Arnold Barboza Jr. believes that he is the “best” fighter and has the advantage over the WBO welter weight champion, Teofimo López, in his fighting fight on the fatal fury card on May 2 in Times Square in New York City.
Avoid fighting
Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 kos) has not earned the great money that Teofimo (21-1, 13 kos) has with the millions he has received, and cannot wait to dethrone him on the Turki card Alalshikh. This is a fight that Teofimo has resisted during the last three years.
He simply did not want to mix it with Barboza Jr., and the only way to read it is to see him as a fear of the ancient. Teo is afraid. He knows what Barboza Jr. could do to his career if he defeats him as George Kambosos Jr. four years ago, and he doesn’t want that to happen.
Some people believe that Top Rank has artificially supported Teofimo since his defeat against Kamboos, intentionally coinciding with the hitable opposition to keep him cattle and take advantage of his popularity in Brooklyn, New York. Without his help, López would have been in Skid Row a long time ago, renouncing the fight trapped in the posters, being used as a test horse.
Money vs. hunger
“I think it’s a good fighter, but I think I’m better,” said Arnold Barboza Jr. Millcity boxingSpeaking about Wbo Light Welter weight champion, Teofimo López, before his fight on May 2 on Times Square in New York City. “He could be hungry, but I’m hungry. You may want to win, but I need to win. “
Teofimo has earned a lot of money in the last five years since his unanimous decision of 12 rounds on Vasily Lomachenko on October 17, 2020. He would have won much more if he had stayed occupied, fight three times a year and were more willing to take risks. López has been playing for sure, taking easier fights against these boys since his great victory over Loma:
– Steve Catgett
– Jamaine Ortiz
– Josh Taylor
– Sandor Martin
– Pedro Campa
– George Kambosos JR
Haney-Ramirez
“I think that because of his last fight with me, people are discarding it. But I am putting my money in (José) Ramírez at this time, ”said Barboza Jr. when asked about his thoughts about a fight between Devin Haney and José Ramírez on the fatal fury card on May 2. “It will have a weight of 144, so it will be less exhausted in the weight.
“Who knows how Haney is in that beating from Ryan, because he received a beating. That shit was not a joke. He opened his jaw. Once they open your jaw like this, who knows how you recover. I think this is the perfect fight for Ramírez. I made it win, I honestly do it and I am supporting it.
“I already told him that I was going to help him in the camp to train him. We already talk about that. With luck, he carries it out, ”said Barboza Jr. about Ramírez in his fight against Haney.
Many people believe that Devin Haney (31-0, 15 kos) is making an error fighting José Ramírez in his first fight after absorbing a beating from Ryan García on April 20 of last year at Barclays Center. Turki Alalshikh wanted high quality fights on his Times Square card, and if it hadn’t been for Ramírez, he may have been someone equally hard. You can imagine Haney’s reaction if he faced Gary Antuanne Russell.
It would be strange for Barboza Jr. Split with Ramírez after defeating him for a unanimous 10 round decision on November 16 of last year. Barboza Jr. dominated the first half of the fight, but Ramírez arrived in the second half to close it at the end. The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94.
Last update on 03/03/2025