Teofimo Lopez came out of the woodwork today claiming that “reasonable offers” were sent to Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr, both of whom “refused.”
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Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs), who holds the WBO light welterweight title, did not disclose the offers, but it was likely the low ball variety. There is no way on earth that the ‘Emperor’ Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) would turn down an offer if it was “reasonable.”
Kambosos had already beaten Teofimo like a drum once, and beating him again would give him a fresh start, a fresh start. With three defeats in his last four fights, Kambosos now needs a lift, and he is not about to say no to any offers from Teofimo if it was a serious one.
Teofimo, 27, has looked like a shell of the fighter he once was since his career-best win over Vasily Lomachenko in 2020. That fight took the best out of Teo and left the disheveled, babbling fighter we saw lose to Kambosos in 2021 , and given highly controversial wins over Sandor Martin and Jamaine Ortiz.
It’s not a shock that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) would turn down an offer from Teofimo because he got a big purse for his last fight against Ryan Garcia on April 20, and he wouldn’t come back down to earth , just trifle, challenger dough is paid for a match against Teo.
The Emperor’s Second Chance
You can understand why Haney would say no, but NOT Kambosos. With a record of 1-3 in his last four fights, ‘The Emperor’ is in no position to reject any offer from Teofimo as this is a fight that will bring in good dough in Australia PPV.
Moreover, if Kambosos beat Teofimo again, he would be back to where he was in 2021. He could turn the win into a potential clash against Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis or a trilogy with Haney.
We sent reasonable offers to fight to both team Haney and team Kambosos. Both refused! If you don’t believe it, ask @trboks and @BruceTrampler.
You fight on that WITSEC! #Box @Realdevinhaney @georgekambosos
— Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) November 27, 2024
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