Juan Manuel Lopez is being hyped way too much

[Texanballer]

This kid looks like he could be the real deal. He certainly has the tools to be a star. But how about we wait on crowning him the next Felix Trinidad until after he beats a champion or two? He has an impressive win over Daniel Ponce De Leon. That win showed me he made it to the next level as far as no longer being a prospect.

But as far as being next in line as the pay per view star or p4p future number 1 fighter, that stuff needs to be put on old. People are basing Lopez as being the real deal after stopping a fringe Cesar Figueroa, beating Sergio Martinez who took a dive, and Grandpa Penalosa who is 35 years old. His last win against Oliver Lontchi he also looked great but once again against inferior competition. Lontchi is a C level fighter at best who built his record fighting in Canada.

[..WaRSpencE..]

This kid looks like he could be the real deal. He certainly has the tools to be a star. But how about we wait on crowning him the next Felix Trinidad until after he beats a champion or two? He has an impressive win over Daniel Ponce De Leon. That win showed me he made it to the next level as far as no longer being a prospect.

But as far as being next in line as the pay per view star or p4p future number 1 fighter, that stuff needs to be put on old. People are basing Lopez as being the real deal after stopping a fringe Cesar Figueroa, beating Sergio Martinez who took a dive, and Grandpa Penalosa who is 35 years old. His last win against Oliver Lontchi he also looked great but once again against inferior competition. Lontchi is a C level fighter at best who built his record fighting in Canada.

He went to 154 and SMASHED him and he gets no credit?!..

joking!..you meant Medina bro..

[Animalistic]

Nobody is hyping Juanma. People here don't even talk about him so he is not getting hype at all.

[Texanballer]

He went to 154 and SMASHED him and he gets no credit?!..

joking!..you meant Medina bro..

Yeah that guy Lopez beat is so irrelevant i even forgot his name.

[mellow_mood]

...............somebody is bitter

[Kball15]

I disagree. Juanma seems every bit the real deal.

People are only calling him the next Trinidad because he is a very popular puerto rican fighter, with a very outgoing and exciting personality like trinidad.

There are no skill comparisons because they are completely different fighters. Personally i feel that Lopez could potentially be a far more well rounded fighter then Trinidad was. Trinidad could be outboxed, we dont know if Lopez can be outboxed. And Trinidad wasnt the same fighter going backwards. Lopez has shown he can fight goin both ways.

He is a very impressive young man

[johncs08]

juan manuel lopez is the truth! he reminds me of my idol the great felix trinidad!

[oldgringo]

Juanma is hyped but it's not like it isn't well deserved. The guy shows awesome skills and has straight up devastated everybody he has been in with. I have followed him for quite some time and he has shown a great range of ability. He can blow you out with one punch power, outwork you with a variety of punches and he can pick you apart with his ability to counter with sound timing.

This place would be dreadful if people didn't hype up fighters to some degree. Yeah it's hard to read a few of the more ridiculous statements out there but mostly it helps fuel the board.

Nobody is hyping Juanma. People here don't even talk about him so he is not getting hype at all.

[Jay26]

I disagree. Juanma seems every bit the real deal.

People are only calling him the next Trinidad because he is a very popular puerto rican fighter, with a very outgoing and exciting personality like trinidad.

There are no skill comparisons because they are completely different fighters. Personally i feel that Lopez could potentially be a far more well rounded fighter then Trinidad was. Trinidad could be outboxed, we dont know if Lopez can be outboxed. And Trinidad wasnt the same fighter going backwards. Lopez has shown he can fight goin both ways.

He is a very impressive young man

Great post....Green K send!

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Someone is bitter, Juanma Lopez is next big thing. He aint Victor Ortiz!!!!

He prove he have the power speed to beat anybody.


His resume s nothing to get excited about, but he KOd De Leon, who perviously was never on the canvas, not even as a amateur, he stop a guy that had never being stop in Penalosa, he has made like 5 guys already say no mas. Hi swin over Lonchi, wil be descredit because of Lontchis opposition, but Lontchi can male anybody look bad, with his awkward tyle and elusiveness..