[Boxing]: Teofimo Lopez vs Pedro Campa - Aug 13

[bittraffic]

Right, this is going to be a concern if Lopez loses this fight. He can't go back to 135 lbs anymore but then again losing at his first fight in the 140 lbs with a name like Campa doesn't go well with his name. So for me this is like a must-win for Teo and his father. Otherwise, they can't brag anymore and that Josh Taylor fight is not going to happen in the future as he can't even beat a non contender fighter. What more with hard hitters like Zepeda and Ramirez.

Big names that possibly he will be meeting once he accomplished this upcoming fight against Campa, it's a must win indeed since he already move up and now trying to create his statue from this division, he need to beat Campa in an interesting way to hype his name and find another interesting fight to bring more money from this new division that he's now involve.

Let see if how he will manage to beat Campa, and what is the new strategy that he may show to gather interest from his fans and followers.

As said in the users above, there's got to be a reason why they choose Pedro Campa as Teo's first opponent in this division and I'm sure that one of those reasons is to gather the hype again to surround Teo's name because his name was pretty much dried up when he got his first loss against Kambosos.
But yes, whatever it is, this is a must-win fight because losing against the likes of Campa won't get him anywhere, and pretty much sure he won't get big fights with the big names to produce big figures. A decision result will be good enough but a stoppage or KO will be much better as a start in this new division.

Right, and it is a good pick for Lopez to be his first opponent in this division. It will make Lopez looks tough facing a boxer like Campa. And just like what he did previously in 135 lbs, he will definitely look for the champion sooner to get a belt to become a 2 belt champion. So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Yep it's a must-win fight for Lopez to stay else his boxing career is over like his first and last fight in this division. It's easy to hype Lopez though, anyone matched to him will still sell even if its not Campa. Lopez just needs to act like Adriene Broner just as he did in the past.

But yep seem so sure already that he would win for he is now calling the person to fight.

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[Yaunfitda]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

There are still a lot of fighters in this division that are not champion, former champion and then there are tank and contender. Of course the main target is Taylor but I doubt that if ever he wins here, he will go direct straight to him. He will have to fight lots of boxer first to be able to get a crack. And maybe that's the time he will get a shot, however, Taylor might not be the champion in the next year or two.

[stadus]

Right, this is going to be a concern if Lopez loses this fight. He can't go back to 135 lbs anymore but then again losing at his first fight in the 140 lbs with a name like Campa doesn't go well with his name. So for me this is like a must-win for Teo and his father. Otherwise, they can't brag anymore and that Josh Taylor fight is not going to happen in the future as he can't even beat a non contender fighter. What more with hard hitters like Zepeda and Ramirez.

Big names that possibly he will be meeting once he accomplished this upcoming fight against Campa, it's a must win indeed since he already move up and now trying to create his statue from this division, he need to beat Campa in an interesting way to hype his name and find another interesting fight to bring more money from this new division that he's now involve.

Let see if how he will manage to beat Campa, and what is the new strategy that he may show to gather interest from his fans and followers.

As said in the users above, there's got to be a reason why they choose Pedro Campa as Teo's first opponent in this division and I'm sure that one of those reasons is to gather the hype again to surround Teo's name because his name was pretty much dried up when he got his first loss against Kambosos.
But yes, whatever it is, this is a must-win fight because losing against the likes of Campa won't get him anywhere, and pretty much sure he won't get big fights with the big names to produce big figures. A decision result will be good enough but a stoppage or KO will be much better as a start in this new division.

Right, and it is a good pick for Lopez to be his first opponent in this division. It will make Lopez looks tough facing a boxer like Campa. And just like what he did previously in 135 lbs, he will definitely look for the champion sooner to get a belt to become a 2 belt champion. So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Aside from that, I totally believe that Teo Lopez's capabilities and he can really defeat Campa without a doubt and frankly, he could've defeat Kambosos and avoid his first loss in his professional career but I know that everything has a reason why that happened to him. Maybe his greatness will be seen in this division and Campa will be his first step in the ladder towards the championship belts in the said division.

[D ltr]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

but I'm afraid that Lopez will lose again, it will make him even more embarrassed, because in my opinion, Lopez is too arrogant and starts the match too quickly, but it's okay if this makes him excited to fight

[mirakal]

I'll just go with the higher reward  and it isn't bad as a bet since Campa has a good record even though someone is saying he only fights B-grade boxers but an upset win is real  .  I think this odds will readjust so better put a bet while it is up.

Same here, high reward that could go up to 10+ boosting your odds, I think Campa could pull an upset. Lopez coming from a loss, maybe that would still affect him in this fight and he might struggle again. Watching his fight highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYpUKfIY0hA), this guy could really box and he is very aggressive.

