As we've documented plenty, including noting the big betting odds against him, Orlando "Siri" Salido is not supposed to beat Juan Manuel Lopez tomorrow night in Puerto Rico.
Frankly speaking, nothing is in Salido's favor. Lopez (30-0, 27 KO) is three years younger at 27. He's fighting at home in Puerto Rico. The reach advantage for Salido (72" to 69") probably won't play into things, as Salido is hardly a great jab artiste. They're about the same height. Salido has been through a lot more rounds (303 to 127) as a professional, which I guess you could see as an advantage, but more likely it just equals more wear and tear.
Lopez's biggest advantage in this fight, and his biggest weapon overall, is his pure power. He's not fast. Far from it. Unlike constant comparison Yuriorkis Gamboa, Lopez's strength is plain and blunt. Gamboa's power comes from his speed, his beautiful combination punching. Lopez's power is just power, but to be fair, it's very good power. And when he does put punches together, he can be deadly.
The problem with Lopez, in my view, is that he seems to have actually lost a little bit in terms of technique. Compared to his rise at 122 pounds, up to his TKO-1 against Daniel Ponce de Leon that really put him on the map, he seems to have become at times overconfident. He believes in his own power to such a degree that he's sacrificed some of his boxing ability, and a lot of his defense. He was never going to be a defensive master, but he purposely leaves himself open now, it appears. In two of his three 2010 fights, we saw that. He was so open against Bernabe Concepcion that he had to pick himself up off the canvas before he finished off the Filipino, and against Rafael Marquez he went to war in a back-and-forth slugest that wasn't as easy as he could have made it, because he purposely made it a hard fight. In January, he was more laid back and precise, and decimated Steven Luevano.
Of course, all that makes Lopez a lot of fun to watch. He's vulnerable. We've seen him floored by Concepcion and rocked all over the ring by Rogers Mtagwa, his fight previous to Luevano. After the Mtagwa and Luevano fights, my thought would be that he'd do himself a favor fighting more like he did against Luevano. Lopez has not done that.
Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO) is no world-beater. He's a legitimate contender, can punch a little, and hung in for 12 against Gamboa. He split a pair of fights with Cristobal Cruz and years ago he lost to Juan Manuel Marquez. He's a tough customer who can punch a little bit. While he's been stopped five times in his career, he hasn't lost inside the distance since 2000, so we're talking an 11-year streak Lopez will try to end.
I'm not picking the upset here, because I don't think Salido is quite the right guy to beat Lopez. But I will say this: Lopez better not be as overconfident as he has seemed at times, because Salido is a smarter, better fighter than Concepcion or Mtagwa. And if those guys can trouble Lopez even a little (and Mtagwa troubled him a lot), then Salido can trouble him plenty enough to score an upset. A weekend after plenty of surprises, this one has an outside chance at topping them all. But I'm still going with the favorite. Pick: Juan Manuel Lopez UD-12
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In the co-feature, Luis Cruz (17-0, 14 KO) takes a big risk against late replacement opponent Martin Honorio (29-5-1, 15 KO). Cruz was set to take a big step up in class against Roman "Rocky" Martinez, but instead faces Honorio, in what is also a new test. I've seen Honorio plenty against a wide range of opponents, and overall he's left a mixed impression. He was good against John Molina in November 2009, taking Molina's "0," but I've also seen him waxed in one by a dialed-in Robert Guerrero. Sort of a middle ground fight for him was probably his 2005 decision loss to Steven Luevano, where he was competitive. Cruz has good power on paper, and a win for him here gives him decent standing at 130 pounds. I'll go with the home fighter, but I think this is a pick'em. Pick: Luis Cruz TKO-10
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Upon April 16, Puerto Rico’s boxing sensation Juan Manuel Lopez will boost to bat next versus Orlando Salido, after Yuriorkis Gamboa’s one-sided wining against him previously. The bout is interesting inside sense of the continuing comparison and buildup between each stars of the featherweight dividing, but otherwise, it should be not much greater than a tune-up fight for Juanma as he looks to stay his unblemished boxing track record intact, with hopes on the huge showdown with Gamboa for featherweight supremacy inside the near future.
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Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez may be the current WBO featherweight champ. The Puerto Rican superstar incorporates a great amateur background, as he took part in numerous international competitions, including the actual 2004 Olympics. Juanma going his professional journey in 2005, and so far has been a sensational one, with quality wins over fighters including Daniel Ponce De Leon, where Juanma won the WBO excellent bantamweight title, and U . s . Steven Luevano, in which will he captured the WBO featherweight bill.
In his last fight, Juanma was pitted when using the great Rafael Marquez. There was some give and take within this fight as Marquez displayed his great counter-punching while in the early rounds and Juanma also did an excellent job getting his connect them in. Marquez caught Lopez that has a hook of his own inside the fourth round and this fight was very in close proximity early. But as that later rounds started, the larger, younger and stronger Juanma started to impose his will. Marquez was game not surprisingly, but in the conclude, the fight ended up with Marquez not answering the bell inside the ninth round due to a trauma to his right shoulder. Juanma was awarded the actual ninth round technical knockout success.
Mexican born Orlando “Siri” Salido may be the former IBF featherweight Champ. His professional career commenced in 1996 at age 15 years old. Salido’s career didn’t get off to a strong get started, as he lost the primary fight of his career, and after that dropped seven more fights between 1996 and 2002. Considering 2002, Salido’s career gained somewhat steam, as he has received quality wins over fighters for instance Hector Julio Avila, and fellow Mexican Cristobal Cruz, where Salido captured the IBF featherweight title within their rematch. (Salido originally earned a conquer Robert Guerrero, but the bout had been later ruled a no contest caused by Salido testing positive for steroids). Salido also lost on the great Juan Manuel Marquez, within a fight where he went the distance with Marquez.
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Lopez vs Salido Live Stream watch online free hd here. Juan Manuel Lopez is returning to ring on April 16th to take the challenge from Orlando Salido.
Lopez is 2-times world champion and Salido too is a former world champion and the fight between these two will be the main event at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan; Puerto Rico. Lopez boasts fight stats of 30-0-0; and 27 KOs and Salido has equally worthy fight stats of 34-11-2 and 22KO’s.
It may be likely that Mexican Salido will not give an easy walkover or comeback for Lopez although the latter is in the likes of Miguel Cotto regarded as one exciting boxer with weaponry that is similar to Cotto’s.
Salido can be a spoiler if he prepares well and in his last fight though he dropped one UD to Gamboa. In much likelihood Lopez will have a successful homecoming. Juan Manuel Lopez vs Orlando Salido Live Stream Online on 16 April 2011 will be placed below.
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In their last fight, Salido faced off from the other top fighter inside the featherweight division, Cuban celeb Yuriorkis Gamboa, with the WBA plus IBF featherweight titles were for the line. Gamboa easily outpointed Salido in this fight. Gamboa was knocked down inside eighth round by Salido, but it really should have clearly also been ruled a slip. Gamboa rallied on the knockdown/slip and scored any knockdown of his private, as Gamboa sent Salido on the canvas in the twelfth round, en route to some twelve round unanimous determination.
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