Topic: [Boxing]: Teofimo Lopez vs Pedro Campa - Aug 13 - page 13. (Read 8864 times)

It cannot be compared, I reckon. I am not very certain how good Pedro Campa is in the ring, however, on Canelo's move to a higher weight division, his team has underestimated Bivol. Bivol was discovered to be one of the kings of light heavyweight where he has been holding a WBA title since 2017. Lopez's father might have chosen an opponent that he knows his son can knockout hehehe.

Perhaps his body is really growing and have problems making the desired 135 lbs. Looking at his frame, it's a natural process that he will have to grow and can't make that weight anymore. So for sure that is one reason that they decided to go up to 140 lbs. Although 135 lbs has a lot of champions in Davis and Haney, but eventually this two will also have to go and move up and Lopez will have the advantage since he is the first one to do it. Even Ryan Garcia might be targeting this weight. in his fight against Tagoe, it is on a catch weight of 138 lbs. So this is a good move for Teofimo Lopez.

It occurs many times when they hurriedly try to knock out an opponent, they are under estimating a boxer. Donaire tried it to Naoya in an attempt to avenge himself and then not watching out he is also vulnerable by Naoya's power punch.

Learning it the hardest way will be good for him after all Lopez is just 24. He's got a long way for his career and will probably face Kambosos with victory.

Campa is a good boxer but not on Lopez's level but it's still worth watching this fight even if you're not a fan of Lopez, Campa loves to mix it up and slug it out, the kind of style that will really make a fight and fans get excited, its a good pick for a comeback fight, with Lopez's style he needs an opponent who loves to challenge him by mixing it up because he is a good counter puncher.

I just hope he learned from his first fight that he should never go hurriedly for a knockout, you don't go for it, you wait for it.

In his last fight against Kambosos their biggest excuse is Lopez cannot keep up with the weight anymore and he should have moved up much earlier before the Kambosos fight, maybe there's truth to this that Lopez cannot keep up with the weight anymore and draining his body is taking a big toil and he needs to move up so he is now campaigning in this division.
Lopez is still dangerous and he is still powerful and skillful he just needs to be guided so he can be on the right track, this is a big comeback fight for him and he needs to be impressive.

Even before the Kambosos fight, Teofimo and his dad were already planning to move up in weight to fight undisputed champion Josh Taylor. Teofimo wanted to become the first undisputed champion in 2 divisions. Although in reality, Teofimo never became undisputed in lightweight since former WBC champion Lomachenko was elevated into a WBC franchise champion while former WBC interim champion Devin Haney became the WBC champion. The new WBC franchise belts were not well-received and were never credited by the hardcore boxing community. After losing his belts to Kambosos, his dad mentioned that they will continue to their to move up. There was no rematch clause too because it was a mandatory fight that went into a purse bid.

The arrogant father and son duo also dismissed a Loma rematch before the Kambosos fight. They're not man enough. They forgot that Lomachenko donated personal money of around $800,000 to them as additional payment because they demanded more money, something promoter Bob Arum cannot satisfy due to the pandemic. And Teofimo barely beat an injured version of Lomachenko who undergo surgery right after the fight.

I hope this unknown Pedro Campa upsets Teofimo Lopez.

There's only 1 legit champion in the division. Haney already collected all 4 belts in the division plus the Ring belt. Tank is a fake WBA regular champion just like the WBC franchise belt, otherwise, Haney is not undisputed. 

A good test for Lopez to prove if he's able to fight in super lightweight divison, Pedro Campa is unknown boxer, but his last fight was impressive since he won via KO from the boxer who never loss before.

He wouldn't earn anything if he rematch with Lomachenko or Kambosos since both of them doesn't have any belt and Lopez already fought many boxers in lightweight division. He might move to super lightweight division because he's shy with his losses due to overconfident, so he just started his new journey. The champion on the lightweight division are really though too, Haney and Tank.

Does anyone know what cause Lopez to move to other weight division? Last Canelo fight showed, that being so self confident and moving to other division ends bad. Why not try to regain belts back? What was all that shouts "I am the best", after winning Lomachenko, for ? Why not make make a second fight against Lomachenko, I am sure Loma will instantly accept it. Or a rematch with Kambosos ?

Yeah, I agree, that's why he get Campa here, a more experience boxer, but then is a different level with Lopez. Teofimo should win this fight easy and then show us that he can still fight at this weight division and maybe give us that scary power he once shown when he was building his career. He is not looking for those 135 lbs champion obviously, his body can't make 135 lbs, and if ever he will face them, it will be in this stack up division. Just imagine, Haney, Davis, and then Ryan Garcia moving to 140 lbs and then we have Josh Taylor as the champion.

Most probably. I don't see Campa among the top fighters in the division but this is a comeback after a loss, they are still building back his confidence to fight top contenders after with Campa.

They'd have to make this comeback impressive so fighting a fading boxer will be great for him. Its however very shameful if for instance he lose.

What do you expect? He is under Top rank which is good at somewhat making their fighters good specially after a big lost. So I would agree that this is a cherry pick fight for Lopez entering a new territory at 140 lbs. So no more big fights for Haney or Davis at 135 lbs. Although we have seen Davis fight at this division already and winning a belt against a weak champion. Good for Lopez if he can win this fight and then call the other champion and established himself again.

So Lopez is campaigning to 140 lbs now, let's see if he can bring his power to this division. Although I think he will, but it will depend on the quality of the opponent that he is facing, specially true 140 lbs.

And speaking of this division, as mentioned, the 140 lbs unified champion Josh Taylor has defended one of his belt to his mandatory and it was really close that there are arguments that he lost again Jack Catterall.

So Teo Lopez is back, after the humiliating lost against George Kambosos, he is making his comeback, but this time he has move up in weight. He will be fighting a dangerous and experience boxer in Campa next month.




https://www.boxingscene.com/teofimo-lopez-pedro-campa-full-undercard-set-august-13-las-vegas--167578

Another good match making on the part of Top Rank, in paper it appears that Campa is a good match against Lopez. True, but I think Lopez will beat him convincingly at 140 lbs and then Teo making some noise in this 140 lbs division. Unified champion Josh Taylor has relinquished some of the belts he have, and there will be elimination and interim fights and maybe Lopez will figure in one of those to have a belt in this division.