[Boxing] Teofimo Lopez vs Steve Claggett WBO Super Lightweight Title - June 29

[bisdak40]

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Teofimo "The Take-over" Lopez will be back in the ring this coming June 29 against a 34 years old Steve Claggett. I don't know if the latter has what it takes to defeat Lopez but i think this fight is to make Lopez looks good in the ring as he didn't do well on his last few fights.

No initial odds yet for this fight but will update this thread once bookies has it already.

https://www.badlefthook.com/2024/5/20/24160936/teofimo-lopez-vs-steve-claggett-official-june-29-miami-boxing-news-2024

[coin-investor]

I agree that Clagget is a cherry-picked fight and will not offer a resistance against Teofimo, saw the highlight of his fights and I like his being pressured fighter always moving forward, always tried to land his best punches but with Tefimo's caliber and skill in the ring I don't think he can do what he has done to his past opponents.

It will be interesting if he will still become a pressure fighter when they face each other because Teofimo is someone who loves to slug it out, one thing I notice about Clagget his punches are telepathic so Teofimo will not have a hard time doing a counter punch against Clagget.

Teofimo's team  picked the right guy to make him look good, nothing much to expect from a guy who has 7 losses.

[Baofeng]

Lol, but what a cherry pick fight for Teo Lopez here. Claggett was not even in the top 10 rankings if you're going to look at the WBO rankings. So another get busy fight for Teo, or maybe he is just fine tuning his skills and could be looking for bigger fight at the end of the year.

Him and Matias could be a banger of a fight. But I guess Top Rank wanted in-house money in this one or at least Teo getting the lion share and to satisfy him of having millions in his every fight. But for sure this is going to bomb as he is fighting nobody here.

And let the criticism comes, hehehe.

[robelneo]

Teofimo Lopez needs a fighter like Clagget to make him look good all his past three wins comes from decision compared to other champions with the exception of Haney who scored knockout on their last fights, his team felt that he is not an exciting fighter to watch anymore because he failed to scored knockouts compared to other champions like Pitbull Cruz and Subriel Matias.

With this fight they want to secure a knockout and Claggett style is very much suited to Teofimo, Teofimo doesn't like fighters who runs on the fight and Claggett is not, unless Claggett changed his style and decides to run and not engage.

[cabron]

Teo already fought some big names, he doesn't really need this tune-up anymore since he can fight.  They love Teo so much, they just want him more wins maybe they are grooming for Matias?

Steve is not on his level but Steve will be more than happy to get a shot at Teo and if this fight is going to result in an upset, a lot will really be laughing at Teo. That's for sure. I look up Steve on youtube, he can actually KO opponents and knows how to entertain the crowd.

[aioc]

Teo already fought some big names, he doesn't really need this tune-up anymore since he can fight.  They love Teo so much, they just want him more wins maybe they are grooming for Matias?

Steve is not on his level but Steve will be more than happy to get a shot at Teo and if this fight is going to result in an upset, a lot will really be laughing at Teo. That's for sure. I look up Steve on youtube, he can actually KO opponents and knows how to entertain the crowd.

I agree Teo already is the man for beating a once pound-for-pound king in Lomachencko so why is this guy not even a mandatory challenger if this is a tune fight, does Teo need a tune fight with his status I don't think so what if he gets upset, Claggett of course will be thankful, this is a title shot.
His chances are not good, but what if the unlikely happens? Teo will end up the laughing stock some worthy opponents will give Teo a much-needed boost but decide not to take it.

[EluguHcman]

Yeah Lopez has been a great fighter doing well at some times and despites his odds I don't still find him a weak.
I still can not believe he has been absent from the ring all these while basically going for parties and crossing his legs watching TV at home. Lol.
Let us just assume he has been out there cooking some stuffs to rebounce back on stage.

But hey OP, I hope you don't mean to say it was going to be a stage or fixed fight for saying the match is to make Lopez look good since he has not made it in couple of his matches now? Otherwise... While Steve has also been active in the ring all these while, he may have also gathered some skills to defeat Lopez but let us watch out. It is a game that one must win and other looses.

[yazher]

This is just clearly a tune-up fight for Lopez, poor Claggett is now just a human-punching bag against Lopez because he doesn't have enough speed and power to counter him. In this one, I don't believe in any special skills that will gonna develop in him during his training because he is just nothing compared to Lopez and surely they just accept this fight for the money and also a slight chance to win it if he can land a lucky punch. after all, you won't know what the result of the fight is until you finally see it with your own eyes, and as we speculate, both boxers are training hard but we just don't expect much on Claggett.

[Kemarit]

Let me play devil's advocate here, but what if Claggett upset Teo Lopez here? We all know that upsets do happen in boxing, and them thinking that they could get away by picking a non household name to win and make Teo looks good? It might back fire on them big time.

