WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) and challenger Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) faced off at the final press conference for their ESPN-televised world title showdown on Saturday at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Teofimo Lopez: “We know how to get the job done. We know how to get the win. We’re not a two-time lineal champion for no reason. We do this. We face the best fighters in boxing. So, Steve Claggett is going to come to bring it. However, there are levels to this. I look forward to what he brings to the table, and we’ll dissect him from there.”
Steve Claggett: “This is something I’ve worked my whole life for. I feel like I have great momentum right now. It’s the time for me.”
That’s gonna be the biggest mismatch ever made!
I disagree: Lopez lost to Sandor Martin, who was robbed! Lopez is a 2nd tier fighter!
please , clagett do the boxing world a favor and beat the overrated lopez. lopez as expected is promoting this fight by talking about fighting and beating crawford, tank, haney , garcia . they wont even look his way . how about rematching kambosos, sandor martin, jarmaine ortiz first .
Teo would stop Kambosos in a rematch.
Teo has trouble with the runners. The guys that don’t want to go toe to toe. Kambosos was a very lucky boy in that fight with Lopez.
I thought that fight was dead even at the end. Teofimo will only get better. I think a
fight with Catterall is in the works for him
after Claggett. Catterall should handle Prograis and set the table for a big fight.
“Teo has trouble with runners.” Sounds like that his problem if he doesn’t know how to cutoff the ring.
If Teo doesn’t want “runners” why hasn’t he called out Issac Pitbull Cruz. He would give Teo hell.
Totally agree, I hope that claggett pulls out this win, but that’s a big hope. Can the boxing gods help produce the upset, Lopez has shown it several times now.
It would be nice, if this man Kambosos Lopez.
I think it will be a interesting fight.
Claggetts high punch output and movement will trouble Lopez .
Going for an upset…..Claggetts on points
I think it will be a interesting fight.
Claggetts high punch output and movement will trouble Lopez .
Going for an upset…..Claggett on points
– What, no PPV?
– Must have been a mistake…………
YES, PPV prices for mid level fighters has gotten ridiculous. When HBO quit quality boxing I dropped HBO. ESPN+ and DAZN need to far up the quality before I’ll pay for that.
– Same here, Marc.
– I dropped HBO and Showtime when they stopped covering Boxing.
– Still pay a $260/month Comcast cable bill.
– Thank you, again, Amazon Fire Stick, for introducing me to free tv, movies, and PPV……
Gary G, you got to get out of Comcast. Try YouTube tv. 79.99.
ESPN+ has pretty good value with some decent cards. Also almost any college football or basketball game that nobody else is carrying.
unfortunately Clagget will not get a fair decision from “the Judges” .this manipulative, deceptive, and opportunistic approach by teo and top rank has gotten old. they are not fooling anyone except the few teo casual fans . again all these fighters and promoters hurting boxing need to be called out.
please don’t support this teo “fight”. it can always be seen on you tube replays /highlights . —- Watch the real fight on dazn with bam rodiguez vs juan gallo estrada and a good very undercard. This is the real fight on Saturday.
the better fight is bam rodriguez vs estrada as for the teo fight is just a espn promotion i agree watch the judges if it goes the distance
– Wouldn’t mind seeing a Steve Claggett victory here…….
I’m hoping for Clagget but wouldn’t put money on it. Teo is talented but he aspires to be a Mayweather class AZ.