Editor’s note: This article was originally published on DAZN.com.
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Teofimo Lopez Jr. has responded to calls from fans and experts for the top lightweights to fight one another in 2021 by daring the Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia to step into the ring with him.
Lopez is the man to beat in a deep division following his victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko to become undisputed champion.
Lopez toldTMZ that if his rivals don’t fight him, it will show how much they fear him. He singled out Davis as a fighter who is avoiding him.
“I know y’all scared and s—, but let’s just make the fight happen for the fans,” Lopez said. “Let’s just do that. Don’t overprice yourselves.
“If y’all believe y’all the best and y’all think that y’all can take this, then let’s make the fight happen! Man, don’t be p—- about it.”
Lopez went on about Davis: “Yeah, he is [scared]. He is. He’s not scared of the opposition he’s facing right now because it’s light work. I mean he knocked out a 122-pounder (Leo Santa Cruz). C’mon, yo! I can do the same s— and I can do it better, in a better fashion.
“But hey, I take my hat off to [Davis]. He’s doing his thing and I congratulate all of them. Haney, Garcia, Tank. But when it comes to it man, I’m the king of the division. I’m the kingpin!”
The boxing community is hoping to see these four face off in one combination or another as the year progresses.
Garcia called out Davis after his victory over Luke Campbell this past Saturday in Dallas and also mentioned Haney, who was in attendance.
DAZN’s Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora said on “Jabs with Mannix and Mora” that they would like to see Garcia vs. Davis and Haney vs. Lopez, with the two winners then fighting one another.
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