Terence “Bud” Crawford and Teofimo Lopez may be 10 years apart in age, but the two are at the very top of their games as the 2024 boxing year begins.
While Crawford awaits the right fight following his dominant win over Errol Spence Jr. last summer, Lopez is all but ready to defend his WBO junior welterweight title against Jamaine Ortiz on February 8. It will be Lopez’s fourth straight fight at 140 pounds.
Could Terence Crawford fight Teofimo Lopez at 147?
With Crawford not having anything concrete yet and Lopez eyeing another big fight after Ortiz, Danny “Swift” Garcia is pleading the two to set up a potential fight.
Crawford has been fighting at 147 for the past half-decade, which would give him a major advantage over Lopez, considering the latter was fighting at 135 until 2022.
Still, like Garcia mentions, Lopez looks and fights much bigger than his weight. Lopez has never been afraid to take risks, and going up against what many consider the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet would bring plenty of fireworks.
Garcia, meanwhile, is hoping for one more world title shot before retiring. He defeated Jose Benavidez Jr. for his 37th win in July of 2022.
