Quote Originally Posted by Gyrokai
Ricardo Lopez, contrary to common thought, is actually very well known among the Mexican community. I've seen him fight too. JMM fights just like him, no surprise either, if you know the behind the scenes. wink-wink
Oh! HELL NO!!!
I'm sorry BUT not even the very skilled JMM was near the skill level of Lopez. Not sure how much you've seen Lopez but JMM, no...
The only other fighters that come to mind is Pernell without the squatting style/legs apart OR 'Iron Boy' Calderon but with more crack! in his punches.
(No pun intended, with the usage of Pernell & the word crack in the same sentence :P )


Quote Originally Posted by Gyrokai
He has the skills to be a first ballot hall of famer, but he doesn't have the resume of a first ballot.

Alvarez is his biggest fight, and that kid had what? 20 fights coming into the ring with Finito.

Carbajal, THATS a name. Going up against a bigger man, THATS an accomplishment. And it's accomplishments, not an "O" that makes 1st Ballot Hall of Famers.
I see where your coming from, but as I said he fought the toughest people around at that time. In the Minimumweight class, I'll tell you what this is the best way to see what was going on back then go to Lopez record and trace back the belts he won, meaning who he won them from and who THEY won them from look at the people see if you recognize someone and look at their records... You will see that at that time the people he fought were the best around. He challenged for titles, he moved up in weight.

And I have said this many times before and I'll say it again the second they let Barry McGuigan in the BHOF they have just about let everybody in. IMO