Indian Yaqui Lopez vs AT Light Heavies

[The Old LefHook]

Watch out! Yaqui was a great fighter. He MIGHT slap Harry Greb senseless, if there is any merit at all to the modern vs ancient debates.

In his prime, my injun boy gives any light heavyweight ever born or made a good run for his money. This includes Tunney, Charles & Langford.

We know that guys like Loughran, Rosenbloom & Slattery were not hurting anyone, and Conn made the mistake of thinking he had a punch. If those guys were to beat him it would be a sleepy I touched you more than you touched me affair. Yaqui comes to fight. If an opponent comes to tap and run, Yaqui cannot help that. But anyone who comes to fight will certainly get that much from Lopez. Nor is he helpless against the elite, fleet tappers.

[GhostofDempsey]

His Ring Magazine interview “best I fought”.

The former five-time world title challenger graciously took time to speak to The Ring about the best he fought in 10 key categories.

BEST JAB
Jesse Burnett: He was very clever, he had the same style as [Floyd] Mayweather. He made me work hard because of his sneaky jab. To beat him, I had to put a lot of pressure on him. I think Jesse Burnett had the best jab – him and John Conteh. There were so many good light heavyweights in my era.

BEST DEFENSE
Victor Galindez: He bobbed and weaved. He was a pretty good fighter. A lot of people didn’t give him credit, but he was very smooth. Galindez was very good defensively; it was hard to catch him.

FASTEST HANDS
Matthew Saad Muhammad: He had pretty good speed. I countered, and he countered right back. He put a lot of pressure on me. I consider myself a good boxer, but he put so much pressure on and I stopped to mix it up with him.

BEST FOOTWORK
John Conteh: He was very sharp, good boxer, he moved good. He had everything. He had good moves, he had the best footwork, bottom line.

BEST CHIN
Saad Muhammad: I hit him hard, I caught him with terrific punches, right uppercuts, left hooks, he was hurt. We fought very hard in the ring.

SMARTEST
Michael Spinks: He was awkward, tricky, sharp. I expected the right hand and he came with the left hook. I expect the left hook, he came with the right, he tricked me.

STRONGEST
Galindez: I spent 30 rounds with him, he was a strong guy. I tried to push him, and he didn’t move.

BEST PUNCHER
Spinks: He’s an awkward puncher, he hit me on the temple and I went down. The referee counted, I didn’t hear, one, or two, or three, or four, you hear five and it felt very far away, six, seven. I thought time to get up, I looked at my corner and they tell me ‘eight, get up’. He knocked me down three times, he’s a puncher.

BEST BOXING SKILLS
Burnett: More than Spinks, nobody wanted to fight him. Burnett can fight, that’s why a lot of tough guys didn’t want to fight him.

BEST OVERALL
Spinks: In my time, they were all great in my era. They were all great light heavyweights, and it’s very hard for me to decide. I think, overall, the light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. He deserves that from me. When I fought, I fought to the end.

[OctoberRed]

Watch out! Yaqui was a great fighter. He MIGHT slap Harry Greb senseless, if there is any merit at all to the modern vs ancient debates.

In his prime, my injun boy gives any light heavyweight ever born or made a good run for his money. This includes Tunney, Charles & Langford.
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Tunney and Langford too? Not so sure about that.

[Zaroku]

Tunney and Langford too? Not so sure about that.

he's from Zacatecas.. people there kill what they eat, no refrigeration.. they also run to deliver telegrams or letters..

they share what they got.. they hide from the espanoles spanish, and maintained as much of their culture as possibe.

when am i gonna be banned .. Red October.. cool name.. i am an october baby, 64 ... my mom knew.. i was a cry baby.. my sisters boy friends learned to understand.. this kid is mean as fvk and enjoys fighting

zacatecas.. go there someday.. amazing food, people, culture..

[Zaroku]

Watch out! Yaqui was a great fighter. He MIGHT slap Harry Greb senseless, if there is any merit at all to the modern vs ancient debates.

