Teofimo Lopez took advantage of the spotlight on Saturday’s ESPN cards to call out Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford in that order. Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) is desperate for a big fight after being ignored in his recent attempts to entice Devin Haney to face him.
Lopez wants Ennis
If Teofimo is seriously interested in fighting Ennis, it will have to be at welterweight because he is too big to move down to 140.
In the interview, Lopez said he deserves the bigger cut for the guys he calls out because he’s the “king of the division.” He’s not going to get any of those guys with his attitude, and he’ll probably have to keep fighting the same obscure opposition he’s been for the past few years.
It’s interesting that Teofimo (27) wants to fight Ennis because he felt in the past he didn’t bring anything to the table. Does his recent poor performance against Karen Chukhadzhian have anything to do with Teo’s sudden interest?
“I need a guy who’s going to fight. If you say you’re the best, fight the best,” said Teofimo Lopez to Top Rank Boxing, saying he wants to return to the ring against a good opponent. “Jaron Ennis ‘Boots’, Gervonta Davis, and finish with Terence Crawford,” Teofimo said when asked to name who he wants to fight.
Gervonta is not going to waste time fighting Teofimo as he has plenty of other fighters at 135 that he can face. Crawford doesn’t take Teo seriously and won’t bother.
When ESPN’s Mark Kriegel asked Teofimo who he wanted to fight, he rattled off Boots, Tank and Crawford. This isn’t the first time Teofimo has called out big names, and the only one he ever delivered was Vasily Lomachenko. The rest of the guys Teofimo fought were minors.
