Teofimo Lopez appeared on Friday at the weigh-in for Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga to use the timeline to call out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and other notable fighters he has little chance of fighting.
Teofimo is really thirsty. Tank Davis is not going to fight Teofimo because they are too far apart in weight, and he has more popular fighters available. Teofimo has not fared well in his recent fights against Steve Claggett, Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin and Pedro Campa.
WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) has offered to be WBA “regular” champion Gervonta’s next opponent on December 14th.
Teofimo’s approach in calling Tank sounded like he was asking him for a payday, and that doesn’t bode well for him in his career.
This is money for Teofimo because he rehydrates to almost 160 lbs for his fights at 140, and he does not belong to fight anyone at 135. If Teofimo wants to prove himself against a lightweight, he should prove himself by fighting William Zepeda or Andy. Cruz.
It is not clear why Teofimo waited so long to call. He had to do it after Vasily Lomachenko announced that he was taking the rest of the year off and would not be available to fight Tank in November or December.
According to promoter Leonard Ellerbe, Tank is already considering two fighters for his next fight. One is said to be Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela, who recently dethroned WBA welterweight champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz on August 3rd.
“Hey, Tank, give me a fight, bro. Don’t fight, I ain’t no fight. Who’s back? I don’t like people saying I’m kidding somebody. Why do I beat him? Because I’m the buyer , that’s why,” said Teofimo Lopez to the mediacalling Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Teofimo is too big to go back down to lightweight to fight Tank Davis. He was probably trying for the money, but he would be in bad shape if he made weight. If Tank were to fight Teofimo, he would probably insist on a rehydration clause to make sure Teo doesn’t move up to middleweight.
