.
Teofimo Lopez Sr’s opinions on Devin Haney being a champion
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In a recent interview with Mill City Boxing, when asked about his opinions on Devin Haney bearing the four belts right now, Lopez Sr. stated, “We gave him those straps, we gave them to him bro“. Lopez Sr. believes that if Teo never lost to Kambosos, Haney would never have faced Kambosos, and hence won’t be a champion.
And obviously, Lopez Sr. believes that his son wouldn’t have been beaten by Haney. Boxing Ego made a tweet about this as these statements weren’t taken in goodwill. In the tweet, they stated that Lopez Jr. lost fair and square to Kambosos, so there’s no point in driving further speculations.
Teofimo Lopez Sr says "We Gave Him [Devin Haney] those straps" 🤣 No Sir, your son LOST the straps, and Dev went to Australia 2x to do what your son couldn't do Big Difference LOL [via Mill City Boxing] #EGO pic.twitter.com/ONbcWXQAZm
— BOXINGEGO (@Boxingego) May 5, 2023
The Twitter user stated that additionally, Haney also traveled to Australia and defeated Kambosos twice, so Haney has already proven his worth.
George Kambosos Jr’s response to Lopez Sr.
George Kambosos Jr. posted his reply, where he requested Lopez Sr. to stop intaking any kind of substances and stop doing such ’embarrassing’ acts. He wrote, “Get of the Coke Sr your an embarrassment“. Then Kambosos proceeded to reveal that he doesn’t have any problem with his son, in fact, he likes Lopez Jr. as he’s a brave man and he respects him for that.
😂😂😂😂😂 Get of the Coke Sr your an embarrassment, I actually like your son, he’s a good kid, sore loser yes but knows how to take a good beating but you on the other hand got smacked and rag dolled by my old man and ran for cover. In simple Aussie terms your a deadset WANKER pic.twitter.com/QNO3ZdBZha
— George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) May 6, 2023
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But he stated that he didn’t appreciate Lopez Sr’s behavior as he tried to shake off the beating his son took from Kambosos. He further wrote in his tweet, “In simple Aussie terms your a deadset WANKER“.
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Lopez Sr. believes that his son can easily conquer the Lightweight division and one loss in his career cannot tarnish his legacy. Lopez Jr. made a name for himself very early on, now if he wants to get at the top again, he will have to go through the redemption phase, and then go on to challenge Haney for the belts.
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