Lopez Stops Penalosa
April 26th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: Freddie Roach struck out tonight, getting a taste of defeat for one of his fighters when former World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa (54-7-2, 36 KOs) was destroyed by unbeaten WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (25-0, 23 KOs) in a 9th round stoppage at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Penalosa never stood a chance and was little more than a punching bag for Lopez for nine rounds. If Roach had been thinking clearly, he should have stopped the bout after the 3rd round when it was pretty clear that Penalosa was too old, too slow and too limited for a fighter in the class of Lopez.
In the 8th round, Lopez’s accuracy got even better as he landed an absurd 84 punches and had Penalosa’s head going from one direction to the other from the shots he was getting hit with. In the end, Roach made the smart choice and saved his fighter by stopping the fight.
It’s too bad that he wasted so much time in doing the right thing. Penalosa should probably consider retirement. That was a bad beating he needlessly took tonight, and I wouldn’t want to see him get punched around anymore like this if he were to continue fighting.
In other action on the card, light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (27-0, 23 KOs) defeated Willy Blain (20-1, 3 KOs) by a 7th round stoppage. Like usual, Peterson attacked with heavy body shots and quickly wore Blain down.
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What a pounding…it the rounds would have gone longer Gerry could have been killed or had brain damage. Fredie saw the KO coming and stop the fight.
i give 2 thumbs up to gerry for his heart! truly a courageous guy! fighters of lesser caliber will easily wilt! he came to the fight with only his experience as an advantage, everything else is on juanma, who’s too big and too strong! juanma even credited him for a gallant stand, calling him “a great fighter, very strong even at his age”…he did not even floor him! of course manuel peres doesn’t understand this respect fighters give to one another coz he ain’t a boxer…gerry should retire, and if he still wants to continue it should be at 118…i’d say him and montiel are pretty even..122′s just too big for gerry…and hey, daniel ponce de leon, who beat penalosa by running didn’t even last a round with juanma! i salute you gerry penalosa! you belong to that class of elite fighters! congrats juanma!
juanma needs someone like a vazquez, or marquez to proove he belongs at the top echelon. fighting undersized over-their prime fighters doesn’t cut it. my hat however does go out to penalosa for being a true warrior. i was in sacramento when he knocked out j-gonzalez with that body shot. thanks for the memories champ… to all my filipino brothers, please stop with the same line that pacman destroyed marquez’s ass. who wouldn’t want to see them fight again, as both matches have been exciting and competetive that could’ve gone either way. as boxing fans, let’s demand a trilogy…
This Juanma is nothing compared to the mexican pride. .Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
OH wait Manuel Lopez said Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. OMG what a rookie! First of all theyre not in the same weightclass second JR. hasnt even fought a top ten fighter and wants Pacquiao.What a joke!
LMFAO!!!!!!!!! IS MANUEL LOPEZ FOR REAL! WHAT AN IDIOT. Nice comment Israel. As for the fight Gerry did his best and had his moments my hats off to a brave, gain and very well trained athlete. Juanma is the real deal but can he beat Israel Vazquez or Rafael Marquez? Who knows but i bet you it will be a hell of a fight with either guy.Viva Puerto Rico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can see that Manuel Lopez does not have a clue about anything, just being stupid, clearly. No reason to make comparisons of any kind. Clearly, Chavez was in a class of it’s own. And we’ll always respect him for that. But you are to stupid to realize that this is 2009. A new era!
There is a lot of new young talent out there in the boxing scene. Now it is there time to shine and entertain us with exiting fights like the one we just saw last night. Just appreciate, the sport, the art, the dedication and the bravery these guys have. Make sure you post a comment whenever you have something constructive to comment.
Go to sleep Lopez. . youre fighting old man, suck my balls. . youre very far compared to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.!!!
Go to sleep Lopez. . youre fighting old man, suck my balls. . youre very far compared to Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.!!!
I may be wrong but then i aint an article writer but i dont think Gerry Penalosa has ever been a Super Bantomweight champion, hes fought for the title but the belts hes won have been at lower weights.
I dont think Lopez would of put him on the floor if he had used a baseball bat and had till the sun came up. But it was a beating, Penalosa was visibly smaller and didnt have the power or strength to keep Lopez off him, and Lopez is a beast, hard shots, very accurate and relentless with it.
Roach did the right thing, he really is brilliant at his job, his tactics were great and his fighter did what was asked, but Lopez was just too big and too good. HE gave him his last chance round and Penalosa tho brave enough to carry on knew Roach was right.
And its also good to see somebody giving Lopez a work out for once. You keep finishing fights quick and your losing out on valuable ring experience and fitness. Not that he should be goin easier on people he should be facing people that can live with him a bit longer.
yeah, and gerry is 36, 3 inches shorter and the lighter man, but JML couldn’t even knock him down, like JMM never knocked down Manny Pacquiao.
too bad for the old man, its time he lace the gloves