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By Thomas Gerbasi - Josesito Lopez has gotten the “seasoned veteran” tag thrown at him already as he approaches his September 17th bout against 22-year old Jessie Vargas on the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz Pay-Per-View card. But be thankful that they haven’t called him “grizzled” or “rugged” yet, because that would be pushing it.
The 27-year old laughs, amused by the fact that some fans and media are looking at him as the old man heading into one of September’s most intriguing bouts, the stepping stone for the unbeaten young gun.
“I’ve seen that, but it doesn’t bother me,” said Lopez. “I usually don’t read up too much on the internet talk. As long as I’m prepared and I know that mentally and physically I’m a hundred percent, all the talk doesn’t matter. I’ve heard it all before and it’s nothing new to me. I know up in the ring it’s just me and him. As long as I do my job, everything will come out all right.”
It’s what you would expect to hear from the guy brought in as the “B” side for a major bout (Vargas is represented by Golden Boy Promotions), but from Lopez it comes with a heavy dose of truth when you realize that he’s been in this position before. More than once in fact.
You can start with his pro debut, ironically in Vegas, when he was to be the foil for Allen Litzau, one half of “The American Boys” with brother Jason. Lopez needed just 53 seconds to end that fight. He wasn’t so lucky in April of 2006, when he fought Floyd Mayweather protégé Wes Ferguson on the Mayweather-Zab Judah card and was on the short end of a controversial 10 round split decision. [Click Here To Read More]
The 27-year old laughs, amused by the fact that some fans and media are looking at him as the old man heading into one of September’s most intriguing bouts, the stepping stone for the unbeaten young gun.
“I’ve seen that, but it doesn’t bother me,” said Lopez. “I usually don’t read up too much on the internet talk. As long as I’m prepared and I know that mentally and physically I’m a hundred percent, all the talk doesn’t matter. I’ve heard it all before and it’s nothing new to me. I know up in the ring it’s just me and him. As long as I do my job, everything will come out all right.”
It’s what you would expect to hear from the guy brought in as the “B” side for a major bout (Vargas is represented by Golden Boy Promotions), but from Lopez it comes with a heavy dose of truth when you realize that he’s been in this position before. More than once in fact.
You can start with his pro debut, ironically in Vegas, when he was to be the foil for Allen Litzau, one half of “The American Boys” with brother Jason. Lopez needed just 53 seconds to end that fight. He wasn’t so lucky in April of 2006, when he fought Floyd Mayweather protégé Wes Ferguson on the Mayweather-Zab Judah card and was on the short end of a controversial 10 round split decision. [Click Here To Read More]
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