My Grandad had this fight recorded on VHS, i hadn't seen this since i was little kid. So i thought i would pull it out again and watch it again. Wow it was even better than i remembered, Lopez was controlling the fight for 7 rounds. Then come the amazing 8th round where Lopez hit Muhammad with about 20 flush shots in a row. Then Muhammad comes back and starts to hammer Lopez that was quite an incredible round. I also think that was the turning point in the fight, because Muhammad controlled the fight after that then started to give Lopez a beating. If anyone hasn't seen this fight then you are missing out big time, and also Muhammad's life was quite tragic his mother died, so his Aunt and big brother looked after him i believe. But his Aunt couldn't afford to look after both so Muhammad's big brother took him outside and run away from him, leaving him in the middle of nowhere. Muhammad was then found by Police and was took in by Catholic Social Services. Where he was raised and plus they also changed his name to Matthew Franklin, quite an incredible life story.
I also think its a crime how his 1st fight with Marvin Johnson didn't get Fight Of The Year, Young vs Foreman did which was mostly a boring tactical affair, where as Johnson vs Muhammad was a brutal slugfest from start to finish with a dramatic ending. Sorry if i went on a bit but i just thought i would tell you a little bit of history about one of the most exciting fighters of all time, Matthew Saad Muhammad.
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