Or another scenario is that it's a close fight, up to the judges to score the fight and fortunately they give it to Lopez. But fight fans knows that Lopez lost that fight. So that's the problem with tune-up fight though, as the opponent has nothing to lose and will give everything he got and might pull an upset.

[bisdak40]

But hey OP, I hope you don't mean to say it was going to be a stage or fixed fight for saying the match is to make Lopez look good since he has not made it in couple of his matches now? Otherwise... While Steve has also been active in the ring all these while, he may have also gathered some skills to defeat Lopez but let us watch out. It is a game that one must win and other looses.

Don't get me wrong but i think this fight is for Teo Lopez to win and look good in the process. Got nothing against Steve Claggett but he is just another not so complicated fight for Lopez basing on the level of opponents that he he fought. The guy has seven losses in 47 fight and in boxing 34 years old is not that young anymore. All the factors to lose are on Claggett's side. We knew that there is upset in this sport but this time i do think that chance is very slim.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Teo has had some recent fight where he looked bad when he faced unknown fighters. He was written off for a while but did have a brilliant fight against Josh Taylor. He needs another performance like that if he wants to build more hype for his career. Matias and Haney could be big fights for him, but he will have to prove that he is worth the high purses he is demanding by winning spectacularly. This is an opponent he is meant to look good against. Hopefully he won’t stink up the place like he did against Jamaine Ortiz.

[TravelMug]

Teo already fought some big names, he doesn't really need this tune-up anymore since he can fight.  They love Teo so much, they just want him more wins maybe they are grooming for Matias?

Steve is not on his level but Steve will be more than happy to get a shot at Teo and if this fight is going to result in an upset, a lot will really be laughing at Teo. That's for sure. I look up Steve on youtube, he can actually KO opponents and knows how to entertain the crowd.

Subriel Matias will be a big fight for Teo, and if I'm not mistaken, Matias is calling him out as well. He will be facing another tough contender in Paro though so we will have to wait and see. And as what others said, it's obvious that they are preparing Teo Lopez for a big fight in the future. And so they pick Steve Claggett to get him ready whoever it is, could be Haney or Matias in the future. Of course, anyone who has a shot against the champion will take it any day, any time as they know that this is a one time opportunity for them and the exposure and the money that he can earn facing Teo should be his highest paycheck.

[btc_angela]

Teo has had some recent fight where he looked bad when he faced unknown fighters. He was written off for a while but did have a brilliant fight against Josh Taylor. He needs another performance like that if he wants to build more hype for his career. Matias and Haney could be big fights for him, but he will have to prove that he is worth the high purses he is demanding by winning spectacularly. This is an opponent he is meant to look good against. Hopefully he won’t stink up the place like he did against Jamaine Ortiz.

That's right, when the stakes are high Teo Lopez perform above the usual, like in his fight against Loma and then his performance against Josh Taylor. A former unified champion that he dominated and thanks his belt and become the lineal champion.

But if his opponents is just another regular, hopefully we can get away from that energy of also showing us a mediocre performance like what you have mentioned, against Ortiz. However, I'm seeing him at 140 lbs weight class that he can dominate if he really put his heart here.

[Finestream]

The only advantage s Steve Claggett has here is his experience in boxing as he has 38 fights but his loss record is bad with 7. I agree with ya all that this is just a cherry pick fight for him, and most of the time when a boxer cherry pick and opponent,  we know it's equivalent to an easy win. However,  let's just see what they can offer, hopefully this one is an entertaining fight and maybe Lopez is just gearing for another big fight after this.

This site has an odds of the fight, i'm not sure if it's accurate though.

https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/teofimo-lopez-v-steve-claggett/winner

Lopez 1/14
Claggett 7/1

[aioc]

Let me play devil's advocate here, but what if Claggett upset Teo Lopez here? We all know that upsets do happen in boxing, and them thinking that they could get away by picking a non household name to win and make Teo looks good? It might back fire on them big time.

There's always a rematch clause, so Teo will take the fight seriously and take back the title but Steve will have shortlived glory and make a lot of money in return, but his bargaining power in big fights will be weak, he cannot expect a big paycheck if he faces the likes of Tank or Matias, when you are a big name in boxing every fight matters.

Or another scenario is that it's a close fight, up to the judges to score the fight and fortunately they give it to Lopez. But fight fans knows that Lopez lost that fight. So that's the problem with tune-up fight though, as the opponent has nothing to lose and will give everything he got and might pull an upset.

That again will weaken his bargaining power and his status as well, Lopez should take this fight seriously it looks easy but the stake is high if the situation is not in his favor, I hope after this, Teo will stop doing cherry pick fights he should establish his legacy and it should be continuous.