I am sure the folks at HBO were happy with the performance of Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez. After all, he added new dimensions to his game: a high work rate and unbelievable stamina. Those punchstat numbers in the 6th and 8th rounds were ungodly and otherworldly. Though I doubt that Lopez is dumb enough to fall to the temptation of engaging consistently in this type of style of boxing, it certainly was a pleasant surprise that he indeed has it in him. It's time for HBO or the powers that be to make the great matchups possible at 122 or 126 that involve Lopez. Lopez should fight Vazquez (not Marquez, since Vazquez won two of three) and then Caballero (or vice versa) and then move up to 126 and fight Gamboa next year.
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