Teofimo Lopez finally has his wish—to fight bigger names and collect heavy paychecks. It’s a huge fish, too, in Jaron Ennis. The fight has been set in motion, and it seems that it will be one of the blockbuster fights for 2025. But huge fights usually mean a PPV event, and it results in fans shelling out money. However, there are already some questions about it.

Bob Arum disclosed that Lopez, 27, would move up a division to challenge ‘Boots’. The Top Rank lynchpin also admitted approaching Eddie Hearn about the potential bout and making it a PPV. While the supposed fight has already made rounds in the fans’ circles, some don’t like the idea of it being a PPV fight. Rick Glaser is one such boxing personality.

The boxing agent turned this X handle and expressed his candid opinion on Ennis vs. Lopez. Despite calling it an interesting bout, he didn’t like the idea of it being a main event PPV. He wrote, “There’s talk of an interesting fight #BootsEnnis-#TeofimoLopez, but it’s being said it would be a PPV main event. In my opinion that is not a PPV fight. Good luck to those that think it should be PPV. #Boxing.”

This comment attracted the attention of Lopez, at 21-1, who hit back at Glaser. The WBO champion wrote back, “Just enjoy the show! Not many willing to step up to any plate anymore and you know this Maaaaan @RealRickGlaser1 #Boxing #TheTakeover.” It seems Glaser is not the only one who believes Ennis vs. Lopez shouldn’t be a PPV. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger also shares similar views.

Doubts cast at Jaron Ennis vs. Teofimo Lopez as a PPV

Coppinger also labeled the fight as “great” but pointed out that the fight “certainly” didn’t belong on PPV. In addition, when asked about what was PPV-worthy, the ESPN journalist explained that it would include fights with 300k PPVs and more. Why is that? He had a solid reason for that.

Coppinger detailed how PPV should be reserved for megafights. Otherwise, it would result in a shrinking of the boxing audience. He wrote, “Fights that will generate 300K and up. But in a perfect world that number is more like 1 million. PPV should be reserved for mega fights. Otherwise you’re just shrinking boxing’s audience.” It remained to be seen how well the fans would receive the idea of Ennis entertaining a fighter from a lower division while he was rumored to move up a division himself.

What do you make of this supposed fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jaron Ennis? Do you believe it’s a PPV-worthy fight? Let us know in the comments below.