Person of the villain: racist insults and financial disputes of Teofimo López cause controversy, which leads to the announcement of Barboza Jr.’s fight.

Teofimo López nag Richardson Hitchins on social networks for saying goodbye to $ 2.5 million+ for a fight against him in the Welter Light weight. López (21-1, 13 kos) was with Arnold Barboza Jr. less expensive as his next opponent for the Turki Alalshikh event in Times Square in New York City on May 2. Teo says he offered “above $ 1 million “ for the fight against him.

Too expensive?

$ 2.5 million+ It sounds like a lot of money for Hitchins, which is seen as a replica of Shakur Stevenson but with a lot More power and a more entertaining style. However, Hitchins is still not exciting to see, and that is why his career has not taken off despite being promoted by Eddie Hearn. Hearn is not giving him an important promotional impulse as he does with fighters who move the needle with fans.

Shakur receives more attention than Hitchins because he works as a demon in X, publishing without stopping, and has won many fans in that way, although his fighting style is at the lower level of the basement in terms of entertainment.

Choosing his mandatory Jr. Barboza of the OMB (32-0, 11 kos) could be counterproductive to López, since he could lose with this fighter, who is one of the best talents in the 140-pound division. The Wbo Light Welter champion, Teo, obviously sees Barboza as a walk through the park on Richardson, but this could go wrong for him.

The villain character

Teofimo’s publication in X was not the most friendly. He used racist terms to insult and rule out the value of the Welter weight champion of the IBF Hitchins (19-0, 7 kos). Some fans see this as a calculated movement of López to adopt the person of the villain to attract fans when they were hated. It is like a professional fighter who insults the crowds and their opponents and deceives to win. In the case of Teo, use the racist talk.

To be real, you were looking for $ 2.5 million or more. @Turki_alshikh I thought it was not worth it. Barboza was offered “I think” more than $ 1 million for the fight!

We can dispute later; Its caroking lever lookingin ‘mf’er. #Fatalfury https://t.co/cstzs2ap2q

– Teofimo Lopez (@Teofimolopez) February 28, 2025