Coach Robert Garcia promotes Arnold Barboza to defeat the Welter Wbo Teofimo Lopez weight champion on May 2 due to the big race he recently. Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KB) comes from consecutive victories on Jack Catterall and Jose Ramirez. He looks difficult to beat.
Barboza is correct with his punches and very difficult to strike. He is similar to Jamaine Ortiz, a fighter against whom Teofimo had big problems in their fight on February 8 of last year. Jamaine made you appear in this fight.
The advantages of Arnold
– Recent activity
– Better opposition
– Punch precision
– Jab
– mobility
It is not only Barboza Jr. being the busiest fighter who gives him an advantage. He faces better opposition than Lopez recently, and this counts. Top Rank does not correspond to Teo has fought since his defeat against George Kambosos Jr. in 2021, and some think they protected their investment.
It is difficult to defend this by looking at the fighters that Teofimo has been confronted in the past four years. He continued to win, but his popularity has reached a set because he did not fight high -level opposition.
Lopez (21-1, 13 KB) slapped Barboza Jr. at their press conference on Monday, and he hit the roof. Arnold dit teo “Crossed the line, “ And he will remove it on their fight in Times Square in New York.
“They don’t love each other, and they went there. It was a fairly hard slap. It will be more suitable for fans, but it’s part of the sport, “Robert Garcia told Fight Hub TV About Teofimo Lopez Gifle Arnold Barboza Jr. during their kick -off press conference in Los Angeles.
“I think Arnold is being executed at the moment with two good victories [Jack Catterall and Jose Ramirez] Back to back and coming back soon. This favors him, “continued Robert about Barboza Jr.” It will be his third fight in less than a year. I think activity is a big advantage for Arnold.
“Obviously, you can’t count Teofimo. He is a talented fighter and an intelligent man inside the ring. He knows how to do it when he is at his best. I hope we take the best party of Teofimo so that we can see a big fight. »»
Lopez’s punching power and aggressiveness are what he has for him because he can eliminate Barboza Jr. or hurt him if he can catch him with one of his photos when he arrives. Arnold likes to jump to throw shots, and that puts him in a vulnerable situation where he can be countered. Catterall landed beautiful blows on him, but he did not have the power to hurt him.
He crossed the line! May 2
– Arnold Barboza Jr (@jrbarbozaarnold) March 11, 2025
Last update on 03/11/2025
