Tim Bradley is still upset about the controversial decision in the fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz. Many in the boxing world believe that Lopez, the popular Top Rank fighter and WBO light welterweight champion, was given a win that he didn’t deserve. Throughout the entire fight, Ortiz dominated the rounds and outboxed Lopez, who seemed sluggish and ineffective.
Bradley argues that the judges scored rounds in favor of Lopez based on his aggression, even though he wasn’t landing significant punches and was being out-punched by Ortiz. According to Bradley, Ortiz controlled every aspect of the fight and displayed effective aggression and ring generalship. He believes that rounds should be scored based on clean punches thrown and who is the ring general, rather than giving preference to the more popular fighter.
The problem, as Bradley sees it, is that Ortiz doesn’t have the star power and name recognition of fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard, Shakur Stevenson, and Floyd Mayweather. Lopez, on the other hand, brings money and excitement to boxing, which likely influenced the judges’ decision. Bradley points out that if Ortiz had a more recognizable name, he would have likely been the winner. This issue of star power affecting the outcome of fights is a recurring problem in boxing.
Bradley finds the 117-111 scorecard in favor of Lopez outrageous, as he believes there were seven rounds that Ortiz clearly won. He acknowledges that Lopez won three rounds and there were two close rounds, but the overall decision in favor of Lopez is highly disputed.
According to the Source boxingnews24.com