Danny Lopez (boxer)

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Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is an American former professional boxer who was the WBC featherweight champion of the world from November 1976 to February 1980. His nickname was Little Red.

Known for his tremendous punching power, in 2003 The Ring magazine rated Lopez at number 26 on their list of "100 Greatest Punchers".[1] In 2010, Lopez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Background

Lopez describes himself as having Native American, Mexican, and European-American heritage. He had been moved from one foster home to another, and coming off the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Fort Duchesne, Utah, he finally found a home in Southern California.[2] He said that his father was a Mission Indian from Northern California, that his maternal grandmother was three-quarters Ute, and that his maternal grandfather was part Irish.[3] He is also the brother of welterweight contender Ernie Lopez. He is married to Bonnie Lopez and has three sons, Bronson, Jeremy, and Dylan.

Pro career

Lopez began boxing professionally on May 27, 1971, knocking out Steve Flajole in one round at Los Angeles. He won his first 21 fights in a row by knockout, in one of the longest knockout win streaks ever. During that streak, all but one of his fights were in Los Angeles, a fact which could be credited for his popularity in the area. The only one of those 21 fights to be held outside Los Angeles took place in Honolulu, where he beat Ushiwakamaru Harada by knockout in three.

On January 17, 1974, Genzo Kurosawa became the first person to go the distance with Lopez, Lopez winning by a ten-round decision. His next fight, a month later, in Mexicali, Mexico, was his first fight abroad. He beat Memo Rodriguez by a knockout in nine rounds.

People in Los Angeles were eager to see Lopez and another up-and-coming Los Angeleno, Bobby Chacon, square off inside a ring. The fight took place on May 24, and Lopez was knocked out in the ninth round in a thrilling fight. In his next fight of note, he lost once again by a knockout in round nine, this time to Shig Furuyama.[4]

After losing to Octavio Gómez to begin 1975, Lopez went on a roll, beginning with a knockout of Chucho Castillo in two rounds. Two more wins, and he was faced with Rubén Olivares, whom he beat by a knockout in seven rounds, after recovering from a first round knockdown himself.

In 1976, he beat Sean O'Grady by knockout in four, Gómez by knockout in three and Art Hafey by knockout in seven. Finally ranked number one by the WBC, he travelled to Ghana to challenge world Featherweight champion David Kotei in front of an estimated crowd of more than 100,000 Kotei partisans. Lopez became world champion by outpointing Kotei over 15 rounds on November 6. Due to all communication systems having been cut down in Ghana, Lopez could not get his message through to his family. They only learned he was World Champion when they picked him up at the airport one week later.

Lopez won three fights in 1977, retaining the title once, against José Torres by a knockout in round seven.

He and Kotei had a rematch on February 15 of 1978, as part of the undercard where Leon Spinks dethroned Muhammad Ali of the world Heavyweight title. Lopez knocked Kotei out in round six of their rematch, and then he retained the title against Jose DePaula by knockout in round six, and Juan Malvares (on the undercard where Ali regained the title from Spinks) by knockout in two, after recovering from a first round knockdown himself. On October 21, he had a fight with Fel Clemente, against whom he retained the world title with a four-round disqualification in Italy.

By the end of 1978, there was much talk of a "super-fight" against world Jr. Featherweight champion Wilfredo Gómez, but the bout never materialized.

His fight on March 10 of 1979 against Spain's Roberto Castañón in Salt Lake City, not only marked the first time he defended his world title in his home-state, but the first time he fought in his home-state as a professional period. He retained the crown with a two-round knockout. On June 17, 1979, at San Antonio, Lopez defeated Mike Ayala with a thrilling 15th-round knockout and retained his WBC Featherweight title for the seventh time; the exciting bout would be recognized by Ring Magazine as its Fight of the Year for 1979.[5] Lopez went on to defend the title once more that year, knocking out Jose Caba in three rounds.

Lopez's reign as world champion came to an end on February 2, 1980, at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. He met Salvador Sánchez that day, and he lost by knockout in round 13 in a one-sided affair. A rematch was fought on June 21, in Las Vegas, and that time around, Lopez was knocked out in the 14th round. He announced his retirement after that fight.

In 1985, he talked about a comeback, but decided to delay until 1992, when he was 40 years old. He lost that bout via TKO.

His record was 42 wins and 6 losses, with 39 wins by knockout.

