Teofimo Lopez To Gervonta Davis: “Lose The Ego, Fight Us”

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by At the national level – 01/21/2025 – comments

Teofimo Lopez says Gervonta Davis needs to “He gave up his pride. To fight against him and against other fighters. Lopez (21-1, 13 KO) feels that Gervonta’s ego is keeping him from getting big fights against him and others in the sport.

Teo looks like the in-demand star that Tank Davis is missing as he has been on a professional downfall since losing to George Kambosos Jr. in 2021. Lopez’s career is On the verge of extinction After the expiration of his recently signed triple contract with Turki Al-Sheikh in early 2026.

Teofimo heads up to the 147-pound division in October 2025 to face IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis. After his loss, he will likely stick around to face the loser of the rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia 2 in February 2026.

WBO light welterweight champion Teofumo may be pinning his faults on Tank (30-0, 28 KOs), as he created chaos in his career when he said no to a fight against Subriel Mathias and prevented clashes against George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney.

“He just needs to let go of his pride and ego. Just do business, bro,” Teofimo Lopez said. Combat Center TV On whether Gervonta Davis can fight him and other fighters at 140 years old. “You really want to fight us, and this is how we can make it happen. We all want to fight each other.”

List of tanks to fight

Ryan Garcia
Devin Haney
Vasiliy Lomachenko

Teofimo and Shakur Stevenson are not talented or famous enough to be included in Gervonta’s prestigious list of fighters who would have a chance to fight him. If Teo hadn’t gotten washed up and ruined his career by diverting fights, he’d probably have gotten into a fight with Tank. It’s too late now, though.

Al-Sheikh’s gamble on Lopez

Richardson Hitchens: IBF and WBO light welterweight unification match could take place in April.
Jaron “Boots” Ennis: Battle of October
Winner or loser of the rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. Teofimo will likely fight one of them in February 2026.