Jose Napoles vs. Ernie Lopez (second meeting)
Jose Napoles, 147 lbs, beats Ernie Lopez, 147 lbs, by KO at 1:36 in round 7 of 15
Date: 1973-02-28
Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Referee: Dick Young
"Ernie Lopez, Los Angeles, came out boxing and opened a cut over the bridge of Jose Napoles' nose in the second round and another alongside his right eye in the third. Still the veteran from Mexico held the upper hand. In the seventh, Napoles exploded a left hook that put half of the Lopez face to sleep and then came on with two quick uppercuts. Lopez, the challenger, first went up into the air and then flat on his back for a full two minutes - a knockout victim of the Cuban refugee in 1:36 of the seventh round." - Associated Press
Post fight comments
"I never saw power like that." -Howie Steindler, Lopez' manager
"At no time were we concerned. The cuts were superficial. We told Jose just to pick his spots and counter because Lopez was starting to get sloppy and make mistakes." - Angelo Dundee, Napoles' cutman
Purses
Napoles - $75,000
Lopez - $20,000
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