Boxing Pound Pound Ranking: Teofimo Lopez falls after losing a disastrous grief; Terence Crawford rises

What a difference a year makes.

Last October, Teofimo Lopez Jr. he became the talk of the boxing world when he and his coach / father backed Vasiliy Lomachenko’s anger and backed the bold claims he made as a joint champion to take control of the lightweight division.

At the age of 23, Lopez appeared to be the target of the superstardom and debuted on almost everyone’s pound list in his 16-session pro career. With quick lightning reflexes, one-shot power, and confidence in implementing an unorthodox style built on athleticism and mental intelligence, the world of boxing was Lopez’s oyster.

So how did we get to where we are today, 13 months later when Lopez was licking his wounds a shocking loss last Saturday to George Cambosos Jr. against the obligatory challenge.? Whatever the exact reason he looks at it from the outside, Lopez could be in the abyss of a free fall of epic careers if the chaos around his team and family doesn’t clear quickly.

Lopez had no plans for the game beyond looking for a reckless knockout for 12 rounds, despite being a huge favorite in the bets against the Cambodians. He fell hard in the opening round and was unable to adapt in any way to what his novice opponent threw at him, although he was never able to capitalize after a fall in the 10th round.

Lopez’s 13-month dismissal was normal for him to get into the fight. After being forced to bid on the bag because he was unhappy with the Top Rank developer’s minimum bid, Lopez appeared to favor the system when Triller Fight Club won the rights to broadcast the fight with a whopping $ 6 million bid.

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But the fight never ended and he was eventually delayed eight times in an almost comical way, until Triller faced the offer. Lopez is said to have found little money after dealing with money for so many workouts that were never carried out. But that was just the tip of the iceberg for the rise of Lopez’s problems.

For economic reasons, arrogance, or more as a result of a vessel without a rudder, Lopez did not retain the services of assistant coach Joey Gamache and the nutrition company he used to help reduce first weight. The loss of the former became significant when there were mishaps in the battle of Kanbosos, where Lopez’s father and coach did not give any strategic or helpful advice in the corner.

Reports also began to surface after the loss, as Lopez was emotionally confused during last year’s promotional TV series, including many parties to deal with the dissolution of his marriage, while his wife was pregnant with her son.

On Tuesday, Boxing Scene presented a feature that delved even deeper into Lopez’s vicious thinking and bizarre headaches before and after the loss of Cambosos, which fans saw first hand. Irrational post-fight conversation.

Nothing about Lopez’s meteoric rise was ever normal, from his father’s carnival barking to his family’s constant drama on stage, including Lopez’s wife, a quarrel between mother and sister, moments before the ring ride. The 2019 victory saw Masayoshi Nakatani as a clearly distracted fighter in an irregular performance, unknowingly serving as a harbinger of a catastrophe that did not flourish until Kanbosos.

Considering what we now know about Lopez, he makes his October comments in a scrum between the media in Las Vegas. He has been charged with suicide more than once in the past year even more worrying.

Lopez is young enough to take a break, a new coach and a hard dose of humility from a fighter who may have thought he was mature enough beyond his age to save his career after such a disastrous implosion. But sometimes in the rise of a young fighter, toothpaste can’t be so easily re-inserted into the tube.

Mike Tyson was a few months younger today than Lopez in 1990 when he appeared at the end of the business of the biggest upheaval in boxing history against James “Buster” Douglas. The loss was not a bad night in the office, but rather. it was the end of a chaotic life that went out of control and even though Tyson would once again become a heavyweight champion on the road, he was certainly never the same after the lost grief.

Here’s how Lopez hopes he can find the peace he needs outside the ring as he exits the P4P top 10, within which he can facilitate a successful return.

Pound pound rankings

Excluded: Teofimo Lopez Jr.

Honorable Mention: Juan Francisco Estrada, Artur Beterbiev, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Yordenis Ugas, Jermell Charlo