Barboza Jr. declares the edge on Teofimo Lopez, swears to dethrone the WBO champion on “ Fatal Fury ‘Undercard

Arnold Barboza Jr. believes he is the “best” fighter and has the advantage of the Welters WBO Teofimo Lopez weight champion in their Fatal Fury card on May 2 in Times Square in New York.

Avoid fighting

Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 kos) did not earn a lot of money that Teofimo (21-1, 13 KB) has with the millions he obtained, and he can’t wait to dethrone him on the map of the Turki Alashikh. This is a fight that Teofimo has resisted in the last three years.

He simply did not want to mix him with Barboza Jr., and the only way to read is to consider him as an old -fashioned fear. Teo is afraid. He knows what Barboza Jr. could do to his career if he flows him like George Kambosos Jr. did it four years ago, and he doesn’t want it to happen.

Some people believe that Top Rank has artificially pleaded for Teofimo since his defeat against Kambosos, intentionally matching him against the battable opposition to win it and enjoy its popularity in Brooklyn, New York. Without their help, Lopez would have been on Skid Row a long time ago, abandoned, wedged against sub-cards, used as a test horse.

Money against hunger

“I think he is a good fighter, but I think I’m better,” said Arnold Barboza Jr. Millcity boxingSpeaking of the Welters WBO Light Teofimo Lopez weight champion before their fight on May 2 in Times Square in New York. “It could be hungry, but I’m hungry. He might want to win, but I need to win. »»

Teofimo has earned a lot of money in the past five years since his unanimous decision of 12 laps on Vasily Lomachenko on October 17, 2020. He would have done much more if he had been busy, fought three times a year and was more willing to take risks. Lopez plays safely, taking easier fights against these guys since his big victory over Loma:

– Steve Claggett
– Jamaine Ortiz
– Josh Taylor
– Sandor Martin
– Pedro Campa
– George Kambosos JR

Haney-Ramire

“I think that because of his last fight with me, people dismiss him. But I put my money on (Jose) Ramirer at the moment, “said Barboza Jr. when he was asked for his reflections on a fight between Devin Haney and Jose Ramirez on the fatal fure card on May 2. “It will be a covered weight of 144, so it will be less drained by weight.

“Who knows how Haney is Ryan’s beat, because he has done a blow. This s *** was not a joke. He opened his jaw. Once you have opened your jaw like that, who knows how you get. I think it’s the perfect fight for Ramirez. I made him win, honestly, I do it and I am rooted for him.

“I already told him that I was going to help him in the camp to open it. We have already talked about it. With a little luck, he succeeds, “said Barboza Jr. about Ramirez in his fight against Haney.

Many people believe that Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KB) makes a fighting error Jose Ramirez in his first fight after absorbing a beat of Ryan Garcia on April 20 of last year at Barclays Center. Turki Alashikh wanted high quality fights on his Times Square card, and if it was not the case for Ramirez, it may have been someone so difficult. You can imagine Haney’s reaction if he rather faces Gary Antuanne Russell.

It would be weird for Barboza Jr. de Spar with Ramirez after defeating him by a unanimous decision of 10 laps on November 16 of last year. Barboza Jr. dominated the first half of the fight, but Ramirez occurred in the second half to close it at the end. The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94.