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Teofimo Lopez Sr says Lomachenko Beats Haney & Shakur Stevenson


Via Brian Webber: Teofimo Lopez Sr said Vasyl Lomachenko still beat Devin Haney & Shakur Stevenson despite his underwhelming performance against Jamaine Ortiz last Saturday night in their First Division title fight in New York.

Teofimo Sr attributed Lomachenko’s side effort to the ring’s rust that accumulated during the year he didn’t wear it while participating in the Ukraine war with Russia.

As far as Teofimo Sr is concerned, former triple world champion Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) “Dominate” Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs). The judges gave it to Lomachenko with scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 115-113.

The problem Lomachenko had was that he was fighting a much older boxer, Jamaine, 26, and he was stabbed hard from the outside.

Jamaine’s shot is almost as good as Haney’s, but his hand speed, power, and game passive outshine him.

What ultimately cost Jamaine in the fight was the way he drained his gas tank in the second half of the competition, allowing Lomachenko to rally for victory over his weary opponent. Without the weary Jermaine, he could have won.

“I think Lomachenko dominated the whole fight. I let him lose a few rounds, not too much, and I think the unanimous decision was good,” said Teofimo Lopez Sr. Fighthype about Vasyl Lomachenko’s win over Jamaine Ortiz last Saturday night.

“Nothing,” Teofimo Sr said when asked if Lomachenko is the same person who fought Teo in 2020.

Lomachenko was better in some respects in some respects last Saturday than he was against Teofimo Jr because he threw punches at Ortiz. When Loma fought Teofimo, he didn’t let go until the second half of the match, and by then, it was too late for him to win.

“I don’t know. The way I see it, he’s a bit hot-tempered,” Teofimo Sr said of whether he would favor Lomachenko over Shakur Stevenson or Devin Haney.

“I mean, you can’t blame him. He hasn’t fought in a while. So, you know, with the Ukraine incident and all the things that are happening in Ukraine, I think he can still beat these guys, even with his performance tonight.

“I saw him win most of the rounds. I think he can come back and do good,” said Teofimo Sr.

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