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

[coin-investor]

You can bet on Claggett to win and enjoy a x7 return of your bet if you have a feeling that it will be an upset. But as we can see on the odds, it tells us that this is just a cherry picked fight by Teo.

Its zero chance that I'm going to do that Teofimo should be at his worst if this guy upsets Teofimo, upsets do happen in a fight but the discrepancy in power and skill is just too wide for me to think that Clagget has a chance.

This is the reason why Teofimo is not attractive in the PPV he is putting his level down to face a fighter like Clagget.

If a boxer attains popularity he should sustain it by fighting top-level fighters or mandatory opponents or one that can attract sales, he defeated Josh Taylor he should sustain it by trying to get the top 3 boxers in his division, not someone out of that ranking.
What exactly he will get from this fight?

[btc_angela]

You can bet on Claggett to win and enjoy a x7 return of your bet if you have a feeling that it will be an upset. But as we can see on the odds, it tells us that this is just a cherry picked fight by Teo.

Its zero chance that I'm going to do that Teofimo should be at his worst if this guy upsets Teofimo, upsets do happen in a fight but the discrepancy in power and skill is just too wide for me to think that Clagget has a chance.

This is the reason why Teofimo is not attractive in the PPV he is putting his level down to face a fighter like Clagget.

If a boxer attains popularity he should sustain it by fighting top-level fighters or mandatory opponents or one that can attract sales, he defeated Josh Taylor he should sustain it by trying to get the top 3 boxers in his division, not someone out of that ranking.
What exactly he will get from this fight?

Right, it's really hard to see how Claggett will win here, unless Teo didn't prepare that hard in this fight and then go on a party before, similar to what Tyson did when he fought and lost the fight to Buster Douglas as later he reveal that the didn't train that hard and underestimate Douglas that time.

Teo is being manage by his Father, so 24x7 he is being monitored and see if he really trains and prepare on this fight very hard. So for sure Teo wanted to keep his title as he is the man at 140 lbs, the lineal champion and this is considered a get busy fight, meaning if he wins here, bigger fight awaits him in the future.

[inthelongrun]

I keep hearing Claggett's name over the years. He was a hot prospect before but I wonder if he is really a world championship fighter. This is his first title shot and he is fighting the division's lineal champ. Lately, a lot of upsets happened, and Teofimo is inconsistent with his performances so who knows another upset is coming.

Teofimo should be able to score a knockout here. This seems like a showcase fight for Teofimo. I usually root for the underdogs so I am hoping once again  that a new lineal champ will be crowned next month.

Same here, hoping that the ref will raise the hand of the new lineal champ but it seems that judges love Teofimo Lopez. Teo needs a knockout win here as to reassert himself in this division and intimidate his future opponents just like what happen when they fought Lomachenco.

For Claggett, he has already 7 losses and should take this fight seriously as a win would make him a household name and thanks Teo for giving this fight to him.

This is the biggest fight fo his career, for sure he'll do the best training to have the best stamina in the fight. I agree with @inthelongrun , Teofimo is incositent sometimes, probably because he is too cocky and underestimated his opponent so he loss his focus at times. Anyway, some say it's just a cherry picked fight for Teofimo, but let's see if that is true, I'm hoping that Claggett will deliver a great fight, it doesn't matter if he loss as long as he is not just fighting for the money and just to survive.

It looks like a cherry pick because Claggett has 7 losses already. But he is actually 11-1-9 KOs in his last 12 fights. He was beating guys that have decent records. So this guy cannot be underestimated as his overall record is misleading. The good thing about Claggett is he is also capable of hurting and stopping opponents, so Teofimo has to defend himself as well from getting hit by those power shots.

Hopefully, after this fight, Teofimo will go for unification fights once again. I wonder if Haney and Pitbull Cruz are willing or if their promoters are willing to risk. I can only feel IBF champ, Subriel Matias as the most willing to unify with any of the champions because he has the lowest fanbase among them.

[TravelMug]

I keep hearing Claggett's name over the years. He was a hot prospect before but I wonder if he is really a world championship fighter. This is his first title shot and he is fighting the division's lineal champ. Lately, a lot of upsets happened, and Teofimo is inconsistent with his performances so who knows another upset is coming.

Teofimo should be able to score a knockout here. This seems like a showcase fight for Teofimo. I usually root for the underdogs so I am hoping once again  that a new lineal champ will be crowned next month.

