Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick View Post
Just came across this highlight video of the great Ricardo "Finito" Lopez..
Def. a video that is well put and one of the best tribute videos I've seen.

I hope for those who are not too familiar with Lopez or have not seen much of him can see here in this highlight video what he was about.
Just pay attention to his lateral movements. You just dont see much of that now. He yuses the entire ring and finds his spots if he has nothing he resets and looks for another angle.
Pay attention to his left hand how he holds it up when hes at a stance. (Signature stance taught by Nacho)
Pay attention to the hand speed, combinations and the precise punching he used. More widely known for his boxing skills notice the brutal punching and KO's he had. He hit well with both hands and could either trade shots or out box you.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfc58XeQXQ
One of my favorite fighters of all time truly a special fighter, he reminds me of JMM everytime i see him. But Ricardo Lopez was more offensive, one of the things that stands out to me. Is that just before the round starts, he always has his hands up in his boxing stance, ready to start the round.

I don't think i've ever seen a fighter do that before, i also recently just see his war with Rosendo Alvarez there 2nd fight. Wow what a war that was, and thats probably the first real time i've ever seen Ricardo Lopez had to really dig deep to win a fight, he was cut in 3 different places. His face looked like a bloody mess, yet it didn't seem to bother him at all.

And he kept his combination punching flowing beautifully. He made a big improvement in the rematch, by throwing combinations in 3s, 4s, instead of throwing single punches like he did in there first meeting.

Overall amazing fighter the most skilled Mexican fighter of all time easily for me, the complete package great heart, great stamina, great power, great speed, great chin. Probably the most complete boxer i've ever seen.