I always thought that Lopez would have beat him. In my mind this became more pronounced as Carbajal forgot that he was a very solid boxer and discovered that he was a very serious puncher; he fell in love with that and it diminished him overall. Looking at the 2 fights with Chiquita, I don't see anything in there to make me think Carbajal would beat Lopez. Like many others, I wondered why Lopez never ate that extra plate once a week to gain 3 pounds and get himself into that mix- i have learned from people close to it that it was all business and a question of personal loyalty. In short, to get those fights Lopez would have had to part ways with somebody that he had been with from the beginning.
Finito outboxes Carbajal decisively to a decision win. I’ve always maintained that Finito would have beaten Chiquita and Carbajal quite easily, just a shame that we never saw him against the two. Finito also disliked Chiquita so it would have been interesting to see a grudge match between the two, the only problem was that they were both with Nacho Beristain.
