As Sam Langford once said: “Whatever that other man wants to do, don’t let him do it.”

Teo’s superior physicality and smart tactics allowed him to seize the initiative and, in turn, prevented Loma from doing what he usually does. As an example, Loma likes to probe with his ... https://twitter.com/ripe_oranges/status/1317844325930307586

... lead hand to check reactions, put his man under pressure, and keep him guessing. But Teo did a good job of occupying Loma’s lead hand by jabbing his right glove (sometimes slow, sometimes fast), which put Loma under pressure and kept HIM guessing. Teo’s right hand to the ...

... body came off the jab too, and with that, the threat of an overhand right (similar to Canelo-Khan). I know a cautious fighter when I see one. Papachenko said the plan was to be patient, but the way I saw it, Loma was too worried about what was coming back and didn’t do ...

... enough early in the fight to be able to impose himself and get the job done in the 2nd half. Ultimately, Lopez was the one who controlled the pace/dictated the tempo – not Loma. And to my eye, Teo was the fresher fighter at the final bell.