Yeh,I know its been said but it is fact....Ricardo Lopez.I think to a very large degree that the lower weights and in his case,the lowest of weight classes,is held against Lopez,No,not with malice but rather a reflection of the mass media and fans over looking "The lower weight" classes in favor of a bigger = better mind set.Lopez was a superior technician through & through who was born into a ignored division,walloed in obscurity early and was buried on some of Don Kings cards.Of course when you ride with the likes of Norris,JCC,Tyson, etc that was enevitable??

The man could flat out box his opponents ears flat the fawk off.As far as Who was a better fighter when they retired undefeated??Calzaghe,Marciano,Lopez etc?Just watch them fight,watch the execution and timing,precission punching,Ring Generalship,footwork and ever increasing tempo with combination pin point shots.Imo and with no slights on either Joe or Marciano....it is no contest at the end of the day.I mean,put biases and judgement aside and just watch a handfull of fights close.Only thing missing on Finito was a lab coat and a pointer inside of the ring.