Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ March 9, 1972

~ The Battle of the Teeny-Boppers ~

Round 1 >

Both fighters met at Center-Ring, and measured each other for the first 40-Seconds. Then,
all Hell Broke Loose.

Danny started to fire away as he got within range of the shorter Pineda. Danny, with a 2" Height
and 3" Reach advantage started to throw bombs, and moved Pineda backwards.

'Tury' tried to move away, but he got caught by a 'jarring' left-hook to the head at the {1:15 Mark}
and was seriously stunned.

Danny moved in and unloaded with a blistering two-fisted attack, and drove Pineda backwards
to the Ropes, where he was on 'shaky-pins'.

Danny moved in, and worked over Pineda with a steady flow of 'one-two' punches.

'Tury' was able to clear his head, and came back with a good 'left-right' to Danny's chin at the
{2:00 Mark}, that stopped Danny in his tracks.

Pineda came in close, and slammed in a good 3-Punch combination to the head. But Danny
withstood the charge, and came back with his own barrage that drove Pineda backwards again
at the {2:20 Mark}.

Danny had his way for the next 25-Seconds, right up to the {2:45 Mark}. There, 'Tury' came
back with a fast-barrage, and caught Danny with a good 'right-hook' to the chin that stiffened
his legs momentarily, just before the Bell.

Round 1 ........ Danny Lopez {1-Point}
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Round 2 >

Arturo Pineda came out for Round 2 like he had ended Round 1, with an aggressive and fast 'two-fisted' attack.

'Tury' started to catch Danny with right-hands to the chin, and sent Danny skidding backwards at the {0:35 Mark}.

Danny tried to counter, but his defense was porous. 'Tury' blitzed Danny with a barrage, and drove him across
the Ring and into the back-right Corner. Danny tried to fight out of the Corner, but 'Tury' staggered him with a hard
right-hand to the chin at the {1:17 Mark}.

Danny backed away and across the Ring to the left-side Ropes as 'Tury' was firing away. 'Tury' caught Danny with
another hard right-hand at the {1:43 Mark}., and Danny was sent reeling to the front-left Corner.

'Tury' kept up the pressure, and was beating Danny to the punch. He then drove Danny across the Ring to the
right-side Ropes after landing a barrage at the {2:02 Mark}.

Danny held on, and took the best punches that 'Tury' could offer. 'Tury' then shook Danny one more time at the
{2:35 Mark}, when he landed a short left-hook and fast right-hand to the head.

Danny skidded to the back-right Corner, and held on until the Bell.

Round 2 ......... Arturo Pineda {2 Points}