"Teo fights to the level of his opposition"

Agreed, it's not an issue with fighting to the level of his opponent when he struggles with the same style over and over again, it's a stylistic flaw in his make up as a fighter. Sometimes I wonder what people are watching, it's been as clear as day that this has been an issue since the Kambosos Jr and Martin fights. If it happens once you can put it down to a poor performance, twice suggests a clear issue with a certain style, now 3 times it's undeniable.

 

Teofimo simply didn't have the style to beat Shakur, and Shakur was also a fighter whose style didn't suit him at all. Despite the defeat, Teofimo still has a long line of boxing and good fights ahead of him...

 

Lopez has an ambush style that relies on athleticism. He's not fundamentally sound with his hands down style. He's not a great boxer or a good pressure fighter. He just has a style that matches up well against stationary fighters, but becomes less effective the moment he has to consistency attack. Throw in a southpaw stance and he's even more confused.

Go back to the Kambosos fight and all his flaws are in full display.

 

The only fighter that can beat Shakur is Terence Crawford.

Teo, Loma, Tank, these are way below Bud And Shak.

 

Lopez has systemic issues and technical limitations for sure. They'll always be obvious against opponents who make him lead or would require him to cut the ring/get inside in order to break down. He couldn't initiate an aggressive push forward last night without his feet looking like a mess.

If he wants to fix that, he should drop that ****ing moronic father of his.

 

He can't fix it. It's too late. Every time he moves forward to punch, he takes a little bounce step that is relatively easy to spot. Stationary fighters are not fast enough to get out of the way, but anyone who can box well can see it coming and step back a little. This habit is ingrained into his style, along with his hands down habits.

 

In what way is George Kambosis style similar to Shakir Stevenson?

 

This. Teo is an elite excellent fighter but he just can’t do well against a slick boxer.

 

It’s not that they’re similar, its that Kambosos who is levels below Shakur could still effectively run Teofimo into things due to his inability to fight on the front foot.

The difference is against lesser fighters, Teo can fumble around when trying to lead, and still use his explosiveness and athleticism to counter effectively (hence the Kambo fight being a competitive and close fight)

He can’t get away with it on a fighter on Shakur’s level.

As someone who did buy the narrative that Teo fought to his level of competition, I feel that’s wrong now… He just doesn’t fight well at all on the front foot, and thats a common theme in all of his bad performances… Obviously, its more clear against better fighters.

 

Yep this, make him lead and press and he struggles it's a common theme in all the fights where he has struggled. But stand in front of him or take it too him and he excels. He just needs to be more cleverly matched up from now on.