Brian Mitchell Vs Tony "The Tiger" Lopez 2, Rd 12 & Decision, 9/13/91

The final round and the decision of the rematch between Brian Mitchell and Tony Lopez for Lopez's IBF Jr. Lightweight title on 9/13/91 in Sacramento, California.

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• Tony Lopez
• Brian Mitchell

[DrShittyBottomHammer]

mitchell was the best south africa had, not as flash as thobela maybe , but totally dedicated,always in range, great defence,perfect guy to learn from as a boxer

[BrotherJR76]

@DrShittyBottomHammer Brian Mitchell was an outstanding all around fighter.

[BrotherJR76]

@ChampCarforlife No offense to Ndlovu, but I don't count that as a that much of a significant win. Ndlovu not even the level of fighter that Kennedy McKinney was, who Bungu beat twice. Ndlovu also not the level of fighter that Tony Lopez was.

[ChampCarforlife]

@BrotherJR76

Yes I guess Mitchell was a tab bit better than Bungu needed a signature victory and he lost to Naseem Hamed although Bungu came back out of retirement to beat Takalani Ndlovu for the IBO title.

[BrotherJR76]

@ChampCarforlife I would place Mitchell above Bungu. Remember because of the racist, fascist Apartheid regime, Mitchell had to defend his belt around the world and a lot of times, defend his belt in another guy's home country while Bungo defended his belt largely on home turf. Also, when Mitchell stepped up in the level of competition against Lopez, Mitchell arguably bet Tony Lopez twice. When Bungu stepped up against Naseem Hamed, Bungu KO'd and the fight wasn't even close.

[ChampCarforlife]

@BrotherJR76

I would put Mitchell next to Vuyani Bungu. Bugnu had 13 title defensive which is equally impressive.

[BrotherJR76]

@DrShittyBottomHammer Don't know if Brian Mitchell is the best fighter ever from South Africa, but his dedication, defense, range (as well as his overall skill and fitness) are attributes that can never be questioned.

[DrShittyBottomHammer]

@Wamz1978 I think jim mcdonnell said exactly the same thing when asked about his fight with brian..

[tw69hands2]

@Wamz1978 :

To me, Mitchell had great timing and aim. As a former boxer myself, I can tell you that those are gifts. You can improve on them but you can't really teach em...

[Wamz1978]

@tw69hands2 He is an excellent example of essentially ordinary talent yielding extra-ordinary results because of hard work and a dedication to textbook principles... Mitchell was simply very fucking good indeed