by Cliff Rold - It wasn’t a total shock, even coming as a pretty sizable upset. Juan Manuel Lopez entered the ring on April 16, 2011, as a heavy favorite for a reason. He had better speed. He had more pop. He didn’t have 11 losses.
He was busted up in eight rounds.
As good as he can be offensively, Lopez had danced on the head of a pin more than once before his first loss at the hands of Orlando Salido. Rogers Mtagwa pushed him to the brink and he held on. He walked through serious fire from the great Rafael Marquez. He hit the deck hard against Bernabe Concepcion.
He finally fell off the pin.
Lopez knows what it means to be a winner. Once, he’s known loss. Now, we find out if he can play avenger. Let’s go to the report card. Forgotten in the wake of defeat was that Lopez had success early against Salido. He won most of the first four rounds, even as Salido applied steady pressure. The Puerto Rican southpaw has a good jab and can box when he needs to. [Click Here To Read More]
He was busted up in eight rounds.
As good as he can be offensively, Lopez had danced on the head of a pin more than once before his first loss at the hands of Orlando Salido. Rogers Mtagwa pushed him to the brink and he held on. He walked through serious fire from the great Rafael Marquez. He hit the deck hard against Bernabe Concepcion.
He finally fell off the pin.
Lopez knows what it means to be a winner. Once, he’s known loss. Now, we find out if he can play avenger. Let’s go to the report card. Forgotten in the wake of defeat was that Lopez had success early against Salido. He won most of the first four rounds, even as Salido applied steady pressure. The Puerto Rican southpaw has a good jab and can box when he needs to. [Click Here To Read More]
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