Lopez Sr criticizes son’s game plan following Stevenson defeat

Ignore Game Plan

“Everything was fine leading to the fighting,” said Lopez Sr Secondsout.com. “The Sparring sessions were what motivated me to this battle, that I was 100% sure we were going to win. For some reason, the layout of the game, my son did not do what I told him he was supposed to do.”

He emphasized that the objective was early disruption to the rhythm of Stevenson and prevented the kind of prudent control that eventually defined the scorecards.

“His rhythm was supposed to be different where we were supposed to prevent Shakur from doing whatever Shakur does best,” he added before offering a short credit to the winner. “Congratulations to him for winning, but that was not my son there.”

External pressure quoted

Lopez SR also argued that a pre -fighting discussion for Stevenson’s next assignment creates a psychological disadvantage.

“I think the networks and everyone, the media, everything leading to this battle, are already talking about Shakur fighting in May,” he said. “So I think that probably got to him.”

He criticized his absence from a press conference, denying speculation about his condition and said he had been resting. According to Lopez SR, the combined conversation affected his son’s focus.

Mental Warfare Claims

“My son is mentally easy to mess with him and how are you going to fight when everyone wants you to lose?” Lopez Sr. said “He looked like all his powers were not there … his power was not there. I was in shock.”

He went further, arguing that the mood of attention crosses a line.

“There was no person talking well about it. So that has to stop,” he said. “The average person can get a view but when you have all the networks saying my son will get his ass stitches … it’s not right.”

Lopez was defeated by a fighter who controlled distance, determined speed, and forced him to extend reactive for long parts of the competition. At 27, Lopez still has identification of offensive names and ability, but repeated inconsistencies have reduced its edge for errors in partitions that reward stability.