Why the recent career of Arnold Barboza Jr. gives him the advantage against Teophimo Lopez

Coach Robert Garcia favors Arnold Barboza to defeat the Wbo Light Welterweight Theophimo Lopez Lopez champion on May 2, due to his great career. Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 kos) It reaches the attached victories on Jack Catterall and Jose Ramirez. He seems hard to beat.

Barboza is accurate with his punches and it is very difficult to hit. It is similar to Jamaine Ortiz, a fighter whom Theophimo had great problems in his fight on February 8 last year. Jamaine made Teo look bad in this fight.

The benefits of Arnold

– recent activity
– Better opposition
– Punxon accuracy
– jab
– Mobility

It’s not just Barboza Jr. to be the busy fighter who gives him an advantage. It has been facing better opposition than López recently, and that counts. The first range has not coincided with Teo fought since his loss to George Kamboses Jr. By 2021, and some believe that they have protected their investment.

It is difficult to argue with this by looking at the fighters that Teopimo has faced in the last four years. It has continued to win, but its popularity has silver because it has not fought against the high level opposition.

López (21-1, 13 kos) hit Barboza Jr. During the press conference on Monday, he hit the roof. Arnold says Teo “crossed the line” and will remove him in his fight in Times Square in New York.

“They don’t like each other and they went there. It was a hard slack. He will be more friendly with the fans, but he is part of the sport,” said Robert Garcia a Fight Hub TV About Teophimo Lopez who shake hands with Arnold Barboza Jr. During the release press conference in Los Angeles.

“I think Arnold is very good right now with two good wins (Jack Catterall and Jose Ramirez) and they will return soon. This favors him,” Robert continued on Barboza Jr. “This will be his third struggle in less than a year. I think activity is a great advantage for Arnold.

“Obviously, theophimo cannot be counted. He is a talented fighter and a smart man in the ring. He knows how to do it when he is at his best. How good we get the best of Theophimo so that we can see a great struggle.”

López’s power and aggression is what has happened to him because he can eliminate Barboza Jr. or do it bad if you can catch it with one of your traits when it arrives. Arnold likes to jump to throw shots and this puts him in a vulnerable situation where he can counteract. Catteral was a few pleasant times, but he did not have the power to do -badly.

Crossed the line! May 2

– Arnold Barboza JR (@jrbarbozaarnold) March 11, 2025