Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Danny Lopez vs. Jose DePaula

~ After Bout Comments ~

Fight Purses >
* Danny Lopez ........ $110,000
* Jose DePaula .......... $20,000

Danny Lopez >
Jose DePaula was a very good opponent. He was very 'tricky-and-cagey'. He knew how
to box for sure. He surprised me a few times with his power. He wasn't supposed to be
a hard-puncher, but he sure got my attention a few times.

They said that he had never been knocked down or stopped in a bout. You could see that
he was 'highly-skilled'. But I caught him with a good right-hand during the second-half of
Round 2, and he was hurt.

After that, I just bided my time. I knew that I would eventually get to him. I started to wear
him down during the second-half of Round 5. By then, he had little left in his punches. After
I scored the 'knockdown' at the end of Round 5, I knew that I would win.

I just put heavy-pressure on him in Round 6, and he was wobbling around the Ring on weak
legs. They stopped it at the right time, as he was hurt.

Jose DePaula >
He {Danny Lopez} is a very good fighter. He has tremendous power. I have never been hit
that hard before. He's like a 'big' Lightweight {135 lbs.}. He's just too big.

He was very strong. I held my own for the first 4-Rounds, but he started to wear me down.
He hits hard, and those punches to the body take your strength away.

I only had 8-Days to prepare for him. I wish that I had '5' weeks to get ready, then I would
have been able to give a better performance in the Ring.