“Right away I called my legal team. I said, ‘Make the fight happen. I want to fight him,’” Lopez told Fight Hub TV. “I would have honestly taken the whole rest of the year off.”
Romero simply smiled, declined to engage, and suddenly a personal rivalry was born. It is weak material from a fighter who previously commanded attention. Teofimo sounds flat, while Romero has abandoned the wild persona that once made his interviews entertaining. Neither man has provided a compelling reason for casual buyers to spend $80.
A capable publicity team needs to step in and give both fighters talking points before every inter
