Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ March 9, 1972

~ The Battle of the Teeny-Boppers ~

Round 1 >

Both fighters met at Center-Ring, and measured each other for the first 40-Seconds. Then,
all Hell Broke Loose.

Danny started to fire away as he got within range of the shorter Pineda. Danny, with a 2" Height
and 3" Reach advantage started to throw bombs, and moved Pineda backwards.

'Tury' tried to move away, but he got caught by a 'jarring' left-hook to the head at the {1:15 Mark}
and was seriously stunned.

Danny moved in and unloaded with a blistering two-fisted attack, and drove Pineda backwards
to the Ropes, where he was on 'shaky-pins'.

Danny moved in, and worked over Pineda with a steady flow of 'one-two' punches.

'Tury' was able to clear his head, and came back with a good 'left-right' to Danny's chin at the
{2:00 Mark}, that stopped Danny in his tracks.

Pineda came in close, and slammed in a good 3-Punch combination to the head. But Danny
withstood the charge, and came back with his own barrage that drove Pineda backwards again
at the {2:20 Mark}.

Danny had his way for the next 25-Seconds, right up to the {2:45 Mark}. There, 'Tury' came
back with a fast-barrage, and caught Danny with a good 'right-hook' to the chin that stiffened
his legs momentarily, just before the Bell.

Round 1 ........ Danny Lopez {1-Point}
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Round 2 >

Arturo Pineda came out for Round 2 like he had ended Round 1, with an aggressive and fast 'two-fisted' attack.

'Tury' started to catch Danny with right-hands to the chin, and sent Danny skidding backwards at the {0:35 Mark}.

Danny tried to counter, but his defense was porous. 'Tury' blitzed Danny with a barrage, and drove him across
the Ring and into the back-right Corner. Danny tried to fight out of the Corner, but 'Tury' staggered him with a hard
right-hand to the chin at the {1:17 Mark}.

Danny backed away and across the Ring to the left-side Ropes as 'Tury' was firing away. 'Tury' caught Danny with
another hard right-hand at the {1:43 Mark}., and Danny was sent reeling to the front-left Corner.

'Tury' kept up the pressure, and was beating Danny to the punch. He then drove Danny across the Ring to the
right-side Ropes after landing a barrage at the {2:02 Mark}.

Danny held on, and took the best punches that 'Tury' could offer. 'Tury' then shook Danny one more time at the
{2:35 Mark}, when he landed a short left-hook and fast right-hand to the head.

Danny skidded to the back-right Corner, and held on until the Bell.

Round 2 ......... Arturo Pineda {2 Points}

Round 3 >

Despite being battered all over the Ring in Round 2, Danny was up to the task in Round 3 and came out aggressively.

Both fighters met at Center-Ring, and the slug-fest started. Both went at it toe-to-toe in a 'slinging' slam-bang affair.

'Tury' kept popping Danny with sold right-hands, but Danny would not cave. Each time that Danny took a solid punch,
he came back with a good 'left-right' of his own.

Each fighter gave as good as they took.

Danny stayed aggressive, and was setting down on his punches, looking to put everything he had in his arsenal, and
to take advantage of his size {height and reach}.

But, despite having a shorter reach and being 2" shorter, 'Tury' repeatedly beat Danny to the punch, as he was quicker.

By the {2:00 Mark}, 'Tury' had the edge in Round 3.

But then a slight turning-point, as Danny caught 'Tury' with a good right-hand lead and 'slashing' left hook that opened
up a cut over Tury's left-eye at the {2:12 Mark}.

But the 'cut' did not detour 'Tury' from continuing to stay aggressive, as he came back with a flurry to force Danny to
back off.

Both fighters exchanged good left-jabs and counters over the last 20-Seconds of the session.

Round 3 ......... 'Even'