Former de facto absolute lightweight champion (up to 61.2 kg), and now a welterweight fighter (up to 63.5 kg) American Teofimo Lopez (17-1, 13 KOs) in
interview The British media responded to the attacks of Bill Haney, the father and coach of the absolute champion of the light division of the American Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs).
The cocky ex-champ believes that Haney Sr. is trying to imitate the Lopez. Teofimo recalled the promotion of his fight for the title of absolute champion against the Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) and did not miss the opportunity to prick Devin.
Bill Haney left a message for your father that they want to do a fight with you after you take care of Sandor Martin and they take care of Vasily Lomachenko. What do you think of it?
– I will say the following. Their plans to become the undisputed champion did not work for them. Not the way they thought. I’m going to tell Bill Haney from my dad because I told my dad not to call him back or talk to these guys. They need us. Of course we need each other in the end to make great fights. I don’t mean to say ego against ego, nothing like that. However, they need to earn money. And the biggest money they can get won’t be with Tank. They will be with Teofimo Lopez! And obviously, this is what his father wants to promote. He’s probably trying to replicate the confrontation we had – with Lomachenko, his father, my father and me. So they’re just trying to make it at 63.5kg. Obviously, they know they’re going to move up in weight anyway. So why not start now?
Look, I’m two or three steps ahead of these guys. Whatever they tried to do or emulate, we’ve already done it. We have already become absolute champions, we know what it’s like.
Too bad your son doesn’t know how to promote himself. I’m sorry he doesn’t know how to talk when the camera is on. I’m sorry you have a fucking son. I’m sorry. But he is, and you know it.
Meanwhile, Haney’s father is hard at work looking for Lopez’s dad in liquor stores.
Source: https://vringe.com/news/160641-teofimo-lopes-otvetil-kheyni-vspominal-lomachenko.htm?rand=141343
