By Sam Voz: Former gentle middleweight champion Fernando Vargas feels that Teofimo Lopez doesn’t want a coach to take over for him after his latest string of poor performances in his final three fights.
Vargas says the criticism that the previous unified light-weight champion Teofimo (18-1, 13 KOs) has acquired currently is “overdone,” He thinks there’s no want for him to get a brand new coach to take over his profession.
Whether or not Vargas believes the 25-year-old Teofimo wants a brand new coach or not, the actual fact is he’s arguably misplaced two out of his final three fights, and regarded poor within the third as nicely. Teofimo was given a present 10 spherical break up resolution over Sandor Martin final December in a combat that boxing followers had him dropping. Teofimo was dropped twice by Martin within the combat and was overheard by the ESPN digital camera crew questioning himself after the combat, saying, “Do I nonetheless go it?”
Firing his coach, Teofimo Lopez Sr, may not be sufficient for Teo to show his profession round. Teofimo appears to be like and acts like he’s mentally not the identical particular person he was when he beat Vasyl Lomachenko in 2020.
Sadly, Teofimo has modified, and it’s uncertain that he can discover his means again to being the fighter he was earlier than the beginning of his decline.
“That will be combat. Regis Prograis can combat. I used to be going for my boy [Jose] Zepeda, however he can field, he can punch. He’s an excellent fighter, an excellent little fighter,” stated Fernando Vargas to Fight Hub TV when requested if he’d prefer to see Teofimo Lopez problem WBC gentle welterweight champion Regis Prograis subsequent.
“When a fighter wins, reward to his nook. When a fighter loses, ‘They obtained to do away with his nook’ when he’s the one preventing,” stated Vargas when requested about his ideas on boxing followers saying that Teofimo wants a brand new coach following his controversial 10 spherical break up resolution win over Sandor Martin on December tenth in New York.
“It’s loopy as a result of individuals say he must get a brand new coach, however he was nice when he was successful world titles,” Vargas continued about Teofimo. “His coach obtained him to a world title, skilled him for the large fights, and he was beating these dudes. Hastily, he loses, ‘that you must do away with the coach.’ Come on, vatos. That’s overdone,” stated Vargas.
