{"id":788340,"date":"2026-07-09T03:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788340\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:27:13","slug":"teofimo-lopez-sr-s-prediction-wont-silence-critics-of-rolly-romero-ppv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788340\/","title":{"rendered":"Teofimo Lopez Sr.&#8217;s Prediction Won&#8217;t Silence Critics Of Rolly Romero PPV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son is gonna box the s*** out of Rolly. My son is a pure boxer. Rolly has some power, but he won\u2019t be able to touch my son. Just watch,\u201d said Teofimo Sr. to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2074886622357622820\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez Sr. also said he doesn\u2019t want his son chasing a knockout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never tell my son to go for the knockout. Every time he knocked someone out, it came naturally. Just go out there and outbox him. My son can make it look easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teofimo Sr.\u2019s confidence is nothing new. He made a similar prediction before Teofimo\u2019s January clash with Shakur Stevenson, only to watch his son lose a unanimous decision and surrender his WBO light welterweight title. That history may leave some fans skeptical of his latest forecast.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger challenge for DAZN and the event\u2019s promoters isn\u2019t selling Lopez Sr.\u2019s confidence. It\u2019s convincing fans that the fight itself is worth purchasing on pay-per-view.<\/p>\n<p>The early reaction has been mixed, with many questioning why Teofimo is receiving an immediate shot at Romero\u2019s WBA welterweight title after coming off a loss. Rather than earning his opportunity with a win at 147, he\u2019s moving directly into a championship bout.<\/p>\n<p>Romero\u2019s title reign has also drawn criticism. He hasn\u2019t fought since defeating Ryan Garcia to capture the WBA belt more than a year ago. During that stretch, proposed bouts with Manny Pacquiao and Devin Haney fell through, leaving Rolly without a title defense while the division\u2019s contenders continued to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Shakhram Giyasov earned mandatory challenger status but never received his title shot. Jack Catterall later defeated Giyasov to win the WBA interim welterweight title, strengthening the argument among many fans that Rolly should have been defending against the division\u2019s leading contenders instead of facing Teofimo.<\/p>\n<p>The former friendship between Romero and Teofimo is expected to be a major part of the promotion over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cMy son is gonna box the s*** out of Rolly. My son is a pure boxer. 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