Teofimo Lopez Believes Josh Taylor Has Shown Weakness By Switching Trainers

Teofimo Lopez thinks Josh Taylor is weak due to him switching trainers.

After Taylor won a controversial decision against Jack Catterall, he parted ways with his longtime trainer of Ben Davison, and hired Ben Davison as his new trainer. Although switching trainers is common in boxing, Lopez says switching trainers shows weakness.

“The thing is is it’s not the trainer’s fault – it’s yours,” Lopez said on “Trash Talk: Taylor Vs. Lopez (h/t BoxingScene). “It’s not the trainer’s fault. You can go and switch [to] another trainer and then have to adapt. You’re still gonna fight the same that you probably fought with Catterall. It doesn’t change, doesn’t change. That shows weakness. That’s how I see it. Whether he’s your new trainer or not, it’s just the facts, mate.”

After the comment, Josh Taylor responded by saying he just felt like he needed a change which Teofimo Lopez didn’t buy. Instead, he says his team is his team forever and he doesn’t expect to ever walk to a fight without his father as his trainer.

“My father’s everything, man,” Lopez said. “It’s a dynamic duo, you know? I like to keep him reserved right now, you know, for my own reasons. This is not a backup guy here next to me [strength and conditioning coach Leron Turner]. This is a team sport, so that’s really what it is. My father is everything. A lotta people wanna bring other trainers involved.

“I’ve had assistant coaches, but they don’t know sh*t about boxing to the point that my father does. And that’s why it’s just me and him going into this fight. Don’t want nobody, don’t need nobody coming in there. My father’s a very, very intelligent man in the game – very. I mean, I know my sh*t in boxing and he still surprises me daily, daily,” Lopez concluded.

Teofimo Lopez vs. Josh Taylor is set to go down on Saturday at the Hulu Theater in New York City.

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