Crawford-Khan undercard

Submitted by SalTnutZ1 on Tue, 2019-02-26 08:14

Current lineup for the undercard.

Teofimo Lopez vs. TBA
Shakur Stevenson vs. Christopher Diaz
Felix Verdejo vs. Bryan Vasquez
Carlos Adames vs. Frank Galarza
Vikas Krishan vs. Noah Kidd
Lawrence Newton vs. TBA

Big news out of this. The 2 potential opponents for Teofimo Lopez, that are currently in the discussion, are Jose Pedraza....and Devin Haney! If Lopez-Haney happens, the winner of that fight propels himself into the forefront of the Lightweight division, and puts their name in the hat as serious contenders, as well as settles the argument of who the top prospect at 135 is. So far, this card is lining up to be a quality event. One more big matchup is all it needs to put it over as a true PPV card.

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Champion97

Tue, 2019-02-26 11:12

For the record, although I don't like him, I would give Lopez a lot of credit if he beat Pedraza, and with Haney, if he beat him by any more than a two point margin, stopped him and wasn't far behind, I would agree he is ahead of the other prospects, not far away from being ready for Lomachencko.

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SalTnutZ1

Fri, 2019-03-01 12:23

Edis Tatli is now confirmed as the opponent for Lopez for this undercard fight. Not the fight some had hoped for, but a fighter who holds an EBU European title, and has competed for the WBA Regular title.

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Champion97

Fri, 2019-03-01 12:34

That is a step up for Lopez.

100% rooting for Tatli! I think he might pull it out, but obviously, Lopez is the very heavy favourite. If Lopez wins, I will not be for him, but I'll be happy for you bud.

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SalTnutZ1

Fri, 2019-03-01 12:40

Unless that kid starts cutting me a check, no reason to be happy for me, haha. I don't have to like him as a full package, just think he's going to be the real deal, that's all. Him and Stevenson both are going to get to prove some things against their next opponents.

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Champion97

Fri, 2019-03-01 12:51

For the record, I disliked Lopez before the Magdelano fight, but if and when he gets knocked out, hopefully his opposition does the baseball swing and backflip behind his back, but that won't happen because most fighters don't lack class and sportsmanship. I don't like to be a hater, I don't like to be against fighters, but when Ryan Garcia and that Rolando guy were going at it at Munguia vs Smith, being kept apart, I know what I'd have done if I were standing there, I'd have got between them and told them to walk in the opposite direction to each other, but Lopez stood there with his hand over his mouth, giggling like a little girl, filming it, egged it on, can't respect Lopez.

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MINIMaxBOXING

Sat, 2019-03-02 07:19

Not gonna lie, Diaz is underrated as hell, and may give Stevenson a tougher fight then people expect.

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Gold

Sat, 2019-03-02 09:12

I don't know man, Diaz looked very poor versus Ito and Ito is a relatively weak belt holder. Top Rank has really good matchmaking. If they are putting Stevenson in versus Diaz they must think he has a very good shot at winning, but it is definitely a good step up for Stevenson.

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Champion97

Sat, 2019-03-02 10:08

This is a big step up for Stevenson in my opinion. Respectfully disagree on Ito being a relatively weak beltholder. They are brilliant at matching fighters, but in boxing, for young fighters to learn, they have to take risks.

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Gold

Sat, 2019-03-02 13:41

I'm not going to get into a semantics argument over this, but without a doubt Ito is a relatively weak title holder. He is the weakest at Super Featherweight and one of the weakest overall outside of the lower weight classes.

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Champion97

Sat, 2019-03-02 13:53

Good, so don't annoy me by creating false objectivity just because you don't like it when someone disagrees with you. No he is not without a doubt a weak belt holder, look at his last two fights.

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Gold

Sat, 2019-03-02 14:01

Against Diaz and Chuprakov? Hardly top level opposition. Again, there are very few worse title holders outside of the lower weight classes. He would be stopped versus Davis and Berchelt, and would likely lose to Vargas and Farmer. There is a reason they are targeting Ito for Valdez if he moves up, he's not a top level guy. Don't be surprised when Stevenson beats Diaz easily.

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Champion97

Sat, 2019-03-02 14:05

I'm not getting into a stupid discussion with you. You can't say that with 90% certainty, he was dominant against Chuprakov, and dominance, the way fighters go about there business, important when it is convenient for your argument, you have to be impressed, we will see how good he is, but to just say he is a weak belt holder, off those last two performances, is far from fair, then again, I should remember who I'm talking to.

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Gold

Sat, 2019-03-02 14:07

I will say it with 100% certainty

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Champion97

Sat, 2019-03-02 15:12

Again, there might not be very few worse title holders outside of the lower weight classes

You say a lot of things with certainty, doesn't mean you're right, you are too arrogant, you think you can never be wrong, but you can. Now, stop talking to me on a topic that is only going to cause more back and fourth stress and aggravation.