End of 1973

Manager - Howie Steindler

Wanted Danny Lopez to rest at the end of 1973, in fear of having his fighter burn himself out.

Following the bout on September 27, 1973 > the plan was to take the rest of the year off,
and come back in early 1974,

On January 8, 1974 >
Danny signed to face Japan's #1 Bantamweight - Genzo Kurosawa in an over-the-weight
bout, set at 125 lbs. > and for January 17th at the Olympic Auditorium.

Again, Danny would be facing an over-blown Bantamweight.

The West-Coast Boxing Pundits were beginning to ask, when was Howie Steindler going to
put his fighter in the Ring with a legitimate Featherweight.