Teofimo Lopez seems to haven’t any intention of cutting down his animus for ESPN commentators Timothy Bradley and Andre Ward.
Lopez attracted controversy just a few months in the past when he lambasted Bradley and Ward—each Corridor of Fame fighters—for being biased towards him throughout an ESPN telecast of his final battle towards Spaniard Sandor Martin in December. Lopez blamed each commentators for skewing the general public’s notion that his win—by way of break up choice—over Martin was not precisely merited. Lopez, to make sure, was captured by a digital camera verbally questioning himself after the battle.
Lopez—who takes on Josh Taylor for Taylor’s WBO 140-pound title this Saturday at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis—chastised Ward and Bradley once more in a latest interview because it pertains to one other battle that the broadcasting duo dealt with: the latest undisputed light-weight championship between champion Devin Haney and challenger Vasiliy Lomachenko, which ended with Haney profitable a unanimous choice.
Lopez mentioned he believed Lomachenko, whom Lopez defeated in 2020 to grow to be a unified champion at 135, had outclassed Haney. Lopez then blamed Ward and Bradley for failing to present Lomachenko credit score for the work he did in that battle. (Bradley, nevertheless, could be heard all through the published giving Lomachenko reward for his mixtures).
“Folks gotta have a look at these fights with out the commentators,” Lopez instructed FightHubTV. “Commentators attempt to make it very one-sided. It’s fascinating to see that you’ve got commentators, their jobs require two issues. These two issues are to maintain your view to the followers equal … and the second is you criticize what he’s doing proper and he’s doing flawed in these rounds.
“So after they’re resting you may pinpoint what this man is doing proper, what’s making him win these rounds. You principally need to navigate the followers to see out of your standpoint, proper? However it’s so arduous while you’re one-sided for one man. It’s so arduous, as a result of then what you’re doing is influencing just one approach, not the opposite approach round.”
Added Lopez, “Each time Loma Was Connecting, they stood quiet. Each time Haney threw a jab or an uppercut, they talked about it. It’s very arduous to, if you understand you’re boxing, then you understand what’s occurring. When you don’t know the enterprise of boxing, then individuals are going to be upset and down on the choice. However I wasn’t.”
Lopez then went on a weird tirade towards Bradley, a former two-division champion, who boasts wins over welterweight greats Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. Bradley will probably be formally inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in Canastota, New York, this Sunday, as a part of a 2023 class that additionally consists of Carl Froch. Ward was inducted final yr.
“I don’t even understand how Tim Bradley is within the Corridor of Fame, to be actual,” Lopez mentioned. “I don’t perceive that half. I don’t assume he’s a Corridor of Famer. Andre Ward might be what it’s. He retired undefeated, he confronted some powerful caliber fighters. I don’t assume Bradley is a Corridor of Famer. There’s different guys, different f—–g fighters that undoubtedly out-did his profession and his resume.”
“Perhaps one man (that Bradley beat that’s worthy of Corridor of Fame credentials), Juan Manuel Marquez. Okay. However Pacquiao? Pacquiao beat him. Ain’t no approach he beat Pacquiao. Know what I’m sayin’? To every his personal.”