Boxing Community In Splits As The Terence Crawford vs Teofimo Lopez Beef Intensifies

The boxing community stood witness as Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) took brutal digs at each other on social media. It sure looked like both fighters had a lot of emotions bottled up as neither Crawford nor Lopez backed down and persistently continued to dig their nails deeper.

It all began when Lopez called out Crawford in an interview with Michelle Joy Phelps.

“I did call out Crawford. I said if it presents itself, we’d fight. At 147. It has to be at 147. When I beat Lomachenko, Crawford didn’t have no problem saying he’d come down and fight me. I’m not here to play games; I want to fight the best,” he said.

This callout, however, did not sit well with Crawford. In a tweet, he asked Lopez to stay in his lane. And focus on the “little guys” in his weight class instead. Moreover, he accused him of talking big in front of the camera and avoiding him in person.

Lopez quickly hit back by telling him that he needed to work on getting out of the contract with Al Haymon and former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr (28-1, 22 KOs).

On the other hand, Crawford responded by asking him to fix his situation with Top Rank.

Crawford further went on to wish him luck for his upcoming fight against Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs). “He can fight and I don’t want you to look bad worrying about me when you got other problems on yo hand,” he said.

Lopez reposted Crawford’s tweet as a final effort and stated that he has not won ‘Fighter of the Year’ despite being an undisputed champion in two weight classes. However, Crawford responded, “Been did that in 2014 sir.” He repeated the same by commenting on Lopez’s post after winning the ‘Fighter of the Year’ award.

The boxing community had a blast

Boxing aficionados were certainly all for the drama between Crawford and Lopez. In fact, many of them even took to social media to share their thoughts.

It sure looks like their online beef has amused fans, but only time will tell if this beef will remain online or spill onto the boxing ring.

Joshua Ben Joseph

Joshua Ben Joseph is a Boxing writer renowned for his unparalleled coverage of live events and insightful interviews with prominent athletes in the world of combat sports. With a career spanning over several years, he has authored more than 800 articles. As an experienced editorial cartoonist and investigative journalist, Joshua has a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering quality content. Aside from his writing, Joshua is an avid powerlifter and solo traveler, embodying the same spirit of determination and exploration that he brings to his work. With a deep love for the sport of boxing that dates back to childhood, he is committed to delivering the highest quality content and helping to build a more transparent and credible industry.

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