Nasty person: racist insults and financial disputes from Teofimo Lopez, leading to Barboza Jr.

Teofimo Lopez scolded Richardson Hitchins on social networks for having evaluated by demanding $ 2.5 million + for a unification fight against him at a light Welter weight. Lopez (21-1, 13 KB) went with the cheapest Arnold Barboza Jr. as the next opponent for the Turki Alashikh event on Times Square in New York on May 2. Teo says offered “More than $ 1 million “ for the fight against him.

Too expensive?

$ 2.5 million + It looks like a huge sum of money for Hitchins, which is considered a replica by Shakur Stevenson but with a lot No more power and a more entertaining style. However, Hitchins is still not exciting to look at, and that is why his career has not taken off despite his promotion by Eddie Hearn. Hearn does not give him a major promotional push as he does with fighters who move the needle with fans.

Shakur attracts more attention than Hitchins because he works like a demon on X, constantly publishing, and has won many fans in this way, even if his combat style is in the lower basement in terms of entertainment.

The choice of his compulsory WBO Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KB) could turn against Lopez, because he could lose against this fighter, who is one of the best talents in the 140 lb division. WBO Light Teo’s Welter weight champion obviously considers Barboza as a walk in the park for him on Richardson, but it could be bad for him.

The bad persona

Teofimo’s post on X was not the most sympathetic. He used racist terms to insult and reject the value of the champion of light Welter IBF Hitchins (19-0, 7 KB). Some fans see this as a calculated decision of Lopez to adopt the bad persona to attract fans by being hated. He is like a professional wrestler insulting the crowd and their opponents and cheating to win. In the case of TEO, he uses racist speeches.

To be real, you are looking for $ 2.5 million or more. @Turbi_alshikh thought you were not worth that. Barboza was offered “I think” more than $ 1 million for the fight!

We can argue afterwards; You stick with charcoal that lookin ‘mf’er. #Fatalfury https://t.co/cstzs2ap2q

– Teofimo Lopez (@teofimolopez) February 28, 2025