Fans are concerned about the entertainment value of the Devin Haney against Theofimo Lopez match for August 16 at PPV. It is a battle with two negative styles that can repel when it leads to a boring battle for fans to look at.
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Haney (32-0, 15 food) is a classic runner -up and clinic, and he does well against aggressive fighters who emerge. Lopez is the same way. He is a car, and he seems to have adopted Shakur Stevenson’s style and mimics his approach in an almost perfect copy. It seems that theofimo has been watching a lot of Shakur’s fights lately. He is becomes a clone of shakur, And it is not meant to be a compliment.
Turki Alalshikh may not have realized that the agreement of these two negatives would lead to a low-action, tactical collision, which involves few exchanges. It is a fight that would result in a lot of evil of fans if it is staged in the US, but people who watch it on PPV will be furious if Haney turns the kind of achievement he did on May 2 against Jose Ramirez.
A better style match for each of these defensive fighters is WBO swelling champion Brian Norman Jr., which is very aggressive and powerful. However, Haney and Theofimo will never agree to fight Norman Jr. because he is not popular. There is no gold mine for them to make the 24-year-old fight.
The PPV threshold “worth”
If the PPV price for the Lopez against Haney battle is low enough to make it worthwhile to sit through the boring battle, it will be worth it. However, it will have to be very low, because even at $ 29, fans will be angry if the fight is a tactical chess match as we saw in their performances on the 2nd card. Dropping it to $ 10 is perhaps the magic number.
Haney-Lopez will fight against a catching weight of 145 pounds, which will benefit the smaller fighter, Theofimo. Haney rehydrated to the middle of the 160s and looked horrible and made weight. He looks like a walking skeleton at his weighing in. It is clear that Devin should have moved up to 147 or 154 two years ago. Theofimo will be stronger at 145 than Haney, which can be drained and severely weakened.
Last updated on 06/03/2025
