Coach Greg Hackett says Theofimo Lopez will not stand a chance against IBF and the WBA Welterweight Champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis if they fight next. TheOFIMO (22-1, 13 costs) ENNIS (34-0, 30 food) exclaimed after his victory over Arnold Barboza jr. Last Friday night at Times Square in New York.
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Hackett says theofimo is “Tired of getting average money ” because of the quality of his opposition. He wants to get his first big payday by fighting boots even if he will be destroyed. Greg considers Lopez a ‘clown’ type of fighter, who uses a lot of showboating to entertain fans, but does not offend much.
In the past three years he has been involved in some controversial decisions against Sandor Martin and Chailaine Ortiz. Lopez should have lost both, but the judges saved him.
“It’s a mismatch, and that’s why. You have a man who comes from Philadelphia who has an obsession with trying to hurt people. Theo is a clown, “coach Greg Hackett said IceM Sports MediaAnd his thoughts on Theofimo Lopez give the next battle against the Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis next. “You put him there with boots. What is he going to do? ‘
It is a complete mismatch as Ennis prefers to fight theofimo because it has too much size, power and punch output compared to the New Yorker. Theofimo struggled as it is in his last battle against the light boxer Arnold Barboza jr. Last Friday. Lopez was just moving the whole battle. The bumps he did throw usually hit air, as he armed his shots shortly to Barboza jr. To keep away. It was just as boring a fight as Devin Haney’s.
“Boots are too big, too strong, and speed can be equal. He doesn’t throw as many strokes as boots,” says Hackett. “He’s physically too small. His IQ is not the same. What is he going to do? It’s a waste of time. It is a waste of money. Boots get no credit for a bit of a ** teo. So what? I don’t want to see it at all. ‘
Lopez is what you call a ”Junk Fighter. ‘ He moves around, tries to pull out rounds by landing a few shots, and it’s not entertaining to look at now that he is fighting at 140. In his last fight against Barboza Jr., you could say that Theofimo has co -opted Shakur Stevenson’s fighting style. He put it down and just as dull. The punishment that theofimo fed in his fighting against Steve Claggett, Chailaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin, is probably why he chose to copy Shakur’s style.
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“Teo is just tired of paying average money. Nobody cares because you went in there and went 12 rounds with Arnold Barboza, which was empty after four rounds,” Claggett said.
There is no other explanation why Lopez wants to fight to the next one, unlike him who wants a big payday. He wants to taste the mega million for the first time, which is the only way. No one else in his weight class will give him the money he can fight against Ennis. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia did not show interest in fighting him. If they did, it would be almost impossible to negotiate the agreement, because theofimo would probably praise itself.
“You’re going to sit there with him? The same man who said, ‘Am I still doing it? ” Hackett says about what Theofimo said after his controversial 10-round decision against Sandor Martin on December 10, 2022 in Madison Square Garden. “He doesn’t believe in himself.”
If Lopez believed in himself, he would have fighters like Subriel Matias, Keyshawn Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell, Brian Norman Jr. And Richardson Hitchins fought. All the fighters showed interest in fighting him, but he showed no inspiration to fight against them.
“He does this because he wants to make money. He doesn’t because he wants to win. Boots will kill him. No point, ‘says Hackett.
Theofimo is not quite crazy. He knows what he would be against the fight against Boots Ennis, but the dough will be so good that he doesn’t care. It is better to get a huge pay day and lose for Ennis than to stay at 140, and to fight no names for the next three years until he is finally deprived by one of the contenders.


Last updated on 05/06/2025