Following Teofimo Lopez’s unanimous decision victory over Steve Claggett over the weekend, Chris Algieri puts on his analyst hat, breaks down the performance and explains why Lopez should probably stay at 140 pounds instead of moving up to welterweight. Below are some of Algieri’s thoughts.

Algieri on his reaction to Lopez’s victory over Claggett

“Listen, Claggett had a lot of will, he was in great shape, he grew a huge beard and he took really good body photos. Teofimo impressed me with his work, he was obviously conditioned. He knew what he had in front of him – so did I, I actually predicted the decision, I know a lot of people predicted a knockout.

I think it was very critical for him to make a statement with the knockout, but it certainly wasn’t for lack of trying. Claggett had a tough game, but it just wasn’t an effective performance. (Claggett) imposed his will but was not effective.

About Lopez’s performance and his path forward

“He’s talking about moving up to 147 pounds, which I don’t really recommend. He didn’t show the same strength he had in 1935 at 140 pounds, so now he’s 5-0 at 140 pounds, with only one KO and that was against Pedro Campa early on. Still, it was more of an exhaustion than a single shot. So I think he has a chance to unite. I favor him over all the other champions in this weight class, so I think it would be a good idea for him to win some belts.”

About Claggett showing stamina in battle

“His chin was great and he didn’t really show much wear until the later rounds when his nose started bleeding and he wobbled a few times. I think he got injured more often than we were able to see because he hid it well, but he did really well, he has a lot of experience.

On whether Lopez will have to change his style if he wants to compete at 147 pounds

“Absolutely. Not only are the guys going to be bigger, but he’s going to have to go 12 rounds every time, and you don’t want those large guys beating you up. If you can find a guy who’s 147 years ancient and doing what Steve Claggett did, that’s going to be a very, very challenging evening for Teofimo Lopez.

“But we saw he has fitness, he landed almost a thousand punches tonight and he has a career high in punches thrown and punches landed. So there could potentially be a different style and he has shown that he has the fitness even though he is an explosive guy.”

During today’s Instagram Live, Devin Haney’s trainer and father, Bill, had the opportunity to confront Ryan Garcia regarding his positive drug test in a fight that was recently declared a no-contest. When he had the opportunity, Bill Haney pressed Ryan Garcia on the matter and explained why he would cheat in a fight with his son.

“I’ll say it to your face,” Garcia began. “I have never cheated, I have never cheated, I have never cheated in my career. Whatever I got kicked out for had to be tainted and I don’t care what you say, I don’t care what anyone says, I know I’ve never cheated in my life. And I blame it on my mother, who has cancer.”

At this point, Haney asked Ryan why he would plead guilty at NYSAC when he maintains his innocence.

“It’s either this or I go to court or go to trial, and even if I win the trial, they said they can suspend me no matter what. So I just took a year and said whatever. I know I didn’t cheat, I don’t have to cheat.”

Haney continued to ask how the ostarine got into his system, prompting a response from Garcia that certainly didn’t seem suspicious.

“The guy who came to facilitate me lose weight, his name was Scooter, he bought me supplements and I took them and it was the day before the fight and it just so happened that I tested (positive) the day before and the day before. later,” Garcia said. “So a guy came in to facilitate me lose weight, I took the supplements he prescribed and sure enough these are the ones…

“You know the bathtub technique,” ​​Garcia continued. “Where you buy Epsom salts, it’s fucking heated, they wrap you in a towel and you do it over and over again. So that’s what I did all night trying to lose weight and my body stopped at 53 pounds. I couldn’t continue, I was hurting myself.”

Haney asked Garcia to name the specific supplement that was contaminated in order to raise public awareness. But Garcia insisted he didn’t know the name of the specific supplement, which made Haney skeptical.

“Ryan, that sounds like a lie, doesn’t it?” said Bill Haney. “Since you were so good at keeping people informed, would you let us know: OK, is it Scooter who messed you up, or is it the company?”

Ryan Garcia stood his ground.

“Scooter gave me supplements, I took them, and then I tested positive,” Garcia replied. “I don’t know what he gave me. I’m forthright with you, I can’t even be there live. I am real.

At this point, Haney made perhaps his most pertinent remarks, asking Garcia why he was spreading all these conspiracy theories that he was being framed by Victor Conte and himself when he knew he was taking supplements at the last minute to supposedly facilitate him lose weight (although Garcia denied that these supplements were intended for this purpose).

“Because I’m very skeptical,” Garcia replied in a stern tone. “I am still skeptical to this day. You are helped by a man who was kicked out of another sport. The Devin Haney in Your Son can lose so much weight, but then gain weight and still fight for 12 rounds. This screams fraud.”

The undercard for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry fight on July 20 has been announced. One fight from the original card on the day remains, but the others have been replaced.

Here’s the card summary at this point:

• As we previously informed, Amanda Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KO) will face a rematch at 140 pounds Stevie Morgan (14-1, 13 KO), 35-year-old resident of Tampa. This will keep Serrano, 35, busy and in good shape as she prepares for her November 11 rematch with Katie Taylor. 15, this time for Taylor’s undisputed super lightweight championship. In a way, all this could have turned to Serrano’s advantage. She will have extra time to make sure she fights at 140 pounds to the best of her ability.
• Ashton “H2O” Sylve (11-0, 9 KO) will fight Lucas Bahdi (16-0, 14 KO) in a 10-round lightweight fight. The 20-year-old Sylve, who is a top MVP candidate, was originally scheduled to face leading Golden Boy candidate Floyd Schofield that day. It’s not that good. Bahdi (30) is a Canadian fighter who basically fought at the club level.
• Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (53-6-1, 34 KO) is also still on the list, but we will fight another former MMA opponent. He was originally supposed to face Darren Till, now Chavez will be his opponent Hall of Uriah (1-0 in boxing) in a six-round cruiserweight fight. Chavez (38) hasn’t fought since the end of 2021 and his prime is long behind him. Hall, 39, made his professional boxing debut in October. 2022, defeating former NFL star Le’Veon Bell when it was revealed that Bell was not good at boxing.
• Shadasia Green (13-1, 11 KO) will want to recover from her first defeat Natasha Spence (8-4-2, 6 KO) in an eight-round super middleweight fight. Last December, Franchon Crews-Dezurn revealed her very circumscribed skills to Green, 34. Spence, 38, is 0-2-1 in her last three fights and has only had one fight since 2017.

The show will air on DAZN pay-per-view from the Amalie Arena in Tampa. The fight is obviously extremely close and the draw will be Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry or nothing.