In his prime, my injun boy gives any light heavyweight ever born or made a good run for his money. This includes Tunney, Charles & Langford.

We know that guys like Loughran, Rosenbloom & Slattery were not hurting anyone, and Conn made the mistake of thinking he had a punch. If those guys were to beat him it would be a sleepy I touched you more than you touched me affair. Yaqui comes to fight. If an opponent comes to tap and run, Yaqui cannot help that. But anyone who comes to fight will certainly get that much from Lopez. Nor is he helpless against the elite, fleet tappers.

i can always count on you to bring me good memories..

thanks..shalom

[Rusty Tromboni]

Watch out! Yaqui was a great fighter. He MIGHT slap Harry Greb senseless, if there is any merit at all to the modern vs ancient debates.

In his prime, my injun boy gives any light heavyweight ever born or made a good run for his money. This includes Tunney, Charles & Langford.

We know that guys like Loughran, Rosenbloom & Slattery were not hurting anyone, and Conn made the mistake of thinking he had a punch. If those guys were to beat him it would be a sleepy I touched you more than you touched me affair. Yaqui comes to fight. If an opponent comes to tap and run, Yaqui cannot help that. But anyone who comes to fight will certainly get that much from Lopez. Nor is he helpless against the elite, fleet tappers.

You remind me of the Emo kids I had in my classes back when I taught HighSchool. They'd do anything for attention.

It's an interesting paradox, they lengths people will go to shame themselves, just to get the gratification of recognition.

Please, tell me how he slaps Greb senseless. No one actually believes that you know anything about Boxing. But it will be a lot of fun to see you try and dig yourself out of this one.

I'll throw you a bone. Tell me what lopez did better than pastor. And how he lasts the distance against Conn when Bob couldn't.

Ghost posted the Franklin rematch. It's an exciting fight. But it's sloppy. They're very crude. I'd rather match them against the flawed but dangerous Billy Smiths of Boxing history.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Tunney and Langford too? Not so sure about that.

he's been playing the part of Attention Whore of late.

But I do think he's impressed by Lopez's stance and how he holds his hands. As Boxing has evolved, and become less natural, fighters have adjusted their stance. I think he sees that and thinks Lopez is a more refined fighter than his forebears.

I really don't see anything about Lopez that is special. he was a good fighter. But I really can't see how he upsets any of that division's ATG's.

He might be too rough and ugly for Johnson. If he can handle Jones' power, he might ruin his night too. But for too many guys he's just too predictable.

[Mrsantiago]

Watch out! Yaqui was a great fighter. He MIGHT slap Harry Greb senseless, if there is any merit at all to the modern vs ancient debates.

In his prime, my injun boy gives any light heavyweight ever born or made a good run for his money. This includes Tunney, Charles & Langford.

We know that guys like Loughran, Rosenbloom & Slattery were not hurting anyone, and Conn made the mistake of thinking he had a punch. If those guys were to beat him it would be a sleepy I touched you more than you touched me affair. Yaqui comes to fight. If an opponent comes to tap and run, Yaqui cannot help that. But anyone who comes to fight will certainly get that much from Lopez. Nor is he helpless against the elite, fleet tappers.

Good fighter. Shame he never won a title in his era. In this era he would’ve definitely won the wbo at least lol.

Btw Yaqui is not Indian bro.
Yaqui is just his boxing name.

[Zaroku]

Good fighter. Shame he never won a title in his era. In this era he would’ve definitely won the wbo at least lol.

Btw Yaqui is not Indian bro.
Yaqui is just his boxing name.

so now you indian.. ok.. who the **** pluck are you??
axx clown..

i forget.. i don't hold grudges.. you maintain ******idty

[QueensburyRules]

- -I'd bet on Yaqui being an Indian just by my memory.

All them Mexican Indians were driven into the Mexican desert by the Spanish and kept there by the Mexicans.

These peoples were survivalists by necessity rather than the cheap modern North American construct of the word for a bunch of fat Nancys to parade around in camouflage while toting automatic weapons for show.