Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) recently won an important victory in his career, defeating Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) and won the WBO welterweight belt. Immediately after that, the American announced his retirement, dissatisfied with his fee.
The complaints of the representative of New York did not please the former world champion in two weight categories Timothy Bradley, who suggested that his younger colleague restrain his emotions and, above all, discuss everything with his manager. In Bradley's opinion, Lopez's rep is not doing his job very well.
“I like this guy, Teofimo Lopez, I have friendly relations with him. I once said that he could be cannon fodder for young welterweights, and I think that upset him a lot. Our relationship has deteriorated, but I still think he is a cool guy. However, it seems to me that he is always looking for attention. I have never seen a man complain and cry so much about his situation, about the boxing business, about what he does not get, about other boxers. It's funny and shameful at the same time. Now he is retired. What does this have to do with boxing?" — said the boxing analyst.
“I don’t know if this is related to his father. Teofimo has been supporting this whole family ever since he turned pro. I think this guy is at the point right now where he feels the pressure and says he's had enough of having to do something all the time, to keep everything under control. If I remember correctly, he said he made a million for the fight with Taylor. Again complaints. This is something you need to talk to your manager about, because in my opinion, his manager is not doing his job well enough, if he only got a million for a fight of this caliber, something is wrong here, ”bradley added.
