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[TitoFan]

Clearly a case of fighting down to his competitions level. Him getting knocked around a bit was good for him. It's a reminder that he needs to be up for a fighters. I still favor him in the Lopez rematch. Mainly cuz Lopez showed in his last fight against Oliver that he hasn't changed a damn thing.

Unfortunately you're right. Talking to a friend of mine at work, we were pretty much saying the same thing. The Oliver fight was not impressive AT ALL. He got the job done, but took way too many punches. Do that against Salido.... and it's deja vu all over again. Shame.... 'cause Lopez has the tools. He can box, he can bang. He needs a trainer to get in his head and get him to make the necessary adjustments.

I don't think a trainer would help. Lopez is a fighter who needs absolutely everything to go right. He can start off boxing and control a fight. But as soon as something goes wrong he panics. He starts complaining to the ref and he reverts back to the style he thinks will make things better. He starts looking for the knock out. He'll load up and throw nothing but power punches. Leaving himself wide open in the process. He was able to get away with that style when he was on the come up. Cuz the opposition was weak. Against better opposition it doesn't work. 3 times it's really failed him. He's lucky he doesn't have more than 1 loss. Mtagwa ran out of rounds. If there was one more I don't see how Lopez would of survived. He was out on his feet against Marquez but Weeks bad timing gave him about 40 seconds to recover. And against Salido he got his L. I think it's a mental thing that I don't see a trainer being able to fix

All the faults you're talking about can be fixed by a good trainer. Again, he's got the physical tools. He's just wandered away from them. If you've watched any of his earlier fights, you'll see what I mean. He was boxing better, and had quicker hands. A good trainer can get him back to that. About the weak opposition? I don't buy that. Sounds like "Monday morning quarterbacking" to me. So now you're dismissing Ponce de Leon as "weak opposition"? Naw.... that's too easy. Against Mtgwa he learned a valuable lesson, and is now probably the better fighter for it. Marquez had him "out on his feet"? Doubt it. I'll have to watch the fight again, but I think you're guilty of slightly exagerating reality. And finally..... "it's a mental thing that I don't see a trainer being able to fix". Hmm... interesting. First time I've ever heard THAT assessment. A "mental thing" is what Kermit Cintron has. He lacks the mentality of a warrior to go out there and give 100% all the time. A wasted talent. But Juanma? I think he's got some bad habits to be sure..... something a good trainer can definitely fix.