The new generation of Theophimo Lopez is just an empty phrase to provoke a struggle that lacks real stakes

Theophimo Lopez said on Friday that the winner of a struggle between him and Shakur Stevenson will be “the leader of the new generation”. In other words, López believes that his struggle will determine the best boy at 140.

The leadership raised

López-Stuenson’s winner would only be a leader in the name, but not in the actual sense. In order for them to be leaders, they should fight the best.

Shakur has no power, he is the whole defense and does not fight with a light heavy weight. So, as a victory over him he makes theophimo (22-1, 13 kos) the “leader”. It shows nothing. It is understandable that López increases his struggle with Shakur as if they were the best, but we have already seen that neither is.

Shakur almost lost to Edwin de los Santos two years ago, and since then he has not faced a great punch. This was the last Power-Puncher Stevenson. Its promoters have coincided carefully from this struggle, putting it with Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan and William Zepeda.

Do you think these guys were chosen by accident for Shakur? They saw what happened to him when he fought against the Santos, and since then they have had no chance.

“To do the boxing again, you have to fight better. So, if it is the best at the age of 135, he is willing to reach my weight division at the age of 140. The ringSpeaking of wanting to fight Shakur Stevenson.

Words not supported by fights

Why has Teopimo not been fighting “the best” in Light Welterweight if you really want to do “big boxing” again? It has been at 140 since 2022 after he fled the 135 lb division when George Kamboses Jr defeated him.

In the three years Teo has been at the age of 14, he has never shown an interest in fighting Gary Antuanne Russell, Subriel Matias or Richardson Hitchins. Bourà the words of wanting to fight the best, but never is achieved to do it. Why is this? I have my sight. I think he doesn’t want to be hit again.

“I think we both understand that the winner is The leader of the new generation. The old man is out. The new one arrives. It will be great to see what I can do against Shakur Stevenson, “said Teofimo.

That doesn’t make sense. What López says is meaningless. He and Shakur approach 29, And do not count as “new generation”. In just over a year, Teophimo andte will be 30 years old. There is nothing young.

What Teo is doing for himself and Shakur as the “new generation” is an example of Put.

The youngest fighters like Abdullah Mason, Ernesto Mercado and Jadier Herrera are the new generation.

The avoidance of 140 pounds

The winner of the Lopez vs Shakur struggle, if it happens, will not be “leader of the new generation”. At 140, there is still these fighters that the winner of theophimo-STEVenson should fight to prove that they are the best in this class of weight:

• Richardson Hitchins
• Gary Antuanne Russell
• Ernesto Mercado
• Subriel Matias
• Keyshawn Davis
• Jamaine Ortiz
• Oscar Duarte

“I don’t see anyone whipping meAnd I can’t make the struggle go through, “said Shakur.

Shakur has not shown any interest in fighting the powerful light after the bad experience he had against Edwin de los Santos in 2023. These are the great punches at the 135 that Stevenson still has to defeat to claim that he is the king of the division.

The true threats to 135

1. Andy Cruz: Classified number 1 WBC in Lightweight
2. Abdullah Mason
3. Herrera Cores
4. Gervonta Davis.

One way for Stevenson to avoid being struck is not to fight any of his best and continue to choose and choose, as he did in the past. William Zepeda is not good enough for Shakur to look like the best at 135 because he has already been exposed by Tevin Farmer twice.