Is JuanMa worth watching anymore?

Of course he's still worth watching. His fights bring nothing but excitement. Now, can he become a top fighter again? Depends if salido has permanetely humbled his ass and made him realize that he can't rely on his punching power alone to win him his fights, and that he needs to make a lot of drastic changes. Hopefully he gets a new trainer, a new corner, and starts working on improving his boxing and defense. If he does all of that, I see him having a bright future, but if he doesn't do any of that, he'll eventually fight another "Salido" and get his ass knocked out again. Here's to hoping he does the former.

I enjoy watching his chin Collapse! I Like to see Juanma in w/Mikey Garcia!

Juan Manuel Lopez looked poised to be atop of the featherweight division just a short two years ago and now after 2 losses to orlando salido, has dropped from everyone's radar. His fights have always been exciting and he looked every bit of the tito/ cotto torch bearer for Puerto Rican boxing fame prior to his defeats. So being that he's only lost to one man while having a decent enough resume, does JuanMa have what it takes to get back to the top? Your thread title and post are two different questions; your post answering your thread title. He's in exciting fights. Hell yes, he's worth watching. The 8th round of his 2nd fight with Salido is probably the most brutal since Gatti Ward. Does he have what it takes to get back to the top? His style is so severely flawed that he walks on to a lot of shots. He may be able to win another world title, but I don't see him dominating the division. He'll get stopped again sooner or later.

I really love his fights.

Worth watching? are u kidding ?!? People can talk all the smack they want about his defense but you can't deny this guy is seriously entertaining. Just because of that I'll continue to support him. He gives it all, he's a warrior!

I really don't understand why this is being asked. JuanMa lost a couple of fights to a warrior that happens to have his number and his "watchability" comes into question? The greater shame is Lopez hasn't had a chance to be watched due to an unfairly long suspension. JuanMa has certainly come down a notch, but he'll be back; and he'll pose a danger to anyone he faces. Good luck to him.

Siri took him down but JuanMa is definitely worth watching. Throw him in with anyone from 126-130 and I think you're going to get a hell of a fight either way.

I would rather be at some casino playing a slot machine then watch him fight.

Power punchers with leaky defense are always fun to watch win, lose or draw

Years ago people wrote off a man who lost twice to this guy.http://www.freewebs.com/boxingfightdvds/File%20aa%2014464.jpg i would say he made up for it. Very true Mark. Sometimes you can just run into another fighter who has your number.

What is crazy is that I still think JuanMa can OUT-BOX Salido...but his lack of defense and head movement and a serious lack of reflexes makes him a easy target to get to For some reason just just couldn't avoid Salido Power Punches and Salido is not even that fast but yet he caught JuanMa with the same punches OVER AND OVER to answer the question...YES he can be but that Defense needs some serious work, just because a fighter has your number does not mean your career is done, been a lot of legend who other good fighters just had their number and their styles just clashed in the favor of that opponent This is one thing I HATE about this current ERA of boxing and especially the Current Fans...they are ready to give up on a guy after a loss, fans what fighters to be loyal and give them the match they want...but the fans are not fukin Loyal AT ALL!

It is always good watching him fight. He has had tons of good ones and that should continue. If he is still championship caliber is another question. He has been on a fairly steady decline the past 3 years. It happens sometimes. He is simply not as sharp offensively as he once was. At one time he had very good timing and could find openings. Now he does not have that edge.

All depends on who is the referee. If it is from the Ramirez family, is not worth watching him.

I knew he wouldn't be the torch bearer after blatantly ducking Caba...not sure I can forgive him as a fan for that. The Salido bout was his comeuppance for that disgraceful display of ducking. I have no interest in seeing him fight ever again. Rather watch a true hall of famer PR fighter like Calderon and even prospects like Del Valle try to regroup than this guy.

i'm interested to see where he goes from here since he's never in a bad fight and he has the power to hurt anyone at any given time. i agree with those who said he should get a new team/trainer to improve his defense. whether it's too late to correct his mistakes, i'm not sure. there's a question mark on how much he has left physically as well. he seems to have been on the downslide since the mtagwa fight. he has a lot of heart so i think he might be able to give us a few more good fights if matched properly. still kinda pissed we never got to see him get down with gamboa and it's a pointless fight now. but i don't think it's too late for him to mix it up with caballero (who also appears to have seen better days). he should try and get that fight after everything caballero said about him

Juan Manuel Lopez looked poised to be atop of the featherweight division just a short two years ago and now after 2 losses to orlando salido, has dropped from everyone's radar. His fights have always been exciting and he looked every bit of the tito/ cotto torch bearer for Puerto Rican boxing fame prior to his defeats. So being that he's only lost to one man while having a decent enough resume, does JuanMa have what it takes to get back to the top? Juan ma should be required to fight salido every month so he can get knocked out 12 times a year.

A fighter loses a couple big fights, goes out on his shield; now you're ready to stop watching him? Nice boxing fan you are..

Yes. Sometimes you face a guy that just has your number. Doesn't mean your not worth watching anymore.

another one of those guys who fell in love with their power. the only difference is, guys like tyson, trinidad fell in love with their power after actually having done **** in boxing, compared to just sparking de leon in a round. His problem was falling in love with power that was overrated in the first place. Juanma is a C+/B- class fighter. I'd be happy if time proves me wrong, but he's not that good.

marquez would probably still look good against an aggressive young buck, maybe broner at lightweight, super lightweight max?