That's really enticing. If you can spare a decent amount of your money to Campa and things went in your favor, that's really a big win. Though Lopez is on his mission to come back and be noticed again from this sport, we can say that bookies really seeing that the possible outcome will be favoring Lopez.

We don't know what will happen after. The chance is still equal to boxing, always accompanied by upset and surprise results.

It's your own take, risky gamblers will love this one, a big time profit when underdog upset the heavy favorite.

I cannot really take away the fact the Lopez's side has some motive on why they choose Campa on this fight, yes this will be a tune up for Lopez to get his performance in track again but surely they don't want to see their boxer in the losing side if things doesn't move the way they planned it and I assume that this will be a win-win situation for Lopez's because adding another loss in their boxer's record will definitely harm his career.

Of course, losing to lopez would not be a good thing, that's why I believe he will win this fight, it may not be an easy fight for him, but he will win

You mean, Lopez losing to Pedro Campa? Yes, that will indeed damage Lopez's career more and he really needed to win this fight to redeem his name and to make a noise in the new division he got into.
Frankly there is a reason why Lopez and his camp decides to climb the next division, and I'm quite interested to see what's the reason for it.

[TravelMug]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

but I'm afraid that Lopez will lose again, it will make him even more embarrassed, because in my opinion, Lopez is too arrogant and starts the match too quickly, but it's okay if this makes him excited to fight

If we look at the betting odds, Lopez is the clear favorite, so it's clear that bookies and bettors known that Lopez will be the winner here.

But if you think that Lopez will lose, then you should bet on Campa, he is a huge underdog mate, you can make a lot of money on him, just my opinion.

[Kemarit]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

Oh for sure, he will be careful, but at the same time, I'm thinking that Lopez will exploit everything on Campa. Probably read him in the first two rounds, and then uses his jab. In my opinion, Lopez could still have the power even if he moves to this division. So we might see that in this fight. And again, assuming he will win, Taylor for him or any other champion that is fighting right now for Taylor's other belt that he has given up.

[Hypnosis00]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

Oh for sure, he will be careful, but at the same time, I'm thinking that Lopez will exploit everything on Campa. Probably read him in the first two rounds, and then uses his jab. In my opinion, Lopez could still have the power even if he moves to this division. So we might see that in this fight. And again, assuming he will win, Taylor for him or any other champion that is fighting right now for Taylor's other belt that he has given up.

He didn't do that to Kambosos, he could have won if he played smart, but this is another fight, not a championship fight but Lopez has a better skill compared to Campa. Being smart in the ring is necessary for Lopez if he wants to challenge the champion of this division, so it's a must-win for him.

[Ziskinberg]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

There are still a lot of fighters in this division that are not champion, former champion and then there are tank and contender. Of course the main target is Taylor but I doubt that if ever he wins here, he will go direct straight to him. He will have to fight lots of boxer first to be able to get a crack. And maybe that's the time he will get a shot, however, Taylor might not be the champion in the next year or two.

Well, if that's the case then he needs to beat them all. Taylor should be the main target if Lopez wants to be a champion again. His future depends on this fight, if he wins impressively, the fans would believe that Lopez is a real deal and that he can be a great champion, eventually his time will come and he will face Taylor.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

There are still a lot of fighters in this division that are not champion, former champion and then there are tank and contender. Of course the main target is Taylor but I doubt that if ever he wins here, he will go direct straight to him. He will have to fight lots of boxer first to be able to get a crack. And maybe that's the time he will get a shot, however, Taylor might not be the champion in the next year or two.

Well, if that's the case then he needs to beat them all. Taylor should be the main target if Lopez wants to be a champion again. His future depends on this fight, if he wins impressively, the fans would believe that Lopez is a real deal and that he can be a great champion, eventually his time will come and he will face Taylor.

This is the start for Lopez at this division, so yeah a perfect opportunity for him to show his class and his arrival as those champions are going to take notice of what Lopez is capable of doing in their division. It could be a win-win for them, because admit it or not, we don't like his arrogance and his brandish style. But this is what the fans wanted, so this division will be in the magnifying glass because of Lopez. So the champions should be prepared that he is coming for them.

[Sanitough]

So I concur that this is a must win for him and even call out Taylor after the fight

Well, he needs to be careful, one step at a time, win here in an impressive way and he will eventually get a chance to fight the champion. Taylor vs Lopez should be a great fight, though Taylor is the champion but Lopez skills could beat the champ so I might back him to win if that would happen.

There are still a lot of fighters in this division that are not champion, former champion and then there are tank and contender. Of course the main target is Taylor but I doubt that if ever he wins here, he will go direct straight to him. He will have to fight lots of boxer first to be able to get a crack. And maybe that's the time he will get a shot, however, Taylor might not be the champion in the next year or two.