In June 2010, Lopez and 12 other boxing personalities were inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[6]

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
48 Loss 42–6 Jorge Rodriguez KO 2 (10), 0:37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Feb 27, 1992 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
47 Loss 42–5 Salvador Sánchez TKO 14 (15), 1:42Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jun 21, 1980 Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBC and The Ring featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
46 Loss 42–4 Salvador Sánchez TKO 13 (15), 0:51Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Feb 2, 1980 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45 Win 42–3 Jose Caba TKO 3 (15), 1:41Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 25, 1979 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
44 Win 41–3 Mike Ayala KO 15 (15), 1:09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jun 17, 1979 Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 Win 40–3 Roberto Castañón KO 2 (15), 3:02Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mar 10, 1979 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight title;
Won vacant The Ring featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 Win 39–3 Fel Clemente DQ 4 (15), 2:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oct 21, 1978 Palazzo Dello Sport, Pesaro, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 Win 38–3 Juan Domingo Malvarez KO 2 (15), 0:45Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 15, 1978 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
40 Win 37–3 Jose de Paula TKO 6 (15), 1:30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Apr 23, 1978 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
39 Win 36–3 David Kotei TKO 6 (15), 1:18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Feb 15, 1978 Hilton Hotel, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 Win 35–3 José Torres RTD 7 (15), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 13, 1977 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37 Win 34–3 Jorge Altamirano KO 6 (10) Aug 28, 1977 Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 Win 33–3 Jose Olivares KO 2 (10) Jul 29, 1977 Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
35 Win 32–3 David Kotei UD 15 Nov 6, 1976 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won WBC featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 Win 31–3 Art Hafey TKO 7 (12), 0:56Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aug 6, 1976 Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 Win 30–3 Octavio Gomez KO 3 (10), 1:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Apr 28, 1976 Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 Win 29–3 Sean O'Grady RTD 4 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Feb 25, 1976 Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Win 28–3 Rubén Olivares KO 7 (10), 1:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dec 4, 1975 Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Win 27–3 Antonio Nava TKO 6 (10), 2:09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 13, 1975 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 26–3 Raul Cruz KO 6 (10), 0:30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 26, 1975 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Win 25–3 Chucho Castillo TKO 2 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Apr 24, 1975 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Loss 24–3 Octavio Gomez UD 10 Jan 18, 1975 Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Loss 24–2 Shig Fukuyama RTD 8 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 19, 1974 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 24–1 Masanao Toyoshima KO 3 (10), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aug 8, 1974 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Loss 23–1 Bobby Chacon TKO 9 (12), 0:48Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". May 24, 1974 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 23–0 Memo Rodriguez TKO 10 (10) Feb 3, 1974 Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Win 22–0 Genzo Kurosawa UD 10 Jan 17, 1974 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 21–0 Goyo Vargas KO 1 (10), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sep 27, 1973 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Win 20–0 Ushiwakamaru Harada RTD 2 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 31, 1973 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Win 19–0 Juan Ordonez KO 4 (10), 1:44Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jun 21, 1973 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Win 18–0 Cesar Ordonez RTD 6 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". May 10, 1973 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 17–0 Kenji Endo TKO 2 (10), 1:26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mar 17, 1973 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 16–0 Jorge Carrasco KO 1 (10), 2:24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Feb 8, 1973 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 15–0 Jorge Reyes KO 7 (10), 1:25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oct 19, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 14–0 Yoshinobu Goto RTD 8 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 27, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 13–0 Benny Rodriguez KO 1 (10), 2:25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 20, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Win 12–0 Jose Luis Valdovinos TKO 4 (10) May 11, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 11–0 Arturo Pineda KO 4 (10), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mar 9, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 10–0 Rafael Lopez KO 2 (10) Feb 18, 1972 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 9–0 Jose Manuel Orantes KO 2 (10) Jan 20, 1972 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Margarito Rios KO 1 (6) Nov 18, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Frankie Granados KO 2 (6) Oct 14, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Rafael Lopez TKO 5 (8) Sep 16, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Modesto Ortiz KO 4 (6) Aug 12, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Jose Luis Estrada KO 3 (6), 0:35Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 29, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Mauro Olivares KO 1 (6) Jul 8, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 Filiberto Castro KO 1 (6) Jun 17, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Steve Flajole KO 1 (6) May 27, 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Professional debutScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Life After Boxing

After his final bout, Lopez was the object of various dedications and was active on the autograph signing circuit. He returned to live in Utah full-time, then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a construction worker. Today he lives in Chino Hills, California.

Lopez acted in the 1989 film "Fists of Steel".

Honors

  • Inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame – 2005
  • Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame – 2010

See also

References

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Sporting positions

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