To watch him blow out the candles amid her serenade is to see a young man in his bliss. I was almost turning into my father.". Cynthia came with flowers, cake, champagne and a homemade card. The flight attendant had long brown hair, like his mother, and a birthmark over her lip. Eventually, they met up at Dave & Buster's in Vegas. IT WAS A panic attack, what happened on the return flight. What seems unusual, perhaps, is the degree to which Senior insists his inspiration was divine. I would help her as a barback. That year, America's 132-pound selection was based on one's standing in the World Series of Boxing, an obscure series in which Teofimo was not yet old enough to compete. Your email address will not be published. "Everything's going to be fine.". One morning, when Senior was 14, a worker from the shoe store came to see him. "Breaking stuff," he says.
"You don't know how bad I want to hit someone," Teofimo said quietly. There are two puppies, a morkie and a Pomeranian. He’s very good at talking.
IF THE SON were a manifestation of divine will, then father was still living a less than holy life. ", Teofimo didn't disagree, though he did acknowledge, "You don't know how much pressure this man puts on me. His father spoiled him, treating him to club sandwiches in hotel restaurants.
He was the most electrifying young fighter in the game. His 44-second destruction of veteran contender Mason Menard -- a year ago Heisman night at Madison Square Garden -- didn't merely go viral, but upstaged a main event featuring Vasiliy Lomachenko, arguably the greatest fighter in the world and quite suddenly mentioned (most insistently by Teofimo's father) as Lopez's inevitable opponent. The boxer also revealed, at times, he felt like a robot, due to all the monotonous regime and constant fight and training, fight and training. Actress Olivia Munn Teased a Pilot on Social Media For Being Too Afraid to Ask For a Selfie, Lily-Rose Depp Has No Problem Posing Topless, A Victoria's Secret Model Devon Windsor Apologizes After Comparing Racial Discrimination, Nicole Polizzi Is Expecting Her Third Child Together With Husband Jionni LaValle, Kensington Palace Confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are Moving Out,The Real Reason is Here, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are Getting Cozy in her Home Country, Top 10 Gorgeous Teen Actresses In The World, Shanina Shaik Shows Off Her Incredible Figure In A Tiny Black Bikini, Meghan Markle and her Husband Prince Harry Have been Known to Stray from the British Monarchy, Lisa Vanderpump Reportedly Fed Up With Filming “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", RHOBH's Erika Girardi Opens Up About The Dramatic New Season, Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson Have Cutest Moment and Perfect Chemistry. "I was 191, fighting a guy who was 220," he recalls. The blood rage is still there. In other words, Teofimo Lopez III wasn't raised to be a bum. If the son could be arrogant, his father could be downright bellicose -- especially if he had an inkling (real or imagined) that he was being disrespected. "You gotta look spectacular. One day when Senior was 17, a cousin came looking for him. There were so many doubts over the Lopez-Commey bout and in several interviews, Lopez had stated that some personal issues with his family could force him to walk away from the bout but it seems Lopez’s wife saved the day for all boxing fans and he revealed this in an interview with Compubox TV. Teofimo Lopez opens up about his rocky relationship with his family; his new wife, Cynthia; and living with anxiety. All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. American-Honduran lightweight boxer, Teofimo Lopez, has revealed that his wife, Cynthia, was the force behind his decision to take on Ghana’s Richard Commey in their upcoming showdown in New York on December 14. He'd felt it his entire life. ET Tuesday, March 17, on ESPN+: Michael Conlan vs. Belmar Preciado, 10 rounds, featherweights. Teofimo persisted and struggled to be where he is now, a 15-0 unbeaten record with 12 of them knockouts, and he recently won the IBF lightweight title.
The boxer was on a flight to Las Vegas, with headphones around his neck and hoodie on, Teofimo was not looking to talk to anyone and only decompress after a nice fight. She worked in a soap factory. Richard Commey, the Ghanaian champion, is a decade older, unconflicted with a fierce will and a dangerous right hand. "When it comes to boxing," Teofimo says, "my father is a magician.". Every guy on the plane was looking at her.”. "He represents hope.". She grew up in Las Vegas, no relationship with her father, but a mother who worked two jobs. If I had a bad day, he would listen. Lopez himself has stated that his mother and sister were not at his wedding as they did not approve of his choice of wife and that caused relations in the family to strain.
But the entirety of Senior's competitive boxing career consists of a single bout in the novice division of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves. Teofimo was born on 30 July 1997 in Brooklyn, New York, and he is of Honduran origin with his father getting the young Teofimo into boxing pretty early on.
Where does Canelo Alvarez go from here? All he knew was that the jagged shards of his memory had finally begun to make sense: His mother taking him to kung fu triple features on 42nd Street: "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death." Twenty stitches. I respect him outside the ring but in the ring, there will be no respect.”.
"But everything was too fast. It's for him and my grandfather. "Dad," he said, "You got in his head.". TEOFIMO LOPEZ JR., the first son after two daughters, was born July 30, 1997, at the former NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn. Then, finally, she gave up, and they went on a date, and by the end of the summer of 2018, Teofimo and Cynthia were dating.
6 hours ago, Manchester United Sign Edinson Cavani On Free Transfer, He Is An Intelligent Footballer - Arsenal Manager Heap Prais, We Are Delighted To Add Such Quality Player To Our Squad – A, Thomas Partey Is A Perfect Fit For Arsenal,, Says Club Techn, Ghana Star Thomas Partey To Wear No. Teofimo turned to his father. Teofimo Lopez has heard comparisons from Mike Tyson to Floyd Mayweather, but would prefer to stand on his own. After 11 days in a Broward County jail, Senior began anew as a limo driver. In agate type, under the caption "PROUD PAPA," one learns that his son just won the 70-pound title in the Florida Silver Gloves. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get exclusive boxing events, weigh-ins and more. There must've been something to it, as on May 12, 2018, he scored his eighth knockout in nine fights -- a 64-second annihilation of 14-1 Vitor Jones at the Garden. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. American-Honduran lightweight boxer, Teofimo Lopez, has revealed that his wife, Cynthia, was the force behind his decision to take on Ghana’s Richard Commey in their upcoming showdown in New York on December 14. Teofimo threw a hook at the double-end bag and wrapped his arm around an unfastened steel clasp. But the broadcasters hadn't seen this Teofimo before. They went through everything: his parents, his parents' parents, from Brooklyn all the way back to Spain. It was a disappointing start to his career, but one thing he never seems to know how to do is to quit! And days I want to slap some sense into him. Teofimo told his family at the last minute. Watch: Teofimo Lopez wins the IBF Lightweight Title. His wife, Cynthia, hugged him, pressing her lips to his forehead. "I got you, Dad. "Loma is weak," he said. "But I did it for my son. No matter what. Now he saw it again in what he was teaching Teofimo: the vision, the coordination, the catch-and-shoot style. "I think that's why he dedicates himself so much to me. She told me that when there were tough times, I had to push harder. He'd come in after three or four days of cocaine and booze.
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