Was Ricardo Lopez the most technically perfect boxer you've ever seen?

[judge_jab]

Was the Ricardo Lopez the most perfect boxer you ever saw?

Here's a highlight clip of Finito:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfc58XeQ…

In my humble opinion, the greatest Mexican fighter EVER, AND the most underrated fighter to ever walk the face of the Earth.

He did EVERYTHING perfectly. And I mean EVERYTHING. It's amazing that I hear people tell me all the time that because he was perfect, they try to find his flaws, but they can't, because he didn't have any. His footwork, defense, one punch KO power in either hand, left and right uppercuts, overhand rights, jabs, left hooks to the body and to the head, speed, smarts... you name it, he did it flawlessly. In all my years, I cannot recall a fighter who would make a vicious KO look so easy, the way Lopez did.

Also, when he had a guy in trouble, he went after them patiently. He didn't charge in recklessly and get himself caught, the way many fighters over the years have (The most recent example, Victor Ortiz dropping Marcos Maidana, only for Maidana to get up and drop Ortiz with one shot.). He was patient with his finishing approach and if I were a trainer, I'd train all my fighters to emulate Lopez's style.

When you defend your titles 26 times without a loss, you're doing something right. Ricardo Lopez's accomplishments overshadow those of ANY other Mexican fighter.

I hear people say also "Well, he fought in a weak division" maybe so, but he fought and beat the best the strawweight division had to offer, and I felt that if he did move up to 108 much earlier than he did, he would have schooled both Chiquita Gonzalez and Michael Carbajal.

The most technically gifted fighter I ever saw in my life, by far, and IMO, the greatest Mexican fighter who ever lived. Your thoughts?

*and yes, I am a Ricardo Lopez-tard, so let's get that out of the way*

[jrosales13]

From my lifetime, Since I started watching boxing. Yes I say so... And, I have said the same thing you have said before. His only flaw was that he was 105 pound fighter and not a WW.

[Gorilla Dogs]

dmitry salita is great in the sense of never being out of position . his style is great to watch

[Roy Hobbs]

From my lifetime, Since I started watching boxing. Yes I say so... And, I have said the same thing you have said before. His only flaw was that he was 105 pound fighter and not a WW.

another fault would be not moving up in weight & fighting better opposition.

[NChristo]

Everyone has flaws in their style, he was great though, he shown later in his career when he moved up in weight and took the Light Flyweight title that he would of been fine carrying the additional weight, if he went up earlier he would of got a lot more publicity and most probably more well known.

Lopez is definitely one of the finest technical boxers ever, I wouldn't say he was under rated, he gets paid his due respect by those that know of him.

Edit: It's also a shame that he was under Don King's contract, Don King tried to keep him under covers for most of his career and was always promoting Chavez as "Mexico's greatest warrior" and the "Best thing out of Mexico" but he never once mentioned Lopez .

[2120]

Was the Ricardo Lopez the most perfect boxer you ever saw?

Here's a highlight clip of Finito:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfc58XeQ…

In my humble opinion, the greatest Mexican fighter EVER, AND the most underrated fighter to ever walk the face of the Earth.

He did EVERYTHING perfectly. And I mean EVERYTHING. It's amazing that I hear people tell me all the time that because he was perfect, they try to find his flaws, but they can't, because he didn't have any. His footwork, defense, one punch KO power in either hand, left and right uppercuts, overhand rights, jabs, left hooks to the body and to the head, speed, smarts... you name it, he did it flawlessly. In all my years, I cannot recall a fighter who would make a vicious KO look so easy, the way Lopez did.

Also, when he had a guy in trouble, he went after them patiently. He didn't charge in recklessly and get himself caught, the way many fighters over the years have (The most recent example, Victor Ortiz dropping Marcos Maidana, only for Maidana to get up and drop Ortiz with one shot.). He was patient with his finishing approach and if I were a trainer, I'd train all my fighters to emulate Lopez's style.

When you defend your titles 26 times without a loss, you're doing something right. Ricardo Lopez's accomplishments overshadow those of ANY other Mexican fighter.

I hear people say also "Well, he fought in a weak division" maybe so, but he fought and beat the best the strawweight division had to offer, and I felt that if he did move up to 108 much earlier than he did, he would have schooled both Chiquita Gonzalez and Michael Carbajal.

The most technically gifted fighter I ever saw in my life, by far, and IMO, the greatest Mexican fighter who ever lived. Your thoughts?

*and yes, I am a Ricardo Lopez-tard, so let's get that out of the way*

TEXTBOOK!

finto did everything the way you are suppose to do.

threw every punch straight. kept hands in position when he wasnt throwing and throwing punches.

very technically sound (maybe even perfect) vicious uppercuts, awesome feints

really if you want to teach someone how to box and teach them the basics

Ricardo Finto Lopez is the man you want them to emulate

[Sombras]

JMM is a poor mans version of finito lopez.

[Khalid X]

Everyone has flaws in their style, he was great though, he shown later in his career when he moved up in weight and took the Light Flyweight title that he would of been fine carrying the additional weight, if he went up earlier he would of got a lot more publicity and most probably more well known.

Lopez is definitely one of the finest technical boxers ever, I wouldn't say he was under rated, he gets paid his due respect by those that know of him.

Edit: It's also a shame that he was under Don King's contract, Don King tried to keep him under covers for most of his career and was always promoting Chavez as "Mexico's greatest warrior" and the "Best thing out of Mexico" but he never once mentioned Lopez .

Yeah I was about to say the same thing. What's even worse is the fact Michael Carbajal a guy who was 3lb north was headlining a PPV, first Flyweight to earn a million dollar payday, and was doing ads and tv commercials.

I tell you having the right promoter makes all the difference in the world. It's a shame what King did to Lopez, considering Arum showed the world, around the same time, that these smaller guys could put on great shows (Carbajal vs Gonzales 93 Ring FOTY) and draw a large audience as well.

[The Noose]

One of my favourites.

Shame he didnt have the oppostion to be an ATG.

[JackSlack]

Some really good posts here.

Lopez was a good kid, though I never liked him.

You guys touched on it, his lack of opposition turned me off, and IMO he should have moved up in weight as he fought in relative obscurity as far as the US was concerned, but he was an all time great and Mexico should be proud of their great champion.

Ruben Olivares gets my vote as the greatest Mexican fighter ever, and Rafael Herrera as the most technically sound Mexican fighter.

Herrera was a sheer joy to watch in terms of style, as was Lionel Rose, the former Aussie bantamweight king.

Mexico has produced so many beautiful fighters, every couple of years I change my mind as to who the best was in terms of style, and Carlos Zarate was right up there as well.