Teofimo Lopez got his hand raised against Rolly Romero, but his busted-up face told a different tale. The cut and visible damage paint a picture of a fight that was far closer than the controversial scorecards suggest.
Look at his face above. He is clearly the one that looks like he had been in a fight and lost the fight, not Rolly Romero.
Some notes on this tonight in boxing in Vegas;
- Lopez out-landed Romero, but his face told a different story.
- A fifth-round left hook opened a deep, bloody cut over his right eye.
- Blood poured down his face for the rest of the fight.
- The same hook wobbled him and sent him reeling into the ropes.
- A massive overhand right nearly dropped him moments later.
- He admitted the shot “woke him up” and hurt him.
- A seventh-round check hook buckled his legs again.
- By the later rounds, his face was swollen and covered in blood.
- Romero’s face remained relatively clean and unmarked.
- The winner looked like he’d lost a war—the cards didn’t match the damage.
The scoring from the judges also needs to consider effect punches landed and scoring shots.
The damaging shots landed came from Romero in the bout if you look at the fight back.
Lopez got the victory but not the strongest three division champion in boxing history to put it lightly.
He displayed heart, grit and toughness but his overall boxing game had eroded at this point.
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