José Luis López (boxer)
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Jose Luis Lopez is a former Mexican professional boxer. He was known for
his incredible ability to absorb a punch and tremendous power to knock out most of his opponents but didn't make very far due to drug abuse.
Handpicked as an "easy" opponent against then champion Eammon Loughran in 1996, he knocked down the WBO Welterweight Champion three times and ended up winning by KO in the first round. After a win over Luis Ramon Campas, he relinquished the title. On June 7, 1997, he defeated former welterweight champion Aaron Davis
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Lopez drew against Ike Quartey
in 1997 for the WBA welterweight title, in a fight where he spent most of the rounds laungishing on the outside, only to come alive in the late rounds. Lopez put Quartey down in the 2nd and 11th. The fight initially awarded to Quartey by MD, changed after error in scoring discovered. In his last fight before a four year hiatus, he surprisingly lost a championship bout against underdog James Page
for the WBA welterweight title in 1998, this despite Page being knocked down in rounds 3 and 9.
his incredible ability to absorb a punch and tremendous power to knock out most of his opponents but didn't make very far due to drug abuse.
Professional career
Lopez turned pro at the age of 15 in 1989 when he defeated Raul Contreras.Handpicked as an "easy" opponent against then champion Eammon Loughran in 1996, he knocked down the WBO Welterweight Champion three times and ended up winning by KO in the first round. After a win over Luis Ramon Campas, he relinquished the title. On June 7, 1997, he defeated former welterweight champion Aaron Davis
Aaron Davis
Aaron Davis was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Professional career :...
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Lopez drew against Ike Quartey
Ike Quartey
Ike "Bazooka" Quartey is a former WBA Welterweight champion boxer. He has fought numerous world champion boxers including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest and Ronald "Winky" Wright.-Biography:...
in 1997 for the WBA welterweight title, in a fight where he spent most of the rounds laungishing on the outside, only to come alive in the late rounds. Lopez put Quartey down in the 2nd and 11th. The fight initially awarded to Quartey by MD, changed after error in scoring discovered. In his last fight before a four year hiatus, he surprisingly lost a championship bout against underdog James Page
James Page (boxer)
James Page was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.Nicknamed "Mighty Quinn", Page turned pro in 1990 and beat Andrei Pestriaev in 1998 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He defended the title three times until he was stripped, in 2000, for failing to turn up for a...
for the WBA welterweight title in 1998, this despite Page being knocked down in rounds 3 and 9.