The Ring’s No. 2-ranked welterweight and former WBO champion was baffled as he watched Teofimo Lopez beat Romero for his WBA 147-pound strap Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Lopez (23-2, 13 KOs) might’ve been the favorite heading in. Norman was still under the impression that Romero, the naturally bigger and stronger man, would do a better job of imposing his physical will.

“He [Lopez] did his thing, but I was expecting more from Rolly,” Norman told The Ring. “I was expecting a whole lot more, but the whole time, he was just pretty much moving. Why is the naturally smaller guy walking the power puncher down? In my mind, I thought it would be the opposite, but Teo did his part. Rolly didn’t do his.”

Romero (17-3, 13 KOs), to his credit, landed several hard shots, particularly in the fifth round, when his right hand buckled Lopez’s knees. Nevertheless, it was Lopez who pushed the pace and forced the action, resulting in him becoming a three-division champion via majority decision.

Now, with the No. 5 placed next to his name in The Ring’s welterweight rankings, Lopez wants to fully unify the welterweight titles. That would entail fights against Liam Paro, the IBF champion, Ryan Garcia, the WBC belt holder who’s defending his crown against Conor Benn on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena, and Devin Haney, the reigning WBO champion.

Norman, though, is hoping he can face Lopez next. He’s bounced back nicely since losing his WBO title to Haney on November 22 by stopping Josh Wagner in the second round on May 16.

Now that he got his groove back, Norman (29-1, 23 KOs, 1 NC) wants Lopez’s handlers to pick up the phone.

“I been wanting it,” Norman continued. “We tried to make it happen in the past, but he said no. Now, he’s a champion at 147. What’s up?”