Teofimo Lopez showed up 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 ever fighting.
Teofimo is real thirsty. Tank Davis isn’t going to fight Teofimo because they’re too far apart in weight, and he’s got more popular fighters available. Teofimo has not performed well in his recent fights against Steve Claggett, Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin and Pedro Campa.
The WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) volunteered to be WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta’s next opponent on December 14th.
Teofimo’s approach in calling out Tank sounded like he was begging him for a payday, and that’s not a good look for him career-wise.
This is about money for Teofimo because he rehydrates to nearly 160 lbs for his fights at 140, and he doesn’t belong fighting anyone at 135. If Teofimo wants to test himself against a lightweight, he should prove himself by fighting William Zepeda or Andy Cruz.
It’s unclear why Teofimo waited this long to call him out. He should have done it after Vasily Lomachenko announced that he was taking the remainder of the year off and wouldn’t 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 rumored to be Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela, who recently dethroned WBA light welterweight champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3rd.
“Hey, Tank, give me a fight, brother. He ain’t fighting, I ain’t fighting. What’s up? I don’t like people saying I’m ducking somebody. Why do I beat him? Because I’m the takeover, that’s why,” said Teofimo Lopez to the media, calling out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Teofimo is too big to return to lightweight to fight Tank Davis. He would probably try for the money, but he would be in bad shape if he did make weight. If Tank were to fight Teofimo, he’d likely insist on a rehydration clause to ensure that Teo doesn’t balloon up to middleweight.
