Teofimo Lopez vs Sandor Martin Prediction and Odds | Boxing Dec 10
Teofimo Lopez vs Sandor Martin Betting Preview
Teofimo Lopez is anxious to get back into the title picture, but he can’t overlook Sandor Martin at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. WagerTalk boxing handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on this intriguing matchup at 140 pounds.
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Teofimo Lopez vs Sandor Martin Betting Odds
| Saturday, December 10 | WBO Boxing Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Teofimo Lopez: | -700 |
| Sandor Martin: | +450 |
| Total: | 8.5 Rounds (Over -310 / Under +235) |
| Venue: | Madison Square Garden in New York (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Time: | Estimated Fight Time is 9pm ET / 6pm PT |
Teofimo Lopez vs Sandor Martin Analysis
Former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez takes on former Mikey Garcia conqueror, Sandor Martin, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Martin is a late replacement opponent for the originally-scheduled Jose Pedraza.
Lopez was forced to change his nickname from the ‘Takeover’ to the ‘Takeback’ late last year after he was upset by Australian warrior George Kambosos Jr. in an absolute barnburner of a fight that saw both men hit the canvas.
Kambosos has since gone on to lose those titles to one of Lopez’s main rivals, Devin Haney. Should Lopez navigate his way through a tricky test this weekend, his name will certainly be mentioned in the title picture once again.
Martin brings a lot of the same slippery technical expertise that could cause Lopez the same issues in this fight, namely ring craft coupled with a solid defensive gameplan.
Martin Has The Tools To Make This One Interesting
While Lopez is unquestionably one of the most explosive fighters on the planet right now with almost freakish athletic ability, fundamentally speaking, Martin may well be the more polished of the two fighters heading into this one and proved that in last year’s win over Mikey Garcia.
While lacking a ton of power, Martin has range and timing, and Lopez has shown vulnerabilities to straight shots to the body in the past, as he constantly looks to swivel up top with that makeshift Philly Shell.
2023 Set To Be A Huge Year For Teofimo
After the highs of 2020 in which Teofimo Lopez upset the former pound-for-pound king Vasily Lomachenko, the world looked to be Lopez’s oyster. However, while all the trash-talking was taking place between him and Devin Haney for a potential mega-fight down at 135, Lopez surprisingly lost those belts in his very first defense against tough Australian fighter ‘Ferocious’ George Kambosos.
With hopefully his second win of the year coming up against Sandor Martin this weekend in what’s been a rebuilding phase for the American fighter, Lopez is looking to target a Josh Taylor clash for early to mid-2023 that would be a huge fight in the junior welterweight division.
Teofimo Lopez vs Sandor Martin Prediction
There’s definitely no shame in taking an outside play on Sandor Martin to win by decision this weekend.
Lopez does make some very fundamental mistakes, both to the body and up top, that a savvy fighter like Martin can look to take advantage of.
Lopez’s tendency to use his shell guard up top but then to use a prevent defense along with it to catch incoming punches with his power hand often leaves him vulnerable to incoming shots around the side. As yet, he has yet to face a fighter with enough power to really expose that flaw in his game but unless that’s addressed at the fundamental level, that’s something that may well catch up to him later in his career as his reflexes start to decline.
With Lopez often being lax defensively to the body also, an area that Martin is strong in with those lunging jabs of his downstairs, the +700 on offer for Sandor Martin to win this fight on points definitely looks semi-appealing in this one.
However with that aside, Martin needs to rely on a decision in this one as he simply doesn’t carry the power to trouble Lopez in this fight, and couple that with a hometown Lopez crowd here on Saturday and probably one of boxing’s most freakish athletes, Martin would have to be on point for the entire 12 rounds just to make it interesting.
Lopez carries one-punch, fight-ending power and could potentially turn Martin’s lights out at any time here on Saturday, so Martin really has to run a concentration gauntlet in this one despite all his skills.
Nevertheless, this is definitely one of Lopez’s trickier assignments and while he definitely possesses that devastating knockout power, Sandor Martin should have enough technical ability to see out the final bell here.
Take Teofimo Lopez to win by decision/technical decision (-125) as your play for Saturday’s main event at Madison Square Garden. For more free boxing picks, visit WagerTalk’s Free Picks page.
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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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