{"id":779514,"date":"2026-07-04T09:32:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/779514\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:32:36","slug":"teofimo-lopez-picks-thomas-hearns-over-terence-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/779514\/","title":{"rendered":"Teofimo Lopez Picks Thomas Hearns Over Terence Crawford"},"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\/ca\/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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTommy Hearns,\u201d said Teofimo to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/49wy_moEDNs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Teofimo offered no further explanation for his selection.<\/p>\n<p>The choice is notable given Crawford\u2019s standing as one of the greatest fighters of his generation. Before retiring, Crawford became the first male boxer to achieve undisputed status in three weight classes during the four-belt era, while his dominant ninth-round stoppage of Errol Spence Jr. remains one of the defining performances of his career at welterweight.<\/p>\n<p>Hearns, however, is widely regarded as one of the finest 147-pound fighters in boxing history. Nicknamed \u201cThe Hitman,\u201d the Detroit star combined uncommon height, a piston-like jab and devastating punching power to win world titles in five weight classes. His classic battles with Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Dur\u00e1n helped define one of boxing\u2019s greatest eras.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Hitman\u2019 Hearns finished his career with a 61-5-1 record and 48 knockouts, capturing world titles from welterweight through light heavyweight while establishing himself as one of boxing\u2019s most feared punchers.<\/p>\n<p>Because Crawford and Hearns competed in different generations, any comparison remains purely hypothetical. Lopez\u2019s answer nevertheless adds another opinion to one of boxing\u2019s most popular fantasy debates, with fans continuing to weigh Crawford\u2019s versatility and switch-hitting ability against Hearns\u2019 size, reach and knockout power.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783157556_439_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cTommy Hearns,\u201d said Teofimo to the Daily Mail. Teofimo offered no further explanation for his selection. 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