Shakur Stevenson Calls Teofimo Lopez a “Hater” Over Crawford Dispute

Shakur Stevenson didn’t bother dressing it up. When Teofimo Lopez questioned whether Terence Crawford was ever truly undisputed at 168, Shakur snapped back and called it what he thinks it is. Hate. Loud, public, and personal.

The argument sounds simple on the surface, but it cuts straight into boxing’s ugliest corner. Belts, fees, and who really owns what once the cameras are gone.

This isn’t just fighters chatting nonsense. This one hits legacy.

Teofimo’s belt logic isn’t crazy, it’s uncomfortable

Teofimo’s point is blunt. If you don’t pay the sanctioning fee, you don’t own the belt. No paperwork, no belt, end of discussion. Crawford beat Canelo, took the WBC strap, then chose not to pay the reported $300k fee. The WBC stripped him. By the rules, that means he was never fully undisputed at super middleweight.

That’s not hate. That’s admin.

Boxing doesn’t like saying this part out loud, but belts aren’t trophies. They’re rentals. Miss a payment and the landlord changes the locks. Fighters know this. Promoters know it even better.

Crawford added fuel by sounding annoyed after the belt was taken back. That tells you something. If the belt meant nothing, there’d be no reaction. Instead, he leaned into the “Ring belt is the real one” line, which sounds noble until you remember he was happy enough to pose with the WBC strap first.

You can’t have it both ways.

Shakur’s defence is loyalty, not logic

Shakur’s response was pure loyalty. Bud is his guy. Mentor. Big brother in boxing terms. So when Teofimo pokes at Crawford’s undisputed status, Shakur fires back emotionally, not technically.

Saying “we know he was undisputed” doesn’t make it true. Boxing doesn’t run on vibes. It runs on contracts, fees, and sanctioning bodies that don’t forgive anyone, no matter how great they are.

Ironically, Shakur even referenced Teofimo’s own history. Lopez beat Lomachenko and still didn’t get full undisputed recognition because of belt politics. That cut both ways. Teofimo got burned by the system. Now he’s pointing out how it works.

Is Teofimo stirring it up? Of course. That’s his nature.
Is he wrong? That’s where it gets awkward.

This whole thing exposes boxing’s mess. Fans argue legacy while organisations argue invoices. Fighters fight for belts that technically don’t belong to them unless the cheque clears.

And nobody likes being reminded of that.