Teofimo Lopez posted an old sparring clip, showing him outboxing a slower, wary-looking Shakur Stevenson. You could see the difference in power and pinpoint accuracy between Teofimo’s shots and the slower Shakur. If the clip is indicative of how a fight would play out between them, it would be a mismatch in favor of Lopez.
The two fighters have been going back and forth on social media since last Friday, when Shakur (24-0, 11 KOs) called him out, saying, “I seen you say that you wannt to fight me, Teofimo Lopez. What’s stopping it from happening next? This ain’t no bluff. Let’s make boxing great again, ‘Lil Teo'”.
Expected Paydays: Lopez, Stevenson
Lopez later appeared to agree to a fight against Stevenson, saying, “Okay.” It still remains to be seen whether he was serious. Even if he is, negotiating the fight would require a lot of work. It would need to involve Turki Alalshikh for Teofimo (22-1, 13 KOs) to get the kind of payday that he’d expect to receive for a fight of that magnitude.
Lopez got $10 million for his title defense of his WBO light welterweight belt against Arnold Barboza Jr. on May 2nd at Times Square in New York. For a clash against Shakur, Teofimo would likely want in the neighborhood of $15 million. Whatever Teo gets, Stevenson would expect similar money.
Stevenson’s Fight Entertainment Value
Entertainment-wise, Stevenson wouldn’t be worthy of being paid that kind of money. Even in Shakur’s last fight when he parked himself with his back against the ropes against William Zepeda, it still wasn’t exciting to watch. Shakur was mostly trying to block incoming fire and occasionally throwing a single-punch potshot. It was never combinations.
If Teofimo is just messing around with Shakur, it will be disappointing to fans. A lot of them are already getting their hopes up.
This his best highlights from it 😂😂😂 bet u won’t drop the whole video https://t.co/AFiNx1Vg3S
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) July 29, 2025