Well, if that's the case then he needs to beat them all. Taylor should be the main target if Lopez wants to be a champion again. His future depends on this fight, if he wins impressively, the fans would believe that Lopez is a real deal and that he can be a great champion, eventually his time will come and he will face Taylor.

This is the start for Lopez at this division, so yeah a perfect opportunity for him to show his class and his arrival as those champions are going to take notice of what Lopez is capable of doing in their division. It could be a win-win for them, because admit it or not, we don't like his arrogance and his brandish style. But this is what the fans wanted, so this division will be in the magnifying glass because of Lopez. So the champions should be prepared that he is coming for them.

We are going to find out if he really is capable of becoming a champion in this division. He made an excuse when he lose to Kambosos, does not want a rematch, and decided to move because he think he is better in a heavier division, so the outcome of this fight will prove if he is right or wrong.

By the way, since he is heavily favored, I hope he would really work hard to win because the fans are expecting him to win so this division will have a big threat to the present belts holder.

[Baofeng]

I have added a poll for you guys to vote on this fight.

Although this is not as huge as Lopez other fight, this is going to be an intriguing match because as you guys have said, this is Lopez first test in this new weight division. And he could give a impressive showing here, then give it as a signal that he is back and then will go to "Takeover" this division.

And for those who are not aware of his condition in the George Kambosos fight:

According to Lopez's medical records, the 24-year-old former undisputed champion was diagnosed with "pneumomediastinum" with "extensive air in the retropharyngeal space" by emergency room doctors during his postfight visit to Bellevue Hospital.

"The air was surrounding his chest wall and his heart and his neck -- places where air is not supposed to be," said Dahl, who worked as a ringside physician for the New York State Athletic Commission. "If he was hit in the neck or the chest -- a certain way, in a certain place -- he could have developed a pneumothorax [collapsed lung]. ... He would have instantly been down and unable to breathe and needing a chest tube."

https://www.espn.ph/boxing/story/_/id/32785972/doctor-says-teofimo-lopez-lucky-not-dead-boxer-found-fought-air-chest

[coin-investor]

I have added a poll for you guys to vote on this fight.

I'm the first voter and I voted Lopez to win by TKO/KO he needs to be impressive because he is coming from an embarrassing loss and he is in a much higher weight category, this fight although looks like a cherry-picked is still a dangerous fight for Teofimo

Although this is not as huge as Lopez's other fight, this is going to be an intriguing match because as you guys have said, this is Lopez's first test in this new weight division. And he could give a impressive showing here, then give it as a signal that he is back and then will go to "Takeover" this division.

He is still the takeover that we all know, its just mismanagement and out of focus, and because of his medical condition, now that he is healthier and he got his old trainer back, he will be back in business after this fight, Lopes will take over this match I just hope its as impressive just like all his other wins.

[btc_angela]

I also voted for Lopez to win by either a knock out or TKO. Campa might be a good fighter, but Lopez is far more superior, he has the power and his boxing skills is underrated even though he lost to Kambosos.

And I'm not aware of the injuries he suffered, so it was due to the effects of Covid. Maybe this is one of the reasons why he lost (not making excuses though). Let's see how far Lopez can go in this weight class, I mean there are really good fighter in this division, that the road to championship and belt is going to be very hard for him, but nevertheless, it is not impossible.

[stadus]

I also voted for Lopez to win by either a knock out or TKO. Campa might be a good fighter, but Lopez is far more superior, he has the power and his boxing skills is underrated even though he lost to Kambosos.

It would be a knock out if Lopez will win as Campa is an aggressive boxer, he would try to go for a knockout too but since Lopez is better than him, he could be in trouble and will get KO. This article had a prediction that Lopez will win via KO.

https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/lopez-vs-campa-odds-prediction/

By the way, the odds for the fight.

Lopez vs Campa Odds
Boxer   Odds
Teofimo Lopez   -2400
Pedro Campa   +1220

[Jawhead999]

I also voted for Lopez to win by either a knock out or TKO. Campa might be a good fighter, but Lopez is far more superior, he has the power and his boxing skills is underrated even though he lost to Kambosos.

And I'm not aware of the injuries he suffered, so it was due to the effects of Covid. Maybe this is one of the reasons why he lost (not making excuses though). Let's see how far Lopez can go in this weight class, I mean there are really good fighter in this division, that the road to championship and belt is going to be very hard for him, but nevertheless, it is not impossible.

I don't think Lopez is underrated, he lost all of his belts and this is his first fight on new weight division, but he's huge favorited. Actually an underrated boxer will become underdog since there's no prove if he can survive in his new weight division.

