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By Jake Donovan - For the second time in less than a year, Orlando Salido and Juan Manuel Lopez met in Puerto Rico to provide a leading candidate for Fight of the Year.
For the second time in less than a year, Salido proved to be superior to Lopez.
In terrific featherweight war that saw both fighters hit the deck as well as one of the best rounds in recent boxing history, Salido repeated last year’s success with a 10th round knockout Saturday evening at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The fight began in exact opposite form of their first clash last April. Salido wasn’t forced to fight from behind, instead coming out as the aggressor and taking the fight to a surprisingly hesitant Lopez. Both fighters had moments of success in a razor thin open round, Lopez pumping his jab and Salido landing clean right hands.
Salido cleaned up in rounds two and three, charging forward to the point of bullying the Puerto Rican southpaw. The fear going in was that Lopez stood no chance of exorcizing past demons unless he dramatically improved his defense and proved to be his undoing through the first few rounds.
Lopez attempted to turn things around in the fourth, working behind his jab and also scoring with straight left hands. However, Salido was still landing the more telling blows, carrying over his success into the fifth round as well. [Click Here To Read More]
For the second time in less than a year, Salido proved to be superior to Lopez.
In terrific featherweight war that saw both fighters hit the deck as well as one of the best rounds in recent boxing history, Salido repeated last year’s success with a 10th round knockout Saturday evening at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The fight began in exact opposite form of their first clash last April. Salido wasn’t forced to fight from behind, instead coming out as the aggressor and taking the fight to a surprisingly hesitant Lopez. Both fighters had moments of success in a razor thin open round, Lopez pumping his jab and Salido landing clean right hands.
Salido cleaned up in rounds two and three, charging forward to the point of bullying the Puerto Rican southpaw. The fear going in was that Lopez stood no chance of exorcizing past demons unless he dramatically improved his defense and proved to be his undoing through the first few rounds.
Lopez attempted to turn things around in the fourth, working behind his jab and also scoring with straight left hands. However, Salido was still landing the more telling blows, carrying over his success into the fifth round as well. [Click Here To Read More]
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