Teofimo Lopez Calls Out Terence Crawford to Prove a Point

Teofimo Lopez has not got over Terence Crawford yet! At a time when Lopez should focus on Steve Claggett since they fight on the 29th of this month with the former’s WBO Super-Lightweight title on the line, ‘The Takeover’ dares to imagine himself against ‘Bud’ Crawford. While it is not the first time Lopez has called out Crawford, the 26-year-old feels he has a point to prove!

One must recall that in January this year, ahead of his title defense against Jamaine Ortiz, Teofimo Lopez, having branded himself as a “great fighter,” invited Terence Crawford to taste the “tough competition” ‘The Takeover’ believed he contained in himself. Additionally, the former unified Lightweight champion tried to inveigle ‘Bud’ claiming the former two-time undisputed champion could “make more money than you made with Spence.”

As per Lopez, with a fight against ‘Bud,’ he could become a “greater fighter” in the sport. However, the boxing world burst into laughter when Crawford instructed Lopez to fight “little guys” and left his dream of becoming a greater fighter hanging. But, despite zero interest shown by ‘Bud,’ Teo has not given up hope. Therefore, on the Danza Project, the 26-year-old boxer expressed his desire to be a three-time lineal champion. “I done shocked this world twice,” said Lopez, referring to his victories over Vasyl Lomachenko [135 lbs] and Josh Taylor [140 lbs].

“It’s to the point that they can’t even give me Crawford,” Teofimo Lopez added. “I’m like ‘Yo, give me Crawford so I can make it thrice.’ Let’s duke it out in the ring. Let’s show who the best of the best is.”

By and by, Teofimo Lopez suggested fighting Terence Crawford at catchweight.

Teofimo Lopez to go up in weight class for Terence Crawford

On August 3rd, Terence Crawford will make his Super-Welterweight debut and try to win the WBA Super-Welterweight title from Israil Madrimov. As Crawford is moving up to 154 lbs from 147 lbs where he faced Errol Spence Jr. last year, Lopez wants to climb too. Following the upcoming title defense against Steve Claggett, ‘The Takeover’ expects to gain seven pounds. And as of now, he hopes ‘Bud’ will take Lopez into consideration after the debut at 154.

In his opinion, Crawford should ultimately fight ‘The Takeover’ at a catchweight so that Lopez can finally have a career similar to Roberto Duran’s. “We’re not too far in weight class. He just moved up to 154, shoot, I’ll go to 147. We do a catchweight. I ain’t scared of these guys,” announced Teofimo Lopez casually. With that said, do you want to see Terence Crawford vs. Teofimo Lopez? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.