Same here, hoping that the ref will raise the hand of the new lineal champ but it seems that judges love Teofimo Lopez. Teo needs a knockout win here as to reassert himself in this division and intimidate his future opponents just like what happen when they fought Lomachenco.

For Claggett, he has already 7 losses and should take this fight seriously as a win would make him a household name and thanks Teo for giving this fight to him.

This is the biggest fight fo his career, for sure he'll do the best training to have the best stamina in the fight. I agree with @inthelongrun , Teofimo is incositent sometimes, probably because he is too cocky and underestimated his opponent so he loss his focus at times. Anyway, some say it's just a cherry picked fight for Teofimo, but let's see if that is true, I'm hoping that Claggett will deliver a great fight, it doesn't matter if he loss as long as he is not just fighting for the money and just to survive.

It looks like a cherry pick because Claggett has 7 losses already. But he is actually 11-1-9 KOs in his last 12 fights. He was beating guys that have decent records. So this guy cannot be underestimated as his overall record is misleading. The good thing about Claggett is he is also capable of hurting and stopping opponents, so Teofimo has to defend himself as well from getting hit by those power shots.

Hopefully, after this fight, Teofimo will go for unification fights once again. I wonder if Haney and Pitbull Cruz are willing or if their promoters are willing to risk. I can only feel IBF champ, Subriel Matias as the most willing to unify with any of the champions because he has the lowest fanbase among them.

If the money is right then we can have Haney vs Pitbull Cruz. But so far we haven't heard anything from Haney's camp yet after that lost against Ryan Garcia and it seems that they are hell bent of having that lost be a NC because of Ryan's positive test. But there are still a lot of drama there as his lawyers are fighting it out that Ryan takes contaminated supplement.

I do agree with Subriel Matias case, he is the odd man out and so if he wanted to get the fame, then he should be the one calling this champion. However, he should understand that despite being a belt holder, he could be the B-side against any of this champions.

[bisdak40]

Hopefully, after this fight, Teofimo will go for unification fights once again. I wonder if Haney and Pitbull Cruz are willing or if their promoters are willing to risk. I can only feel IBF champ, Subriel Matias as the most willing to unify with any of the champions because he has the lowest fanbase among them.

Maybe Pitbull Cruz is willing to fight Teo but I don't think Haney will after that humiliating loss to Ryan Garcia. Teo Lopez is a power puncher just like Ryan Garcia so Haney's team will try its best to avoid those kinds of fighters as long as possible.

[Natalim]

Hopefully, after this fight, Teofimo will go for unification fights once again. I wonder if Haney and Pitbull Cruz are willing or if their promoters are willing to risk. I can only feel IBF champ, Subriel Matias as the most willing to unify with any of the champions because he has the lowest fanbase among them.

Maybe Pitbull Cruz is willing to fight Teo but I don't think Haney will after that humiliating loss to Ryan Garcia. Teo Lopez is a power puncher just like Ryan Garcia so Haney's team will try its best to avoid those kinds of fighters as long as possible.

Haney needs to come back with an impressive win, so he should not directly fight a champion and instead try to build his confidence once again. If he chooses to fight Teo, he has the edge since Teo is not as tall as Ryan. Haney can use his length since he prefers to run and beat his opponent on the scorecard. Also, Teo lost to a slower Kambosos Jr. (who probably retired after losing to Loma), so I see that speed is a big advantage for Haney. However, in terms of power, I give Teo the edge.

[Baofeng]

Hopefully, after this fight, Teofimo will go for unification fights once again. I wonder if Haney and Pitbull Cruz are willing or if their promoters are willing to risk. I can only feel IBF champ, Subriel Matias as the most willing to unify with any of the champions because he has the lowest fanbase among them.

Maybe Pitbull Cruz is willing to fight Teo but I don't think Haney will after that humiliating loss to Ryan Garcia. Teo Lopez is a power puncher just like Ryan Garcia so Haney's team will try its best to avoid those kinds of fighters as long as possible.

It's the other way around, Teo or at least his father is looking for Pitbull Cruz for their next fight, unfortunately they settled for Claggett and again as we have said, this is a tune up fight for maybe Cruz in the future,

Teofimo Lopez Sr. says he wants his son, WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Jr., to face the winner of the March 30th fight between WBA champ Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/teofimo-lopez-sr-targeting-rolly-vs-pitbull-cruz-winner-no-interest-in-haney

Maybe Lopez Sr knows that it will be a good fight for his son and most likely he thinks that he can beat Pitbull.