Straweight/ Jr. flyweight fighter ever? If not then who in the history of boxing could beat him at that weight class? In my opinion Lopez was and absolute b*d a*s.
2006-08-22 06:07:23 · 8 answers · asked by Brent 5 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Brent, for this question, you are the man......
Ricardo "Finito" (that means the finisher) Lopez was one of the top five fighters to ever come out of Mexico.
he was such a class act that the famous referee Arthur Mercante asked that he be allowed to Referee Ricardo's last fight as it was also to Mercante's last job in the ring, that alone speaks volumes on what the boxing world thought of Ricardo...51 fights, 50 wins, 38 K.O's and one draw, retired undefeated and stayed that way, he went out at the top of his game, he was and is still a credit to Boxing, he was never involved in any out of the ring bulls##t and is a first ballet hall of famer........
2006-08-22 14:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by williefireball 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hard to argue with that as he had an amazing record of 51-0-1 38 kayo's in his career with a record 22 title defenses at strawweight and 2 more as jr flyweight champion. He is arguably the greatest fighter ever! He was a master boxer with textbook combinations with knockout power! Brent F. I have to totally agree with you on this one sir! The only guy that comes to mind as a good match seems to be Jimmy Wilde who had an amazing career and a great champion too that may have given Lopez a good battle.
2006-08-22 07:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ricardo Lopez was a bad maaan! No doubt about it. I think that "El Finito" was the finest in his class, hands down! The guy of course was a little man, but only in stature. His 5 ft 5 inch frame, 103 lbs, somehow carried his Holyfield sized heart, and, the eye of the tiger. His precision punches, which he delivered in combinations, behind his seemingly text book jab that he used to set it all up. Jab, jab,blam,blam,blam,blam then the war is on, and, you're outta there. Everyone I know that watched "Finito" agrees the guy had was the best little boxer ever. His record speaks for itself. The champ won 51, KO'd 38,and, drew once. He never lost. He defended his title 22 consecutive times. When he could do no more, he moved up in weight and in convincing fashion he continued his winning ways. When it comes to pound for pound, this guy is way up on the list. I have 10 of his fights on tape and/or, dvd. I use some of them for training purposes, but, also for fight night in the gameroom. Only the legends, and greatest bouts are shown prior to the live fights. He and Sugar Ray (Robinson) are the 2 most requested fighters. He is a party favorite. He gave his all when he competed,and, is a credit to boxing. It's refreshing to even see his name on this site. The guy ducked no one, even overweight (at wegh-in) opponents, oddly enough, the opponent he fought who was clearly overweight ended up being the fight that resulted in a draw after a clash of heads. The bottom line is that when a fighter regardless of weight class dominates his division for such a long period of time the dye is cast, as is his greatness. Don't take my word for it, just look at his record and his list of victims like, Grigsby, Alvarez, Sanchez, Lee, Lin, Lucas, Chareon, Villamor and Ohashi. All of these guys were either of championship caliber, or, a champ......and then they met THE GREATEST Straw ever, El FINITO Lopez.
2006-08-22 07:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Cash 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Finito Lopez was a freaking monster. I had just seen him demolish El Nene Sanchez (?) from Puerto Rico and I told my brother that I thought Lopez was an absolute monster and Bobby Czys (?) says on TV "This guy is an absolute monster! He's a menace!" His fighting style, his fearlessness, his tenacity, his valor, I don't think even the great Julio Cesar Chavez had what Finito had. Too bad he fought at such a low weight class and didn't get the world recognition he obviously deserved.
2006-08-22 09:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by El Teke 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brent F ~
Thanks again for another great question! Jimmy Wilde, at age 16 had well over 500 amateur fights it was rumored that he had close to 1,000. Known as "The Ghost with a hammer in his hand" he had 149 pro fights, only losing four of them. He went over a hundred fights in a four year period before losing a fight. You can not argue with numbers like that. In 1916 Jimmy was recognized as the first Flyweight Champion of the World after beating the "Zulu Kid" One tough SOB.
2006-08-22 06:49:19 · answer #5 · answered by Santana D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Got to agree with you on this, by far the best to fight in that division, untouchable. This kid Vasquez might end up being a close 2nd to him by the end of his career though.
2006-08-22 06:26:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was a monster at that weight. Great fighter.
2006-08-22 11:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You seem to know your boxing so I will bow down to your superior knowledge.
2006-08-22 06:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