Showtime/BoxNation - Marcos Maidana vs. Josesito Lopez Saturday Fight Night Chat

[walrus]

I hope Lopez wins. I think he will. By the way, he was never, to the best of my knowledge, a gang member, though that is certainly common in the area he is from. He was boxing from a very young age, turned pro as soon as he turned 18, after a pretty lengthy amateur career. His younger brother is also a pro, he fought on May 17th, and his youngest brother is a fairly accomplished amateur boxer.

You could be right, it could have been Victor Ortiz who was hanging with the gangs. I saw interviews with both of them prior to there fight. I might be mixing them up. I will do a little research as I should have done prior to making my comment. I would like to see Lopez win I just don't see it happening.

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm going for a Maidana win though if it goes to the cards and it's close Lopez could get a hometown decision. He's got the potential to sell a lot of tickets in LA.

[walrus]

I'm going for a Maidana win though if it goes to the cards and it's close Lopez could get a hometown decision. He's got the potential to sell a lot of tickets in LA.

Good point. I watched the replay of Lopez fighting Ortiz. I forgot how close it was. I was only thinking of his fight with Canelo. Should be a good fight. I am going to have to catch the replay