Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Sunday Night ~ February 3, 1974

Mexicali de Gimnasio ~ Mexicali, Baja California

Promoter ........... Jesus Pimentel
Attendance ......... 6360
Gate Receipts ..... $28,800
Ticket Prices ...... $5.00 Ringside ~ $2.50 Balcony

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 22-0-0 {21 KO's} ~ 125 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 21 years, 7 months}
vs.
Guillermo 'Memo' Rodriguez - 33-6-1 {25 KO's} ~ 123 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 5" ~ {Age; 24 years, 9 months}
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Danny Lopez is back in the Ring only 17-Days after going 10-Rounds with Genzo Kurusawa back on January 17th.

Jesus Pimentel is the Boxing Promoter here, and he has posted a $10,000 Fight Purse for the 'Box-Office Magnet' >
Danny 'Little Red' Lopez.

Guillermo 'Memo' Rodriguez is ranked as the #4 Featherweight in Mexico. 'Memo' is a tough-slugger that they call
'El Enrachado Jabocho'.

'Memo' is coming in 'red hot', by going 8-1-0 with {7 KO's} in his last '9-Bouts' over the past 1-Year.

Jesus Pimentel {Promoter} >
"This is going to be an exciting bout. Danny better be ready, because this guy {'Memo' Rodriguez} is tough. He likes
to slug, and keeps on coming. He can take a good punch, and he has a great left-hook."

Andres Herrera {Manager for 'Memo' Rodriguez} >
"We have the style to beat 'Little Red' Lopez. Lots of pressure, with a non-stop body attack. 'Memo' will take the
height and reach advantage away from Lopez, and pound his body."

~ Danny Lopez Behind On Points, Rallies To Score TKO In Last Round ~

~ 'Little Red' Scores Miraculous TKO In 10th, Remains Unbeaten ~

~ Danny Lopez Comes Through With Clutch Rally In The Last Round ~

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez went down to Mexicali looking for an easy pay-day {$10,000} and an expected walk-over win
over an unranked opponent.

But what he found, was a 'Mexican Assault', as his opponent 'Memo' Rodriguez floored him and then battered him
throughout, before running out of gas in the 10th and Final Round.

The first 2-Rounds went as expected, as Lopez used his long reach to 'pepper' the face of the tough Mexican.

But, in Round 3 Rodriguez started to target Lopez' rail-thin body with left-hooks, forcing the undefeated Californian
to back away and protect his ribs.

In a heated Round 4, Lopez attempted to 'take-the-play' away from his opponent, and came in with fast-combinations.
But Rodriguez took the blows, and came back with a series of 'lefts-and-rights' to the head at the {1:45 Mark} that had
Lopez a bit wobbly.

Suddenly, as both fighters began trading punches, Rodriguez came in with a 'jolting' left-hook to Lopez' jaw, dropping
him on the seat of the pants at the {2:10 Mark}. Lopez got to one-knee, and took the Mandatory 8-Count before
rising.

Over the rest of the Round, the Mexican moved forward and slammed in left-hooks and short right-hands as Lopez
retreated to the Ropes.

For the next 3-Rounds {5, 6 and 7}, the Mexican continued to bore-in on Lopez, and slammed him with left-hooks
to the body and short right-hands to the head. Danny was 'rocked' in each of the Rounds. By the end of the 7th Round
Danny was sporting a red face, a small-cut over his left-eye, and a bruised rib area.

In Round 8, Lopez was able to 'hold-off' the short and stronger Mexican's charge, as he was finally able to get some
distance, as he scored with good left-jabs and short-hooks into the charging Rodriguez' face.

But in Round 9, the tough slugger from Mexico came back with solid-attack and had Lopez in trouble after landing
an '8-Punch' barrage at Center-Ring at the {0:40 Mark}. Lopez desperately held on over the next-minute of 'Hell',
and finally was able to stall Rodriguez' assault at the {1:50 Mark} when he came back with a rally-of-his-own.

In a 'wild-exchange' over the last 20-Seconds of Round 9, Lopez was able to open a cut over Rodriguez left-eye by
landing a slashing right-hand. Despite winning the Round, Rodriguez looked 'gassed' at the end of the Round.

Coming out for the 10th and Final Round., 'Memo' Rodriguez was up by a wide-margin on all '3' Scorecards.
* 87-84
* 87-84
* 88-84

Round 10 > Knowing he was behind, Danny Lopez came out with a 'two-fisted' attack, and started firing
'left-and-right' punches at the fading Mexican. Rodriguez tried to grab-and-move, but he was 'badly rocked'
by Lopez' head-punches.

Rodriguez tried to fend off Lopez' incoming barrage, but he was 'stunned' at the {1:20 Mark} and was too
tired to fight back effectively. Lopez continued to hammer away, and at the {1:58 Mark} he dropped
Rodriguez when he landed a 'vicious' straight right-hand to the jaw.

Rodriguez got up at the '9-Count' > but he was 'out-on-his-feet'. Referee - Ramon Ortega waved the bout
over at the {2:09 Mark} of Round 10.