Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Danny Lopez vs. Art Hafey

Round 7 >

Both meet at Center-Ring and trade. Art gets of with a few left-jabs, and wings in
a big right-hand, but misses.

Danny who is upright, continues to send in stiff left-jabs, mixed in with a straight
right-hand to the face.



Arts moves in and slams '2' left-hooks to the body, but Danny counters with poking left-jabs
and a quick right-cross to the left-eye area.

Both trade, but Art is getting over-powered, as Danny is just too big. At the {0:30 Mark}
Danny scores with a good 'right-left', and then 'jars' Art with a short right-uppercut to the
chin.

Art tries to fight back, but Danny keeps coming with straight 'one-two' punches as both
slug-it-out at Center-Ring at the {0:40 Mark}.

Danny misses with a big right-hand lead, but catches Art with a 'jolting' left-hook to the
right-side of his head.

Art is rocked back-on-his-heels. Danny moves in, and fires with a 'right-left' and comes
in with '2' right-hands to the head that send Art back towards the left-side Ropes.

Referee - Dick Young moves in quickly and stops the bout at {0:56} of Round 7.
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Scorecards thru 6 Rounds >
* Referee - Dick Young .............. 59-54 > {Danny Lopez}
* Judge - Rudy Jordan ............... 58-53 > {Danny Lopez}
* Judge - Richard Steele ............ 59-54 > {Danny Lopez}

* Independent Press-Telegram ... 58-54 > Danny Lopez}
* Associated Press ..................... 58-53 > {Danny Lopez}

* Fight Announcer - Jim Healy .... 59-52 > {Danny Lopez}
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~ Lopez TKO's Hafey, Earns Title Bout ~



~ After Bout Comments ~

Danny Lopez >
I figured it would take me about 4 Rounds to get Art out of there. But he was a lot tougher than I
thought. He took a lot of punches and a lot of punishment, and he kept trying. I tip my hat to him.

After I win the WBC Championship, I would give Art Hafey a title challenge in 1977, if he wants one.
He's still one of the Top 3 Featherweight's in the Division.

Art Hafey >
I guess I am pretty tough. He hit me with everything, and I was still standing at the end. Once my
left-eye got puffed up, I had a hard time seeing the right-hands coming in.

I will take the rest of the year off, and come back in 1977. I figure that after 2 or 3 wins, I'll be
right back in line for a Title Bout. 1977 will be by last year of fighting, and I would like to have
at least 'one' Title opportunity before I retire.

Referee - Dick Young >
Art Hafey was badly rocked and he stumbled away after taking '3' hard right-hands to the head.
He was in trouble, and I didn't want to see him get hurt anymore.

He couldn't see, as his left-eye was closed. I know that he wanted to continue, but I had to stop
it for his own sake. He's a tough kid, and I'm sure he was disappointed. But he was taking some
real hard punches.