Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ July 20, 1972

~ Danny Lopez Scores Sensational 1st Round Knockout ~

20 year-old sensation Danny Lopez scored a sensational 1st-Round Knockout over unbeaten Bennie Rodriguez
of Mexico tonight.

The bout was called over by Referee - Lee Grossman at {2:25}, after Rodriguez was sent to the canvas for the
3rd-time.

Lopez {122 1/2 lbs.} came out as usual, with fists blazing. 'Mermin' Rodriguez {121 lbs.} attempted to jab and
slide away from Lopez, but he was tagged by a straight right-hand and left-hook to the head, and toppled to the
canvas at the {0:51 Mark}.

After Rodriguez was up, he was on skates, trying to doge and duck Lopez' flying fists. But, Lopez was again able
to reach Rodriguez with a hard '2-punch' combination to the head, dropping him again at the {1:37 Mark}.

Rodriguez, after taking the '8-Count', was on the complete defensive until getting dropped a 3rd-Time at the
{2:25 Mark}, after taking a solid 3-Punch combination.

The 3-Knockdown Rule was in effect, and it goes down as a 1st Round Knockout win for Danny 'Little Red' Lopez
who scored his 13th straight win, with all coming by way of Knockout.