Quote Originally Posted by Rican View Post
If you haven't seen much of Lopez, he has a lot going for him as a boxer:

1. He is a southpaw.
2. He has a great jab.
3. He has power in BOTH hands.
4. He has speed.
5. He has great defense/elusiveness.
6. He has an extensive amateur career.
6. He has been in there with tough guys (I compare his competition to the way Cotto was brought up, but of course, on a lesser scale).

Someone like de Leon, whose wide punches, though powerful, can be seen from a mile away, will get beaten to the punch every single time, and with Lopez's power, suffer a great deal of punishment. So Arum should just continue to raise Juanma's level of competition and keep bringing him along. He has the goods-he's no fluke!!
I've seen 14 of his 21 fights. The last 14 so I've seen plenty.
I gotta disagree on some of the words you use. I have issues when people use some words like; great, bum, robbed.
JuanMa has a good jab, Wladdy has a great jab.
JuanMa has a good jab, Jr. Jones had a great jab.
JuanMa has a good jab, Holmes had a great jab.

I still see JuanMa as a prospect. I stopped blowing smoke up boxers ass too early in their careers as I learned my lesson when I was hailing 'Panchito' Bojado as the next big thing. Believe here Rican I like JuanMa as a boxer the kids got talent but I just feel it'll be too much to soon.