Juanma lopez: ''i want juanma marquez at 130''

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JUANMA LOPEZ: ''I WANT JUANMA MARQUEZ AT 130''

By Hesiquio Balderas
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 08 Nov 2010



After beating the Mexican warrior Rafael Marquez, Juan Manuel Lopez sent a new challenge to another Juanma.

"I would love to fight Rafa again, I know he hurt his shoulder and he asked for a rematch and I would like to do it again, he is a tremendous warrior, a very strong puncher, he gave me the most difficult fight of my career. We have a date for next year in Puerto Rico maybe we can do it again there. I want the fight, he wants the fight, let's just tell Beltran and Arum to make everything work and we'll fight," said Lopez to the Mexican media.

"If the rematch goes on, then after beating Rafael again, I would love to fight Juanma Marquez, maybe he can come down to 130 pounds and we can get it on. I only want to fight the best and that should be a good story, fighting the Marquez brothers, I really want to fight Juanma at 130."

Juan Manuel Lopez is the current WBO featherweight champion and was sitting next to Rafa Marquez when this interview was conducted by TV Azteca, Marquez had an ice bag place above his shoulder, and Marquez also said he would love to get a rematch with the Puerto Rican star.

[piye]

Doubt if JMM gets down to 130 again easily he'd lose due to this as he is no spring chicken; but If JMM is on he stops Lopez not that Lopez isn't a class act but if RMM can hurt you JMM can stop you.

[Violent Demise]

Yes Lopez does indeed need to face a healthy Rafael Marquez.

[TitoFan]

He SEEMED to start the fight healthy enough. He just didn't end it that way.

[milmascaras1]

as much as i like and respect juanma lopez, he's mistaken if he thinks he can beat juan manuel marquez even at 130. the older marquez is a master counterpuncher and would make the younger juanma pay dearly.

[Spicoli]

JMM is not going 130. He's kidding himself. Even now Jmm would pick him apart regardless of weight.

[Violent Demise]

He SEEMED to start the fight healthy enough. He just didn't end it that way.

Nah. It was pretty obvious Marquez was relying on the left hook to win him the fight. The right is a bigger weapon. He just couldn't throw it with much power. To go in there against a younger, bigger opponent and have him out on his feet with only one arm shows Marquez greatness. A 100% healthy Marquez beats Lopez. Lopez himself knows it. It's the reason he hasn't question the injury. And he seems like a fighter who would question it. But he knew it was legit.

[milmascaras1]

i think if rafa was at least 3 years younger, he'd definitely have beaten juanma lopez. can't see him turning the tables on lopez in a rematch though. lopez is too big, young, fast and fresh. you could see marquez was really wearing down as the fight progressed. this was just the classic case of a younger prime fighter beating the shopworn older fighter.