Teofimo Lopez Sr. was in a hotel lobby in New York City in December 2018. The world didn't know it yet, but when he ran into Vasiliy Lomachenko -- the two-time Olympic gold medalist, three-division world titlist and boxing's pound-for-pound king -- and extended his hand, Lopez's plan for his son was already in motion.
Lomachenko stared at Lopez, and, as the father explained to Mark Kriegel last year, that look sent a message.
I'm better than you. Your son is not at my level.
But Lopez Jr.'s success was telling a different story.