IMO one of the best mexican fighters ever, just wanted to hear peoples opinions of him. I dont think iv heard him mention here since i joined.
P4P where does he stand with other Mexicans?

IMO one of the best mexican fighters ever, just wanted to hear peoples opinions of him. I dont think iv heard him mention here since i joined.
P4P where does he stand with other Mexicans?


One of the top 3 Mexican fighters of all time with Chavez and Sanchez being the other two. The best technical boxer I have ever seen, he just did everything perfect and could fight in any style.

Went undeafeted 51 wins 0 losses, went 25-0-1 in World Title fights over a 10 year reign and two divisions. Captured the WBC and WBA Strawweight titles and the IBF Flyweight titles.

The biggest knock on Lopez is that he never fought Carbajal or Gonzales, but he did have a fight lined up with Gonzales and Gonzales lost to Saman Sorjaturong one of the greatest Thai fighters of all time. Lopez blew Sorjaturong out in two rounds earlier in there careers.

Lopez also beat Rosendo Alvares who went on to establish himself as agreat little guy in his own right. Im a huge Carbajal fan and while Carbajal was the bigger name he was not in Alvarez class in my opnion.

The best little guy of the modern era.

The best pure boxer I have ever seen

Some people knock him saying he ducked "Too Sharp". BS if you ask me. One of the best all around skill sets I've ever seen. Arguably the greatest Mexican fighter of all time.

Mark Johnson was always two weight divisions above. Johnson was also to blame for not getting big fights he was always in trouble with the law and ****ing his own stuff up.

Mark Johnson was always two weight divisions above. Johnson was also to blame for not getting big fights he was always in trouble with the law and ****ing his own stuff up.

Exactamundo.

I agree w/ y'all of how good "Finito" was, but "Too Sharp" would've beaten him anyway! Also it's hard to believe Lopez didn't duck Johnson 'cause Too Sharp called him out every chance he got and there was never anything from the Lopez camp.

I agree w/ y'all of how good "Finito" was, but "Too Sharp" would've beaten him anyway!


That doesn't mean a damn thing to me, what a fighter says. Just becuase Johnson said he wanted it doesn't make it true. Hell Ricky Hatton keeps saying he wants to come over here and fight and everyone knows its bull****.

To bad Mark Johnson couldn't stay off the cocaine or stop smacking his wife around long enough to make any big fights happen.

ahh el Finito is one of those fighters that rarely lives up to his nickname.

"Finito".

Dictionary description: Fine: Of superior quality, skill, or appearance

ahh el Finito is one of those fighters that rarely lives up to his nickname.

"Finito".

Dictionary description: Fine: Of superior quality, skill, or appearance


rarley?

are you sure you dont mean "Really"

Lopez was that type of fellow who was too good for his own good! Twas only when he went up in weight (not because he couldn't make weight but because he wanted bigger bucks) that he had two close fights worthy of the label. He was so dominant at straw that he disposed of opponents with such boring regularity! And the way in which he went about his business of dismantling opponents was nearly like watching a brain surgeon operate!!!

Yes, at straw and at his peak, it was like we already knew the result even before his opponent's name was announced!!! :eek: ;)

Ricardo Lopez was possibly the best technician of his era. His form was flawless and always textbook. He had every punch in the book, his defense was very nice, and he had a traditional heart of a lion. The only thing that holds him back is his lack of opposition. His best opponent was Rosendo Alvarez, who arguably beat him the first time. I give him credit for going out and winning the rematch, but i'm not sure if the other mexican greats would've been as troubled with a fighter of Alvarez's calibre. Don't get me wrong. I view Rosendo is a very good fighter.

I rate Lopez as one of the greatest fighters to ever come out of mexico, and that's saying a lot. However, i'd personally rank...

Salvador Sanchez
Julio Cesar Chavez
Carlos Zarate
Ruben Olivares

...ahead of Ricardo. Also, some might say that Vicente Saldivar and Miguel Canto are better, but i haven't seen much of them, so i can't have any input on that.

what do you mean of Alvarez calilber? Alverez is a great little guy in his own right. Dont forget the first fight ended on a cut.

Like i stated previously, i view Rosendo Alvarez as a very good fighter. I simply think the aforementioned fighters wouldn't have as much trouble with Alvarez as Finito did, on a pound for pound basis.

rarley?

are you sure you dont mean "Really"

LOL yeah sorry i ment to say one of those rare fighters that lives up to his nickname.

:-D

One of the top 3 Mexican fighters of all time with Chavez and Sanchez being the other two. The best technical boxer I have ever seen, he just did everything perfect and could fight in any style.

Went undeafeted 51 wins 0 losses, went 25-0-1 in World Title fights over a 10 year reign and two divisions. Captured the WBC and WBA Strawweight titles and the IBF Flyweight titles.

The biggest knock on Lopez is that he never fought Carbajal or Gonzales, but he did have a fight lined up with Gonzales and Gonzales lost to Saman Sorjaturong one of the greatest Thai fighters of all time. Lopez blew Sorjaturong out in two rounds earlier in there careers.

Lopez also beat Rosendo Alvares who went on to establish himself as agreat little guy in his own right. Im a huge Carbajal fan and while Carbajal was the bigger name he was not in Alvarez class in my opnion.

The best little guy of the modern era.

The best pure boxer I have ever seen


I agree!

Salvador
JCC
Finito

Ricardo Lopez is 'probably'/arguably the greatest mexican boxer. How many fighters do you know retired with a zero on the L column?

His Destruction of Ala Villamor ( PAC's fave/idol boxer) broke my heart, i was stunned! that Left uppercut was vicious and it was a delayed reaction. Villamor drop 2 secs after Lopez landed the uppercut.

Lopez is definitely one of Mexico's best. He is a complete fighter with the best defense. Somebody here mentioned like you are watching a surgeon doing a brain surgery, I would say that it's more likely of a Coroner doing an autopsy!