No way, it's just a rumor since before the fight both of boxer will have medical checkup to see if both of them don't use any drug, medicine or sick. If Lopez got covid, the fight will be postponed until he already fully recovered.

[inthelongrun]

So I'm the only one who voted for Campa to win? Anyway, I only voted for Campa because I want arrogant Teofimo to lose. My mind though says Teofimo will stop Campa, probably in the middle rounds. 

I have added a poll for you guys to vote on this fight.

Although this is not as huge as Lopez other fight, this is going to be an intriguing match because as you guys have said, this is Lopez first test in this new weight division. And he could give a impressive showing here, then give it as a signal that he is back and then will go to "Takeover" this division.

And for those who are not aware of his condition in the George Kambosos fight:

According to Lopez's medical records, the 24-year-old former undisputed champion was diagnosed with "pneumomediastinum" with "extensive air in the retropharyngeal space" by emergency room doctors during his postfight visit to Bellevue Hospital.

"The air was surrounding his chest wall and his heart and his neck -- places where air is not supposed to be," said Dahl, who worked as a ringside physician for the New York State Athletic Commission. "If he was hit in the neck or the chest -- a certain way, in a certain place -- he could have developed a pneumothorax [collapsed lung]. ... He would have instantly been down and unable to breathe and needing a chest tube."

https://www.espn.ph/boxing/story/_/id/32785972/doctor-says-teofimo-lopez-lucky-not-dead-boxer-found-fought-air-chest

Yes, this news circulated after Teofimo's defeat to Kambosos. But it didn't get too much attention due to Teofimo's arrogant behavior. My bad, I was one of those who reacted with a laughing emoticon when the news came out on Twitter and Facebook.

[Jating]

I have added a poll for you guys to vote on this fight.

I'm the first voter and I voted Lopez to win by TKO/KO he needs to be impressive because he is coming from an embarrassing loss and he is in a much higher weight category, this fight although looks like a cherry-picked is still a dangerous fight for Teofimo

Although this is not as huge as Lopez's other fight, this is going to be an intriguing match because as you guys have said, this is Lopez's first test in this new weight division. And he could give a impressive showing here, then give it as a signal that he is back and then will go to "Takeover" this division.

He is still the takeover that we all know, its just mismanagement and out of focus, and because of his medical condition, now that he is healthier and he got his old trainer back, he will be back in business after this fight, Lopes will take over this match I just hope its as impressive just like all his other wins.

If he wins this fight, then maybe the old takeover is back, and for sure he is going to declare that after the fight. But his lost on Kambosos was not about mismanagement, he said in the interview that he has pressures on the Kambosos fight.

And hopefully though, he is 100% healthy now, no more of that injuries he suffered because of the negative effects of Covid-19 on his body. I agree, he should win this impressively.

[Japinat]

I have added a poll for you guys to vote on this fight.

I'm the first voter and I voted Lopez to win by TKO/KO he needs to be impressive because he is coming from an embarrassing loss and he is in a much higher weight category, this fight although looks like a cherry-picked is still a dangerous fight for Teofimo

Although this is not as huge as Lopez's other fight, this is going to be an intriguing match because as you guys have said, this is Lopez's first test in this new weight division. And he could give a impressive showing here, then give it as a signal that he is back and then will go to "Takeover" this division.

He is still the takeover that we all know, its just mismanagement and out of focus, and because of his medical condition, now that he is healthier and he got his old trainer back, he will be back in business after this fight, Lopes will take over this match I just hope its as impressive just like all his other wins.

If he wins this fight, then maybe the old takeover is back, and for sure he is going to declare that after the fight. But his lost on Kambosos was not about mismanagement, he said in the interview that he has pressures on the Kambosos fight.

And hopefully though, he is 100% healthy now, no more of that injuries he suffered because of the negative effects of Covid-19 on his body. I agree, he should win this impressively.

We have to expect that because Lopez is a promising boxing star, it's just that sometimes he loses his focus, but he is back, trying to build his name again and in a new division trying to challenge the champion and beat him. No more excuses from him, he cannot use that old excuse, he has to win this fight, or else his popularity will disappear.

[Ziskinberg]

We have to expect that because Lopez is a promising boxing star, it's just that sometimes he loses his focus, but he is back, trying to build his name again and in a new division trying to challenge the champion and beat him. No more excuses from him, he cannot use that old excuse, he has to win this fight, or else his popularity will disappear.

If he is truly 100% now, then there's nothing for him to use as an excuse, winning this fight is mandatory for him as he already claims to himself that he is better in this division. Soon, we will see a fight between Lopez and the current champion, but he has to be consistent in winning as he will not fight yet the champion even after winning this fight.