Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ July 27, 1972

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Danny Lopez - 13-0-0 {13 KO's} ~ 121 1/4 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ Age; 20 years, 0 months}
vs.
Yoshinobu Goto - 15-7-3 {4 KO's} ~ 122 1/4 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 22 years, 11 months}

Danny takes on Japan's #3 Super-Bantamweight - Yoshinobu Goto.

Danny, who is now the #7 WBC Bantamweight, fought only 7-Days earlier here at the Olympic
Auditorium.

Yoshinobu Goto, a 3-Year Professional, is a tough and spirited boxer, who has never been stopped or
floored in his 25-Bout career.

~ 'Little Red' Lopez Scores TKO 8 Over Nobu Gotu ~

Danny Lopez scored his 14th straight victory, with all coming by Knockout, as he stopped Japan's
Yoshinobu Goto, as the bout was stopped at the end of the 8th Round due to an injury on the
Japanese opponents right-hand.

Lopez took control during the out-set, as he used a combination of left-jabs, left-hooks and straight
right-hands to take the first 2-Rounds easily over his out-gunned opponent.

But Goto showed solid toughness, and came back with a good attack in Round 3, as he slammed away
at Lopez' thin-body with left-hooks to the ribs and mid-section. Lopez was bothered by the body attack
and was forced to move back and cover up.

In Round 4, Goto found a home for his right-hand, as he repeatedly tagged Lopez with right-hands to
the head, rocking Lopez several times with jarring blows.

In Round 5, Goto continued to use his right-hand, and again jarred Lopez with sharp right-hand leads
over Lopez' low-guard. But, Lopez withstood the blows, and put together a late-rally with a non-stop
left-right attack that stalled his Japanese opponent's offense.

Both fighters went to a box-and-jab session in Round 6, as each fighter went to slowing down the pace
to save energy. Goto put in a late-charge, as he again tagged Lopez with right-hand leads.

In Round 7, again it was a steady pace early, until the second-half of the Round where both traded with solid
blows at mid-Ring. Both gave as good as they got in an action packed rally, especially over the last 40-Seconds.

Coming out for Round 8, Nobu Goto tried to surprise Lopez with a fierce attack, as he slammed away with
a series of 'left-right' combinations into Lopez' head and body, sending Lopez back to the left-side Ropes.

But by the mid-way point in the session, Lopez was able to get some distance by using his left-jab to thwart
the Japanese fighter's attack.

Lopez then started to land good left-hooks and straight right-hands to the head, as Goto slowed down
significantly over the second-half of the Round. Goto was now not punching back, and appeared to be
favoring his right-hand.

At the end of the 8th Round, Yoshinobu Goto's corner informed Referee - George Latka that their fighter
had injured his right-hand, and could not continue.

[Bill Paxtom]

Danny 'Little Red Lopez vs. Yoshinobu 'Nobu' Goto

This was the first fighter that Danny had ever faced who was as a tall as him at 5' 7 1/2".

'Nobu' Goto took Danny 8-Rounds, which was the longest that the 20 year-old Lopez had
ever gone in his career up to that point.

After the bout >

Danny Lopez >
"He took everything that I could offer. He {Goto} is incredible. I hit him with everything,
and I couldn't hurt him. He hurt his right-hand, and they called it off. I don't think I
would have stopped him without his injury. He was/is the toughest guy I ever fought."

Yoshinobu Goto >
"He {Lopez} hits very hard. I was never hurt, but I felt his power. He's very good and
is the best fighter that I have ever faced."

"I hurt my right-hand late in Round 5. It's broken. I tried to use it after that, but it
was no good."

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ October 19, 1972

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Danny Lopez - 14-0-0 {14 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 3 months}
vs.
Jorge Reyes - 32-5-0 {20 KO's} - 121 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 3" ~ {Age; 25 years, 3 months}

~ The Skinny ~

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez is now ranked as the #6 WBC Featherweight. Danny has had a
3-Month rest in preparation for this all important bout.

Jorge Reyes is a tough-slugging banger from Mexico City. Jorge has scored a 'shocking'
TKO 6 win over 'highly-regarded' Alexis Arguello in his hometown on Managua, Nicaragua
9-Months earlier on January 15, 1972.

But, Jorge has only gone 2-3-0 in his last 5-Bouts since defeating Alexis Arguello.

Jorge Reyes who is a Bantamweight, can bang, and is willing to get in with bigger and taller
fighters.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ October 19, 1972

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Danny Lopez - 14-0-0 {14 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 3 months}
vs.
Jorge Reyes - 32-5-0 {20 KO's} - 121 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 3" ~ {Age; 25 years, 3 months}

~ The Skinny ~

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez is now ranked as the #6 WBC Featherweight. Danny has had a
3-Month rest in preparation for this all important bout.

Jorge Reyes is a tough-slugging banger from Mexico City. Jorge has scored a 'shocking'
TKO 6 win over 'highly-regarded' Alexis Arguello in his hometown on Managua, Nicaragua
9-Months earlier on January 15, 1972.

But, Jorge has only gone 2-3-0 in his last 5-Bouts since defeating Alexis Arguello.

Jorge Reyes who is a Bantamweight, can bang, and is willing to get in with bigger and taller
fighters.

