Regis Prograis Stated Teofimo Is “mentally Damaged,” Cannot Beat Taylor

By Dan Ambrose: Regis Prograis feels that former unified light-weight champion Teofimo Lopez is a “mentally damaged” particular person after what he’s gone by means of inside & exterior the ring, and he’s going to lose to WBO gentle welterweight champion Josh Taylor this Saturday, June tenth at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. Regis says Teofimo “isn’t all there anymore.” In different phrases, Teo is now a basket-case.

Prograis sees Teofimo (18-1, 13 KOs) for instance of a fighter that had a brief shelf life however wasn’t in a position to hold it collectively mentally. Teo’s time on the entrance strains within the battlefield within the final three years precipitated him to crumble mentally.

Prograis predicts that Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) will stroll Teofimo down on Saturday night time and beat him up if he doesn’t rating a knockout.  He thinks a knockout is feasible for Taylor, but when not, he’ll thrash the previous unified light-weight champ.

It might be a tragic manner for Teofimo’s profession as a significant participant to finish, however he would have probably been completed off already if High Rank had matched Teo robust in his final two fights in opposition to one of many killers at 140, like Subriel Matias, Gary Antuanne Russell, Richardson Hitchins, Arnold Barboza Jr or Jose Ramirez.

“Mentally, I don’t suppose he’s prepared bro. Mentally, Teo is damaged. He actually is damaged,” stated Regis Prograis to Fighthype about Teofimo Lopez. “He’s going by means of a variety of stuff. He has a variety of private
issues occurring.

“Yeah, I believe Josh is simply going to interrupt his Spirit. He’s actually going to interrupt him. Mentally, I don’t suppose Teo is all the way in which there. It’s like he
fold. He’s a type of those that was very, very skillful at first and he had a lot expertise however as soon as you’re taking that away, then what does he have left?

“Within the Kambosos combat, it confirmed that may be taken away. With the Sandor Martin combat, it confirmed that’s not sufficient. He must be mentally robust. I simply suppose mentally; he’s simply not there.

“I don’t know if Josh will get a stoppage or not. Teo has by no means been stopped, however perhaps he do. Possibly he do get a stoppage. I don’t see how Teo can beat Josh. I simply don’t see him beating him. That’s all. I simply don’t see him beating him.

“Yeah, I believe Josh goes to dog-walk him.  If h doesn’t get a stoppage, he’s going to beat him up,” stated Prograis.

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