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Teofimo Lopez Sr., father and coach of undisputed world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, said other boxers are trying to get attention by mentioning their family.

“As for the people who say that my son is avoiding someone or something. None of these guys fought with the top 10 fighters. We did it all the time. Lomachenko made us do it all the time, which is why we got there, so why should we give these guys a chance? They only use our names for the hype.

We show larger numbers than all of them. On the ESPN platform alone, we have collected five million views. Nobody has seen such figures. All these words about pay-per-view stars … Being in PPV doesn’t make you a PPV star. You become a PPV star when you bring numbers. I’m happy with what we’ve already done in 16 fights. This achievement will never be surpassed in boxing. It will forever remain in history, “said Teofimo Lopez Sr. in an interview with the YouTube channel World Combat Sports.

We will remind, Lopez Sr. also said that he and his son are not interested in fights with Devin Haney and Jervonta Davis.

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker said he liked Alexander Usyk’s fight against Derek Chisora ​​last October. Then the Ukrainian survived the starting onslaught of the British and won by unanimous decision.

Parker praised Chisora ​​for the fact that he approached this fight in good shape, but stated that Usyk had a very competent fight.

“I think that the fight between Chisora ​​and Usyk was good. In this fight we saw Usyk against a worthy heavyweight. As for Chisora, he was in good shape. He missed a few attacks, but remained in the game. He entered the ring to fight, but Usyk just boxed very competently, “- said Joseph Parker in an interview with YouTube channel Behind The Gloves.

Recall that Parker also spoke about his potential fight with the winner of the fight Alexander Usyk – Joe Joyce.

Father and coach of the undisputed world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Teofimo Lopez Sr. said that he saw no point in his son’s fights with Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney.

“We’re already in the pound-for-pound rankings. Fighting with Davis and Haney won’t make us better. They don’t have anything we want. I don’t even pay attention to these guys. They have their own history, and I have my own.”

I know what I’m doing. We fought the top dudes, we fought everyone. These guys didn’t even have one top rival from the top 10. Why are they making all this hype, even if they have not achieved anything in boxing?

To get from the first league to the top one, you have to go your way. You have to go through sweat, tears and pain in training. This is how it works. We’re not going to give someone a chance just because this guy is carrying a blizzard. I don’t care what they say. Say that we are afraid? Okay, we’re afraid, I don’t care. I know what I have. In the end, I told everyone that we would make a coup, and we did it, “said Teofimo Lopez Sr. in an interview with the YouTube channel World Combat Sports.

IBF featherweight champion (up to 59 kg), American Joseph Diaz (31-1-0, 15 KO), discussing at the final press conference the upcoming fight with Russian challenger Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0-0, 12 KO), admitted that he took the little-known rival very seriously.

“Right now I am focused on getting into the ring and showing myself. I would like to show the fans that I am the best fighter in the division. I didn’t perform for a year, my son was born, and I managed to enjoy the life of an ordinary person, but now I am facing a serious challenge.

We take the fight very seriously and we have a great idea of ​​what it is. Yes, Rakhimov is a threat, but believe me, on Saturday we will adjust to everything, ”said the fighter.

Undefeated British heavyweight champion Joe Joyce shared his opinion on the upcoming megafight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Joyce believes that Fury is the favorite of this confrontation, but he is confident that the fight will be close.

“I think they are both really good, both are at their peak. It is difficult to pick a winner here, but I will stick to my opinion and name Fury. However, it will be a close fight, and you can not say for sure. In boxing, one hit is enough. Joshua – a powerful puncher, so we just need to see the fight. But, as for me, in past fights Fury looked better “, – said Joe Joyce on the air of Soccer AM.

Recall that Joyce also said that in case of a victory over Alexander Usyk, he will go for the title of absolute world champion.

Interim WBC Lightweight Champion Ryan Garcia claims that WBA Regular title holder Jervonta Davis is still on his radar, even though he is no longer eager to fight Tank in the next fight. At the same time, Garcia does not understand why many fans consider Davis an excellent fighter.

“I’ll still knock Davis out later or in the next fight. I don’t understand why you guys think Gervonta is unstoppable. In my humble opinion, Davis can’t beat Luke Campbell. There are certain fighters he can’t beat.”

Fight with Davis or Manny Pacquiao? Let the fans decide. But “Tank” was pissed off because I wanted to fight Manny, “Ryan Garcia said live on Instagram.

We will remind, Garcia also said that Davis will knock out Vasily Lomachenko if they ever enter the ring.

Teofimo Lopez Sr., father and coach of undisputed world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, confirmed that his son’s fight against mandatory IBF contender George Kambozos could take place in American New York, and not in Australia, as originally planned …

“We will most likely fight Kamposos at Madison Square Garden as Australia is banned [на въезд иностранцев]… We have to fight a mandatory challenger. They refuse to take compensation so that we can fight someone else. So this is the fight we have to fight.

Something big is coming. Soon everyone will know about everything. Now we are competently engaged in business. We made a coup, defeated the fighter we were supposed to defeat. Now we will think about making money, but at the same time, about defending our titles. That is why we are fighting with Kambosos, “said Teofimo Lopez Sr. in an interview with the YouTube channel World Combat Sports.

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is confident that you can’t judge the chances of Alexander Usik and Joe Joyce in the upcoming fight based on their fight in the semi-professional World Series of Boxing (WSB). Despite the fact that the Ukrainian then confidently won by a referee decision, Parker believes that now the fight between Usik and Joyce will be different.

According to the New Zealand boxer, both of his competitors in the division have made significant progress since their meeting in 2013.

“You can’t go back to their amateur career or World Series of Boxing and say that they will be the same as then. Much has changed since then. They both have become much better. They have had a lot of fights, gained a lot of experience. the one who better fulfills the battle plan or cleanly catches the opponent, “- said Joseph Parker in an interview with YouTube channel Behind The Gloves.

Recall that Parker also told who he considers the favorite in the battle Usyk – Joyce.

Teofimo Lopez Sr., father and coach of the undisputed world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, is pleased that his son defeated Vasily Lomachenko by unanimous decision, and not ahead of schedule. The specialist believes that in this way they destroyed the myth of the famous Ukrainian Matrix.

“We did something that no one has ever done in a boxing game. Did you hear what my son said when he jumped on the ropes after defeating Lomachenko?” I just did it. ”He shouted,“ I just did it. ”We held on it is in itself two years.

Do you know what was the best in this fight? That we broke the Matrix. If we knocked out this dude in two rounds, everyone would say: “Well, okay” … We did it our own way – we outboxed the boxer, “said Teofimo Lopez Sr. in a video posted on his Instagram page by sports lawyer Nikolai Kovalchuk.

Recall that Lopez Sr. also addressed the Ukrainians and made a toast in honor of President Klitschko.