Originally Posted by
Bill Paxtom
Thursday ~ September 19. 1974
Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California
~ Danny Lopez Stopped By TKO In 9th, Bid For Title On Hold ~
~ 'Little Red' Upset At The Olympic ~
~ Shig Fukuyama Upsets 'Little Red' Lopez ~
Japanese Featherweight - 'Shig' Fukuyama {6-1 Betting-Underdog} scored a 'major upset' as he
stopped Danny Lopez by a TKO in 9.
Before the Bell starting Round 9, 'Little Red' Lopez stumbled out to Center-Ring on wobbling legs.
Referee - Larry Rozadilla immediately called the bout over before the Bell sounded to start the
Round.
It goes down as a TKO 9 @ {0:00} win for Shigefumi 'Shig' Fukuyama.
The bout got off to a rousing start in Round 1, as both fighters traded good blows to the face
in spirited action in a relatively 'even session'.
But in Rounds 2 and 3, it was Lopez who got the better of the action, as his faster hand-speed
was the difference. 'Little Red' peppered Fukuyama's face with poking left-jabs, and fast straight
right-hands.
But the tough Nippon fighter, barreled in with hard left-hooks to the Lopez' head in Round 4, that
had the Alhambra Idol backing away.
Fukuyama kept up the pressure in Rounds 5 and 6, as he continued to land jarring left-hooks to the
head and right-hand counters through the porous defense of Lopez.
But 'Little Red' got it back-in-gear in Round 7, as he shook up Fukuyama with a series of punches to the
head. Just as it looked as if Lopez would take Fukuyama down, the tough Japan slugger came in with
a jolting right-hand to the jaw that shook Lopez. Fukuyama pounded Lopez for a good 25-Seconds
as he had taken back control over the second-half of the session.
But Lopez showed his great recuperative powers, and came storming back with a barrage to the head
at the {2:30 mark}, and pounded away over the last 30-Seconds, that had Fukuyama bleeding badly
from inside the mouth.
Crazy Round 8 >
Danny came out fast, and started 'bombing' away. Danny unloaded with a barrage of lefts-and-rights that
had Fukuyama wavering along the Ropes early.
Danny landed a stinging right-hand to Fukuyama's left-eye at the {0:50 Mark}, and opened up a 'gash'.
Danny tried to move in close to unload, but he was met by a 'raging foe' who came back with a forceful rally.
'Shig' pounded Danny with a series of 'slashing' lefts-and-rights to the face that now had Danny reeling
backwards. 'Shig' kept moving forward and punching.
At the {2:15 Mark} > Fukuyama came in with a slashing' left-hook that opened up a 'bad-cut' on Danny's right
eye-brow. Then 'Shig' tore into Danny with a 'torrid-assault' of lefts-and-rights to the head that had Lopez
staggering all over the Ring.
At the Bell, Danny was nearly out-on-his-feet.
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