The great Salvador Sanchez made Danny "Little Red" Lopez his personal punching bag in two memorable fights in 1980...
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TAKE THAT: The great Salvador Sanchez (right) made Danny "Little Red" Lopez his personal punching bag in two memorable fights in 1980. Sanchez, a relative unknown at the time, lifted Lopez's WBC featherweight title on Feb. 2 with a 13th-round knockout. In the June 21 rematch (pictured here) Lopez fought bravely but was picked apart and beaten up again by a superior fighter. Sanchez won the second fight by a 14th-round knockout. The Mexican idol successfully defended his title seven more times before he was killed in a car accident in 1982. He was only 23. (Click the image for a larger version.) For more photos FROM THE ARCHIVE, click here.
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