Abel Sanchez predicts: Arnold Barboza’s latest activity and skills to secure victory over theofimo Lopez

Coach Abel Sanchez chooses Arnold Barboza Jr. to May 2, Dethrone WBO Lightweight Weight Champion Teofimo Lopez, an underwater fight in Times Square in New York.

Abel believes that Barboza JR (32-0, 11 Kos) is a better boxer. He has been more active, often fighting compared to Lopez. Everything that will participate in his victory with a close decision. Lopez has an advantage of power over barbosis, but Sanchez does not see that he is able to lower his shots.

Barbozy

Teofimo-Barboza’s youngest will be the first night fight in the Turkish Alalshikh three-fight map Times Square. In the main event, Ryan Garcis is facing Rolando’s Rolly Romero, and Devin Haney is fighting José Ramirez.

“Barboza is fine in everything. He’s not a big punch, so I wouldn’t say he is 100%. He has great legs and theofimo can be the reason why Barboza wins in the decision, ”said Abel Sanchez FIGHT HUB TV About the May 2 fight between WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and Arnold Barboza Jr.

Teofimo will find it difficult to lower his blows against Barboza, because he is not someone who will be immobile as his last opponent Steve Klagget. This will be another slippery guy, for example, when Lopez fought Jamaine Ortiz in 2024. He had a time of time against this guy and got a 12 -round decision, which many fans considered gifted.

Active and ready

“Barboza fought not too long ago (February 15) and he goes back,” Abel said. “I think it helps him. Working in the gym won’t be that difficult. Now it’s about sharpening and staying. Libra correctly. So all these things are a factor in preparing for the fight. ”

Barboza’s latest has been very active lately, fighting on February 15 against Jack Catterall and on November 16 against José Ramirez. He fought four times in 2024. Barboza Jr’s two two battles last year was against Sean McKomb and Let the house apologize.

“I think Barboza is a better boxer. I think he has better combinations. He has better legs and positions better. He sees more things than Teo, ”said Sanchez. “Theo is a more talented pitbull type style. So, I think Barboza is going to do things to confuse the Teo, just as he was dropped in the first round in Cambic. He will do things that surprise him and win the decision. ”

If Teofimo starts working with a bad start in which he starts to get a lot of Barboza, it could be down there. This is what we saw in his loss to George Cambosos’s latest in 2021. It did not satisfy him when Teo was dropped in Round 1 and was never comfortable afterwards. Although he struck Cambicos in the tenth, he did not finish the eleventh and twelfth. When George fought back, Lopez collapsed spiritually.

Do or die?

“It is a kind of advantage of barbozy that he is right. He will get some great sparing and he wins a close decision. Barboza has not shown us that he can be shocked. He has not shown us that he can be dropped and he has not shown us that he can handle him. Perhaps this is a fight in which Barboza shows us that he is a ruler at the age of 140.

“Does Barboza have a chip on the shoulder knowing it is or die? It’s like, “You forgot me and now I’ll show you.” I think it will play a big role in it. Barboza and Teo, ”said Sanchez when he asked which is the most interesting battle from the three at The Times Square.