Tim Bradley chooses Shakur Stevenson to Outbox Theofimo Lopez if their fight is fought in early 2026. Theofimo (22-1, 13 CO’s) agreed to fight Stevenson next January, but it still has to be seen if he was serious, and if the fight can be negotiated.
Stevenson (24-0, 11 COs) has desperately called Lopez since his victory over William Zepeda on July 12. There is nothing but tough outs for him at 135 against Andy Cruz, Jadier Herrera, Raymond Muratalla and Abdullah Mason. So he focuses on flushing a little game at 140, and targeting theofimo for payday purposes.
The price of a theofimo bolt
“Do you know what’s feeling better yet? You agree to battle. Now close your p **** A ** and let it happen,” Shakur Stevenson said XRespond to a post of Theofimo Lopez.
Shakur will have to put a sock in it, because theofimo will not agree to anything unless Turki Alalshikh comes up with the right price to want to sign him for this battle. He is not going to take this game just because he wants the fight. It must make financial sense for Lopez.
It will have to pay better than his last fight against Arnold Barboza on May 2. It was $ 10 million, so you can imagine what theofimo would like to fight against a Jerry runner like Stevenson.
Tim Bradley’s confidence in Shakur
“It’s a damn good fight for boxing. And also at 140 pounds, there is no one messing with Shakur Stevenson. I let Tim Bradley know on his channelL, Price Shakur Stevenson over a potential battle between him and Theofimo Lopez in 2026.
Bradley drank the Kool-Aid and is sold on Shakur after his victory over the flat foot, light William Zepeda. There is a big difference between Zepeda and the highly athletic, great puncher Theofimo. The way Stevenson fought against Zepeda will not be able to do against Teo because he hits too hard.
Bradley’s forecast for battle
“You already know where I am going. I’m going to Shakur Stevenson. I saw the small sparrative footage they had. It was nothing. I don’t even know why they wasted their time to put it on. It was terrible. That was years ago. It is now. Shakur Stevenson, the master, the disaster.
If this battle is waged, Tim can finally regret his first faith in Stevenson. He still didn’t hit anyone for Bradley to have so much confidence in him. Except for Zepeda, Shakur’s best victory against Edwin de Los Santos was, and it was a razor.
Last updated on 08/08/2025
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