TYSON FURY has backed “’heavyweight on tiny legs” Teofimo Lopez to dethrone lightweight king Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Lopez, 22, won the IBF title against Richard Commey in December with an emphatic second round knockout setting up an undisputed decider against unified champion Lomachenko this year.
Tyson Fury has backed Teofimo Lopez to beat Vasiliy LomachenkoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lomachenko will face Lopez in an undisputed lightweight title fight this yearCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun
And heavyweight Fury, reckons the 5ft 8in heavy-hitter has enough power to work out the unsolved puzzle of Ukrainian southpaw Lomachenko.
The Gypsy King told iFL TV: “Let me tell you; Richard Commey is a very good fighter, and I’m a big fan of him as well.
“Little Teofimo just walked right through him. He’s the biggest little tiny man I’ve seen in my life.
“And he’s the biggest little man I’ve ever seen.
“He’s the biggest heavyweight on the planet, barring nobody, and I’ve got to back what he says.
“There isn’t any 135 or 140-pounder that can beat him.
“No Lomachenkos or nobody, because he’s a heavyweight on two tiny legs with speed and power.”
Lomachenko won the vacant WBC title in August against Brit Luke Campbell adding to his WBA and WBO belts.
But the 31-year-old already revealed after his unification with Lopez he will go back down in weight in order to fight opponents similar to his frame.
And Fury warns the risk of fighting knockout specialist Lopez before dropping back down could cost him greatly.
He said: “He probably hits harder than me as a featherweight. I seem really high on him. I’ve got good reasons.
“He’s a good little fighter, he believes in himself, he’s got knockout power, and he’ll fight anybody.
“And he’s been calling for the Lomachenko fight for the past 4 or 5 fights, and he’s only had a few fights. He’s had all these amateur fights, and he knows what he’s doing.”
Fury reckons Lopez is the hardest-hitting non heavyweightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
