Who had the better resume? Sanchez or Chavez?

Sanchez

 

Close.

 

Chavez.

 

I think it depends on how you look at it. Chavez's resume was deeper, but IMO Sanchez's had the better "high points."

 

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Chavez.

 

Sanchez pretty much solidified his ATG status by the time he was 23 years old. Astonishing.

 

He also beat better versions of Castillo and LaPorte IMO, two fighters frequently listed among Chavez's top five or six wins.

 

I don't really like getting into the common opponents argument though. Styles make fights and all that. I'm sure Chavez would've put Cowdell and Ford in the trunk.

To beat 3 HOFers before he was 23 puts Sanchez in the box seat.

 

Nelson.......................Taylor
Gomez.......................Rosario
Lopez x 2...................Mayweather x 2
Laporte......................Ramirez
Castillo......................Lockridge
Ford..........................Martinez
Cowdell......................Camacho

Up to that point, I'd say they are very close

But then Sal just has Perez and Castanon, whilst Chavez has Laporte, Haugen, Randall (dubious), Lopez, Smith, Alli, Fuentes and a few others as well.

On the strength of quantity, you'd have to give the edge to Chavez, but Sal's resume surprisingly holds up really well.

 

I prefer the Laporte that fought Chavez.He was a bit raw against Sal, though he did fight well.He looked to have a better understanding of his skillset against Julio.

 

Chavez has the reanimated corpse of Bazooka Limon, which is better than any win....ever.

 

Laporte probably turned in his best performance ever against Julio (somewhat assy Ko of Lockridge aside), but the Sanchez fight was one of his better performances as well.

I'd rate both as quality wins for Sanchez and Chavez. Both were pretty tight affairs too imo, though the Sanchez one rarely gets that sort of rep.