Comments Thread For: Juanma' Recent Ankle Injury Won't Prevent Luevano Bout

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Yeah, I think JuanMa can ko him.

Luevano can be tricky and crafty though. I too doubt he tries to brawl with JuanMa.

Luevano have great timming and slickness, but his punch resistant is not that good!!!!!

[Iceta]

The boxer Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez injured his right ankle Wednesday night as he descended the stairs of his house, which has forced him to modify his training a few days ahead of his fight against Steve Luevano.

Víctor Martínez, trainer of the WBO 122 pounds champion,explained that a sprain caused a "minor inflammation," so it had to stop the running on the track.

"The work in the gym has continued. What we stop is the running to prevent it a twist into something more serious, "Martinez said.

Juanma trains at this time for his Jan. 23 fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, with Luevano, the WBO champion at 126 pounds.


That bout will mark his rie to the FeatherWeight Division, after making five successful defenses of the 122-pound title he won in June 2008 with a knockout in the first round against Daniel Ponce de Leon.

Lopez then defended against Caesar Figueroa, Sergio Medina, Gerry Penalosa, Olivier Lontchi and Rogers Mtagwa.

Martinez added that Lopez trained on Thursday and Friday "with the necessary precautions to protect his ankle" and a doctor certified that he suffered no ligament tear, just a sprain, so the Luevano fight is not at risk of being canceled .

The trainer said that tomorrow, Monday Lopez (27-0 with 24 knockouts) must re-run, but in a soft track.

Martinez hopes that by next Saturday is back to business as usual.

"He's fine. Today (yesterday) he is in Vieques delivering toys that where collected in the match (promotional) against Raymond Arrieta. Now the whole job is done because it started from November 2, most came with the condition of the earlier fighting. That title is going to be ours, "Martinez said.

That sucks. Hope he gets better. He might need that ankle to chase Luevano's ass around the ring. You say that Luevano has been more crowd pleasing here lately, but he still gets on his bike when he's hurt. Margarito suffered the same kind of injury before he fought Clottey supposedly. We might be in for another mediocre performance by Juan Ma.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Since Cotto lost now we are going to get JML threads on everything.

[Iceta]

Since Cotto lost now we are going to get JML threads on everything.

This shouldn't be anything to be worried about more than likely if you're a Juan Ma fan. He still has plenty of time to train. And Margarito suffered his injury like a week before the Clottey fight. This is just a built in excuse if Lopez loses.

[Pugilistic™]

If he still going through with the fight then it can't be anything serious.

[Mr. Fantastic]

This shouldn't be anything to be worried about more than likely if you're a Juan Ma fan. He still has plenty of time to train. And Margarito suffered his injury like a week before the Clottey fight. This is just a built in excuse if Lopez loses.

Luevano sucks...the Ricans know it but now all of a sudden Luevano is "GOOD" since he's fighting Lopez.

[WarriorMan]

Since Cotto lost now we are going to get JML threads on everything.

whats with the hostility isnt the posts what this forum is for?

[WarriorMan]

This shouldn't be anything to be worried about more than likely if you're a Juan Ma fan. He still has plenty of time to train. And Margarito suffered his injury like a week before the Clottey fight. This is just a built in excuse if Lopez loses.

Luevano sucks...the Ricans know it but now all of a sudden Luevano is "GOOD" since he's fighting Lopez.

wowwwwwwww the hatred on these sites seems never to end. luevano no good?
so if lopez wins he beat a nobody and if he lose he lost to a nobody? wowww you guys are not real boxing fans are you? i didnt hear any excuses coming from his camp

[Iceta]

wowwwwwwww the hatred on these sites seems never to end. luevano no good?
so if lopez wins he beat a nobody and if he lose he lost to a nobody? wowww you guys are not real boxing fans are you? i didnt hear any excuses coming from his camp

Just about a week ago we got a story about how Juan Ma is looking great in training camp. What happened? He got a boo-boo.

[WarriorMan]

Just about a week ago we got a story about how Juan Ma is looking great in training camp. What happened? He got a boo-boo.

how old r u? boo boo? i have to find a site where the adults post. good luck debating with this guy