Former featherweight champ honored

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    Danny "Little Red" Lopez was slow and deliberate in his acceptance speech, unlike his demeanor in the ring as a champion featherweight. Longtime Associated Press boxing writer Ed Schuyler Jr. wasn't so fast for a change.

    Being immortalized can have that effect.

    Lopez and Schuyler were among 13 men inducted Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, capping their impressive careers.

    "Getting inducted is a big honor, getting the ring and the whole shot," said Lopez, who fashioned a 42-6 record with 39 knockouts in a 10-year career. "I felt much better winning a fight in the ring, but this is comparable to it. Pretty close."

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