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By Jake Donovan - The old saying goes, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
For David “The Destroyer” Lopez, the new philosophy becomes, if you can’t fight ‘em, find ‘em. He did just that in outlasting Ossie Duran en route to a ten-round unanimous decision in their ESPN2 televised main event.
The bout marked his 12th at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, but his first as a junior middleweight in more than a decade.
Lopez worked behind the jab for most of the first round, but expanded his offensive attack in the second round, often throwing one-twos while punching from different angles. His subtle footwork was the difference in the early rounds; Duran spent much of the first half of the bout fighting flat-footed, standing directly in front of Lopez and falling way short in attempted counterpunching attacks. [details]
For David “The Destroyer” Lopez, the new philosophy becomes, if you can’t fight ‘em, find ‘em. He did just that in outlasting Ossie Duran en route to a ten-round unanimous decision in their ESPN2 televised main event.
The bout marked his 12th at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, but his first as a junior middleweight in more than a decade.
Lopez worked behind the jab for most of the first round, but expanded his offensive attack in the second round, often throwing one-twos while punching from different angles. His subtle footwork was the difference in the early rounds; Duran spent much of the first half of the bout fighting flat-footed, standing directly in front of Lopez and falling way short in attempted counterpunching attacks. [details]