Teofimo Lopez Ropes in Floyd Mayweather as He Takes Scathing Shot at Shakur Stevenson Amidst Online Beef

Teofimo Lopez has held a stellar boxing record. With 19 wins, 13 of them being knockouts, and only 1 loss. He is easily one of the most recognizable athletes of our time. It came as a surprise to fans all around the world when the Takeover announced his retirement from professional boxing only at the age of 25 right after beating Josh Taylor and winning the title.

Since the announcement of his retirement, he has made it clear on multiple instances that he will return to the ring if the money is good enough. Meanwhile, a new beef between him and Shakur Stevenson is now making the news.

Teofimo Lopez throws shade at Shakur Stevenson

Lopez, on the Porter Way podcast, said, “I don’t know do you guys still want a $4 Million dollar man put your a** to sleep?”, taking a dig at Stevenson and calling his fights boring. This caught ‘Sugar’ off-guard and had him questioning Teofimo’s nature, “These dudes so shiest in yo face one min they like yo man’s and sh*t but talk crazy bout u to the next”. The two then went on a brawl on Twitter with immense tension. Amidst this chaos, Lopez did not hesitate to bring the undefeated, Floyd Mayweather into the brawl.

This came as a response to Stevenson stating how no one wanted to fight him and it was him against the world.  During the beef, Shakur also dragged in Kambosos, calling him a “bum.” while reminding Lopez that he had lost to him. He used a clip of Floyd Mayweather saying “It’s okay to be number two, it’s okay to be right behind me. It’s okay”. Lopez did not hold back, calling him a No.2 and how he is still right behind him.

Will Lopez come out of retirement?

Lopez expressed on the Porter Way Podcast that he’d consider a return to boxing if offered a “nine-figure contract,” highlighting his frustration with his current $1 million per fight earnings despite generating over $100 million for ESPN. He emphasized feeling undervalued compared to other fighters with lesser achievements receiving higher payouts, deeming himself the industry’s “black sheep.”

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Despite the escalating tension, there isn’t a doubt that both of them are very skilled fighters who bring many skill sets to the table. While there is no official news about a fight between Lopez against Stevenson yet, the attention it is getting through social media will be hard to ignore for both fighters. Teofimo denied a fight against Ryan Garcia in February calling the $1.5 Million dollar pay insulting.

As the tensions rise, will Shakur then, be the one to bring Lopez back from his retirement? Stay tuned to find out.

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