First paragraph: nothing illegal about what Lopez is doing, he has every right to set up the best future possible for himself, contracts bind to an extent, Arum venting and saying go ahead and buy his contract out now because his bluff got called and Lopez outsmarted him and plenty of parties are interested in Lopez and the longterm payoff of investing in him. Lopez hasnt broken any legal binding, he let Bob cut his own foot off.
Yep, those fights plus more, he at least becomes one of the top guys at 140, hes got ALOT of big fights and wants to go up, theres no reason this dude cant become a watched commodity, he is KO city, has some dog in him, and IQ to the moon. I think his recoup value potential for the initial investment getting him under a new contract is there to be seen.