Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ September 16, 1971

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Television ......... Channel 13 {KCOP-TV}
Attendance ....... 5124

Main Event ........ Ernie Lopez vs. Manuel Fiero

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 5-0-0 {5 KO's} ~ 5' 7" ~ 120 lbs. ~ {Age; 19 years, 2 months}
vs.
Rafael 'Polo' Lopez - 9-2-0 {4 KO's} ~ 5' 5" ~ 119 lbs. ~ {Age; 20 years, 6 months}
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Danny Lopez will be taking on his toughest opponent of his young career. Rafael Lopez is a
sturdy boxer-puncher from Mexico, and is a well-schooled Professional.

~ Danny Lopez Scores TKO In 5, But Given A Rough Test ~

Danny came out winging in the Opening Round, and tagged Rafael Lopez with repeated hard-punches
to the head. Rafael hung tough, and battled back hard after each exchange.

Late in the 1st-Round, Danny caught Rafael with a good left-hook to the head, that stunned him. Danny
then bored in, and slammed a barrage on Rafael's head, dropping him just before the Bell. Rafael was
up at the '3-Count' and the Bell rang ending the Round.

In Round 2, Danny went 'balls out', and tried to put the Mexican away. But Danny was throwing wild-punches,
and though he dominated the Round, he could not hurt Rafael.

In Round 3, Danny continued to wail away, but Rafael withstood every punch. By the end of the Round, Danny
was arm-weary, and looked to have punched himself out. Rafael put in a late-charge, and took command over
the last 25-Seconds as he scored with a variety of left-hooks to the head and right-hands to the body that had
Danny covering up and on the defensive.

In Round 4, Danny came out bombing again. But by the {1:20 Mark}, he was gassed. Then Rafael started to punch
back, and he nailed Danny with several solid-blows, forcing Danny to back away to the Ropes. There, Rafael
attacked with a body-barrage that had Danny wincing and bending.

At the start of Round 5, Danny slammed away fast, and opened up a cut over Rafael's left-eye. But Rafael was
not hurt, and started to punch back hard to the body.

Suddenly at the {0:43 Mark}, the Referee - Abe Cohen stopped the bout, and had the Ringside Physician
check out the cut.

The bout was stopped, and Danny Lopez was awarded the TKO 5 victory.

Danny Lopez >
"The cut was bad. I knew that I had him hurt a few times. But he was as tough as they come."

Rafael Lopez >
"He threw everything he had at me, and he couldn't put me away. He was spent. I was coming on, and then
I got cut. I don't feel like I lost. It's one of those things. I would like a rematch."

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ October 14, 1971

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Television .......... Channel 13 {KCOP-TV}
Attendance ........ 6471

Main Event ....... Ultimo 'Sugar' Ramos vs. Jimmy Robertson

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 6-0-0 {6 KO's} ~ 5' 7" ~ 118 lbs. ~ {Age; 19 years, 3 months}
vs.
Frankie 'The Grenade' Granados - 10-5-1 {2 KO's} ~ 5' 5" ~ 117 lbs. ~ {Age; 20 years, 3 months}
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Young Lopez Smothers The Grenade Granados In 2 ~

It was bombs away, as Danny Lopez came out with both fists blazing, and battered a quality
fighter Frankie Granados all over the Ring in the 1st Round.

Granados barely survived the 1st-Round bombardment, and finished the Round on his feet,
but left it with a bloody nose and swollen left-cheek.

In Round 2, it was a repeat of the previous session, and Danny bombed away. Granados took
a pounding, and just past the mid-way point in the Round he went down under a barrage of
hail-storm blows. He was counted out @ {1:58} of Round 2.

Danny Lopez >
"I wanted to get him {Frankie} early. He is too good of a boxer to try to and out-box. So I went
for the Knockout early."

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ November 18, 1971

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Television ....... Channel 13 {KCOP-TV}

Main Event ....... Joey Orbillo vs. Robie Harris

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 7-0-0 {7 KO's} ~ 5' 7" ~ 121 lbs. ~ {Age; 19 years, 4 months}
vs.
Margarito 'Burrito' Rios - 8-1-0 {3 KOs} ~ 5' 6" ~ 130 lbs. ~ {Age; 21 years, 2 months}
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Danny Lopez was supposed to face 'fast-handed boxer' Jose Olivares 12-2-0 {2 KO's}, but
Olivares was replaced with the bigger Margarito Rios, as Danny could not make the fight
contract weight of 119 lbs.

Margarito Rios from Mexico, was a 'natural' Featherweight, who was a 2-Day replacement opponent.

~ Lopez Buries Rios In One ~

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez wasted little time in sending his opponent Margarito Rios to the canvas.

Danny landed a hard volley of punches during the opening moments of the bout, and sent
Rios skidding to the canvas at the {0:33 Mark}. Rios was up at the '3-Count', but looked
groggy.

Danny then stalked his bigger opponent {+9 lbs.} and delivered a series of 'left-right' punches
into Rios' body, driving him backwards and to the Ropes, where he went down to his right-knee
at the {1:23 Mark}.

Rios was up at the '5-Count', and was willing to go on.

Danny then used a series of left-jabs to set up Rios for a right-hand, and landed the finisher,
when he tagged Rios with a devastating right-hand to the jaw, dropping him a 3rd-time in
the 1st Round, scoring an automatic Knockout win.

The time was at 2:40.

Danny Lopez >
"He was bigger than me, so I didn't want to take any chances and feel his punches. My corner
told me to go out like a 'Wild Cat', and to go after him fast."