This was a near sell-out at the Olympic Auditorium, with 9400 in attendance.

This bout was one of the greatest Featherweight Battles ever seen at the Olympic.

It was 'toe-to-toe' all the way. Danny Lopez {5' 7 1/2"} standing tall over Jorge Reyes {5' 3"}
staggered each other in every Round.

Danny had little to no defense, and his chin was 'tagged' several times in every Round. The near
capacity crowd were on their feet for the entire bout.

Who was going to crash first. Danny was 'staggered', then Ryes was 'staggered'.

The Mexican supporters of Jorge Reyes were going crazy in each round, blowing horns.

In Round 5, Danny was in real bad-shape as he took '3' solid right-hands to the jaw that had
him reeling. Somehow he survived.

Thru 5 Rounds, the bout was all 'Even' on the '3' Scorecards.

In Round 6, Danny started to get his longer punches in as Rees was now starting to lunge.
But again it was still a slugfest.

Then at the {2:40 Mark}, Danny caught Reyes with a laser right-hand to the chin, and dropped
him. Reyes took the '8-Count' from Referee - George Latka, and was able to withstand the
next barrage from Danny to get out of Round 6.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ October 19, 1972

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Danny Lopez - 14-0-0 {14 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 3 months}
vs.
Jorge Reyes - 32-5-0 {20 KO's} - 121 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 3" ~ {Age; 25 years, 3 months}

~ The Skinny ~

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez is now ranked as the #6 WBC Featherweight. Danny has had a
3-Month rest in preparation for this all important bout.

Jorge Reyes is a tough-slugging banger from Mexico City. Jorge has scored a 'shocking'
TKO 6 win over 'highly-regarded' Alexis Arguello in his hometown on Managua, Nicaragua
9-Months earlier on January 15, 1972.

But, Jorge has only gone 2-3-0 in his last 5-Bouts since defeating Alexis Arguello.

Jorge Reyes who is a Bantamweight, can bang, and is willing to get in with bigger and taller
fighters.

This was a near sell-out at the Olympic Auditorium, with 9400 in attendance.

This bout was one of the greatest Featherweight Battles ever seen at the Olympic.

It was 'toe-to-toe' all the way. Danny Lopez {5' 7 1/2"} standing tall over Jorge Reyes {5' 3"}
staggered each other in every Round.

Danny had little to no defense, and his chin was 'tagged' several times in every Round. The near
capacity crowd were on their feet for the entire bout.

Who was going to crash first. Danny was 'staggered', then Ryes was 'staggered'.

The Mexican supporters of Jorge Reyes were going crazy in each round, blowing horns.

In Round 5, Danny was in real bad-shape as he took '3' solid right-hands to the jaw that had
him reeling. Somehow he survived.

Thru 5 Rounds, the bout was all 'Even' on the '3' Scorecards.

In Round 6, Danny started to get his longer punches in as Reyes was now starting to lunge.
But again it was still a slugfest.

Then at the {2:40 Mark}, Danny caught Reyes with a laser right-hand to the chin, and dropped
him. Reyes took the '8-Count' from Referee - George Latka, and was able to withstand the
next barrage from Danny to get out of Round 6.

In Round 7, Danny came out looking to finish the job, and moved right into Jorge Reyes who was
still a bit groggy.

Danny slammed away, driving Jorge sideways as he attacked. Then Danny landed a solid 'left-right'
to the head, and Reyes went down at the {0:31 Mark}. He struggled back up at the 6-Count, and
was shaky. But, Referee - George Latka let him go on.

Jorge got on his bicycle and moved away fast as Danny came in swinging. Jorge then back-tracked,
and moved the Ropes. There Danny stepped in raked over Jorge with a 2-fisted barrage, as he
was taking a pounding.

At the {1:25 Mark}, Jorge finally dropped to his knee's after taking 17-Straight punches.

Referee - George Latka didn't even bother to count, and raised Danny Lopez' hand, ending the bout.

[Bill Paxtom]

January 1973

Howie Steindler - Manager for Danny 'Little Red' Lopez.

I wish the WBA or WBC would start to campaign for a Super-Bantamweight Division.

There a lot of great boxers out there who are too big for Bantamweight {118 lbs.} and
just too small for Featherweight {126 lbs.}.

In the Orient {OPBF and Japan} they have this Division at 122 lbs. > and it is by far the
most competitive.

The 8-Pound difference between Bantam and Feather, it's just too big for some of these
kids to overcome here in California.

[Bill Paxtom]

February 1973 Ratings


WBA .................................. WBC
*** Romeo Anaya ................. 'vacant'
#1.. Rafael Herrera ............... Rafael Herrera
#2.. Rodolfo Martinez ............ Rodolfo Martinez
#3.. Rogelio Lara .................. Rogelio Lara
#4.. Enrique Pinder ............... Enrique Pinder
#5.. Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo .... Paul Ferrari
#6.. Danny Lopez.................. Octavio 'Famoso' Gomez
#7.. Kyu-Chul Chang ............. Danny Lopez
#8.. Shintaro Uchiyama ......... Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo
#9.. Soo-Hwan Hong ............. Kid Pasualito
#10. Paul Ferrari ................... Julio Guerrero