Teofimo Lopez appeared on ESPN’s latest card to debate the state of his profession with Mark Kriegel. Lopez discusses latest adjustments in his camp, now working with Eddy Reynoso, in addition to fights he’s trying to make within the close to future. Right here’s a few of what he needed to say beneath.
Lopez on bringing coach Eddy Reynoso into his camp
“My father, he supposed that I wanted one thing. Perhaps it might’ve been only a totally different change, I want some hearth, some motivation from different champions or simply being round totally different surroundings. And I feel my father, he gravitated to Eddy Reynoso and I feel that it was an ideal determination on his half.
“I’m all the time going to respect my father and I’m all the time going to go off his determination, not based mostly on what individuals need, and I feel it simply got here to a conclusion the place we stated okay, I feel you are feeling like I want that fireside once more from the Magdaleno battle, from the Mason Menard fights, from the approaching up. It’s so much totally different whenever you’re developing and whenever you’re already there…however don’t ever overlook, all of the individuals on the market on the planet listening, dynamic duo, me and my father.
“My father has performed an ideal job up to now regardless of every little thing that folks wish to specific. Hear, two-time undisputed actually in my phrases, however for everyone, two-time lineal world champion and a seven-time world champion…I acquired two trainers of the yr that’s going to be in my nook the subsequent battle.”
On what he’s planning on doing subsequent in his profession
“Proper now it’s nearly listening to my crew, letting issues play out the best way they should, and hopefully earlier than the closing of this yr we must always have a battle lined up for the start of 2025.”
On talks for a proposed battle with Devin Haney
“45/55 break up I feel as a world champion, as somebody who’s the king of the division at 140 lbs, junior welterweight division, I feel the ten% shouldn’t be a nasty state…individuals know this within the boxing enterprise, every little thing involves counter gives, and that’s once we get to play ball. Recently proper now we’ve been throwing gives, Todd DuBoef, Bob Arum, Jeremy as properly, all of us have been coming collectively as a unit with Prime Rank and ESPN and simply attempting to essentially simply push the needle.
“We’re attempting. I feel on the finish of the day I want a battle, I want a freakin’ battle, man. However I want a battle, I want a man that’s going to battle, like I want somebody that has the ability ranges. When you guys are saying you’re the perfect, battle the perfect.”
On who the fighters he most wish to battle
“Jaron Ennis ‘Boots’, Gervonta Davis, and end with Terence Crawford.”
