Browsing Tag Ricardo Lopez

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  Pernell Whitker: Best Of The Decade

  Today is Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker’s birthday, the bonafide all-time great turning 55 and what better way to pay tribute to him and say “Happy Birthday” than to ...

  On January 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent

  Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...

  On December 31, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin

  Ricardo Lopez’s nickname in Spanish was ‘El Finito,’ which translates as ‘The Fine One.’ Sometimes a boxer’s nickname does not aptly reflect the nature of its bearer, but ...

  On October 11, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  The Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers

  A while back your preferred kick-ass boxing website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and a spirited debate regarding who are the best Mexican ...

  On May 6, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Adios, Dinamita

  Greatness has a soft spot for grit. In the ring, Juan Manuel Marquez had grit in spades. He showed it practically every time he stepped between the ropes. ...

  On August 11, 2017 / By Rafael García
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  Top 12 All-Time Best Flyweights

  We started with the middleweights, then the bantamweights, followed by the light heavyweights. Continuing our rather infrequent series of all-time rankings of the greatest boxers in each of ...

  On March 18, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  August 23, 1997: Lopez vs Sanchez

  “Before each round Ricardo looks up at the heavens, then goes out to kill, kill, kill. It’s like he’s asking permission from God to annihilate the other guy.” ...

  On August 24, 2016 / By Patrick Connor