Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[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

[beenKOed]

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.. Danny Lopez .................. Danny Lopez
#6.. Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo .... Paul Ferrari
#7.. Kyu-Chul Chang ............. Octavio 'Famoso' Gomez
#8.. Shintaro Uchiyama ......... Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo
#9.. Soo-Hwan Hong ............. Kid Pasualito
#10. Paul Ferrari ................... Julio Guerrero

Really appreciate your efforts, Sir.

[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.. Danny Lopez .................. Danny Lopez
#6.. Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo .... Paul Ferrari
#7.. Kyu-Chul Chang ............. Octavio 'Famoso' Gomez
#8.. Shintaro Uchiyama ......... Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo
#9.. Soo-Hwan Hong ............. Kid Pasualito
#10. Paul Ferrari ................... Julio Guerrero

Really appreciate your efforts, Sir.

Thank You, Been KOed.

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez was exciting in every bout.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ February 8, 1973

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

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

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 15-0-0 {15 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 7 months}
vs.
Jorge 'Pimienta' Carrasco - 24-5-1 {16 KO's} ~ 123 lbs. ~ 5' 5" ~ {Age; 22 years, 7 months}

Danny Lopez has been idle for {3 1/2 months} following his grueling war with Jorge Reyes in
his previous bout.

Here, he takes on another 'heavy-hitter' in Jorge Carrasco, a hard-banger from Mexico that they
call 'Pepper'.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ February 8, 1973

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

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

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 15-0-0 {15 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 7 months}
vs.
Jorge 'Pimienta' Carrasco - 24-5-1 {16 KO's} ~ 123 lbs. ~ 5' 5" ~ {Age; 22 years, 7 months}

Danny Lopez has been idle for {3 1/2 months} following his grueling war with Jorge Reyes in
his previous bout.

Here, he takes on another 'heavy-hitter' in Jorge Carrasco, a hard-banger from Mexico that they
call 'Pepper'.

~ Undefeated 'Little Red' KO's Carrasco In First Round ~

Danny Lopez scored his 16th Straight win, with all his wins coming by way of Kayo, as he starched
Mexican - Jorge Carrasco at {2:13} of the 1st Round.

But, it wasn't as easy as it appeared, as 'Little Red' had to withstand a wave of heavy-blows from the
visiting Mexican, before putting Carrasco down.

Carrasco came out blazing, and shook Lopez immediately with a solid 'left-right' to the head. Then both
fighters went toe-to-toe trading punches for the next 2-Minutes. Carrasco caught Lopez with several
good right-hands to the face, and opened up a cut on the left-side of his nose.

Just as it looked like the Mexican was getting the better of the exchanges, Lopez came in with a tremendous
straight-right to the head, and left-hook to the jaw.

Carrasco crashed to the canvas on his back where he was counted out by Referee - Rudy Jordan at {2:13}
of the 1st-Round.

Jorge Carrasco was on his back for 2-Minutes, before he could be lifted up.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ February 8, 1973

~ Short Fight For Danny Lopez ~

Danny Lopez has his eye's on opponent Jorge Carrasco, before delivering a solid 'right-left'
to the head, putting the Mexican down and out at {2:13} of the 1st Round.

The action was exciting-and-heated over the first 2-Minutes, as it was a toe-to-toe slugfest
for the short time that it lasted.

Jorge Carrasco was getting better of the exchanges, before he was put away by the lethal
power of 'Little Red'.

[beenKOed]

It's amazing to think you could probably do a story similar to this one from every major city in the U.S., over and over again.

Bill, you are going to have to start working harder because I've become addicted to your work. Let me think, what can we do to get your output up? I mean besides paying you. Lol

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ September 27, 1973

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Attendance .......... 7533

Danny Lopez - 20-0-0 {20 KO's} ~ 123 3/4 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 21 years, 2 months}
vs.
Goyo Vargas - 23-6-0 {15 KO's} ~ 124 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 3" ~ {Age; 23 years, 3 months}
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Danny 'Little Red' Lopez is still ranked as the #5 WBA and #5 WBA Bantamweight.

Goyo Vargas is a 'stockily-built' fighter from Mexico. Vargas who is ranked as Mexico's #3 Featherweight,
has a reputation as an aggressive offensive-slugger who swarms and mauls his opponents with a fierce
body-attack.

The 6-Year Professional has won '7' of his previous 8-bouts.

'Little Red' is posted as a {2-1} Betting-Favorite.

Howie Steindler {Manager} >
"We have been promised the winner of the WBC Featherweight Championship bout between
Champion - Eder Jofre and Challenger - Vicente Saldivar, who fight on October 11, 1973."

"I would like to have that bout this year, but realistically it would probably have to be for early-1974."