Was Ricardo Lopez the PERFECT Boxer?

I wonder why more fighters wont try to emulate him, seeing how guys like broner like to copy mayweather who has a specialized boxing style! It requires balance, timing and discipline to fight out of that style. It's actually more difficult than adapting your own 'natural' style. As for fighters copying other fighters, Broner is one of the many thousands who will copy Mayweather, but Broner is also talented enough to make it work (not as well as Mayweather does, mind you)

I wonder why more fighters wont try to emulate him, seeing how guys like broner like to copy mayweather who has a specialized boxing style! His son Alonso "Finito" Lopez. Saw a couple of his fights on Box Azteca and Top Rank Live a few years ago and he's practically a "clone."

lopez made jmm

Every time I watch his fights, he doesnt show any weakness or any sloppiness. His hands are high, his footwork is mobile and yet well-balanced and ready for a counter punch, his left hook is nasty, his straight punches are pin point accurate... To me he looks perfect but then again I dont have the best standard as to what is the best boxing or not. Amazing fighter to watch. But he was never putting punch-perfect combos on ATGs. He never put hands on say, Barrera and Pacquiao looking just as great. I give Lopez second place, maybe if his competition was better he could wrestle JMM from first. Otherwise I consider JMM the more proven perfection, if you will.

I wonder why more fighters wont try to emulate him, seeing how guys like broner like to copy mayweather who has a specialized boxing style!

But was he ever really tested? I have thought about this too! Personaly speaking I value boxers by there martial arts/technique in boxing then a winning record(wich lopez had) To me, I dont care for ricardos record but by by thesevalues I care which goes for other boxers: 1.His skills/abilities as well as style and the courage to commit to strong punches by putting himself out there 2. Second would be, the mastery that he has over his body which is stamina,flexibility,power,speed and etc... 3.Practicality, what I mean is that, a boxing style isnt there to hide behind rules and points, basicly its something you can use in a street fight just as well.

Who would you say was more technical then ricardo lopez? as technical not sure anyone could match lopez on that one.....:boxing:

Yeeees! Oh so perfect! If perfect was personified, Lopez would be IT... Perfect...

But was he ever really tested?

Who would you say was more technical then ricardo lopez?

As close to text book perfection as you can get.

51 tried, 51 failed. 52 Tried and 52 Failed Geez good thing boxingscene didnt exist during the Finito's era, cant imagine myself being a member in a forum where Lopez and Floyd fans debate on who fought weaker competition. Wonder what Calslappy fans think of this.

He was as good as it gets, amazing control even when fighting in the Far East in hostile environments - people forget to add that into the equation.

as close one can be, guys think beristain taught him, wrong, it was cuyo hernandez who made him, sadly he died and nacho took him and finished his fine tuning, later nacho had de oportunity to have a boxer with similar qualities as ricardo and polished him in his mold, and that guy is juan manuel marquez, still ricardo was better by a mile...

51 tried, 51 failed.

No, Rosendo Alvarez proved that. Lopez is one of my favorite fighters though. One of the best little guys ever.

Short answer? Yes. Long answer? Yes he was