Top Latin- American Boxers of all time: By Respected Division in their Era.

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  1. Ruderic

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    Top Latin- American Boxers of all time: By Respected Division in their Era.
    By Ruderic

    Note just started list so there maybe some missing , and any opinions with reasons and stats welcomed...

    Heavyweight -

    1. Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (Argentina) – 1970’s
    2. Ossie Ocassio (Puerto Rico)- 1980’s
    3. John Ruiz (Puerto Rico)- 2000’s
    4. Odlainier Solis (Cuba)- Current
    5. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)- Current
    6. Chis Arreola (Mex. / U.S.A) – Current
    7. Mike Perez (Cuba/ Ireland) - Current

    Cruiserweight –

    1. Carlos De Leon (Puerto Rico)- 1980’s
    2. Ossie Ocassio (Puerto Rico) – 1980’s
    3. Juan Carlos Gomez (Argentina) – 1990’s
    4. Guillermo Jones (Panama) – Late 2000’s / Current
    5. Yoan Pablo Hernandez (Cuba) – 2010’s / Current
    6. Fransico Palacios (Puerto Rico) – 2010’s / Current

    Light Heavyweight-

    1. Jose “Chegui” Torres (Puerto Rico)- 1960’s
    2. Vincente Rondon (Venezuela) – 1960’s
    3. Victor Galindez (Argentina) – 1970’s
    4. Lou Del Valle (Puerto Rico / U.S.A)- 1990’s
    Super Middleweight-
    1. Manny Siaca (Puerto Rico)- 1990’s

    Middleweight-

    1. Elberto Louis Hardwick (Puerto Rico) – 1930’s & 1940’s
    2. Jose Basora (Puerto Rico) – 1940’s
    3. Carlos Monzon (Argentina)- 1960’s -1970’s
    4. Roberto Duran (Panama)- 1990’s
    5. Julio Cesar Green (Dominican Republic) – Late 1990’s
    6. Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico)- Early 2000’s
    7. Jorge Castro (Argentina)- Early 2000’s
    8. Marco Antonio Rubio (Mexico) – Mid 2000’s
    9. Edison Miranda (Colombia/Puerto Rico) – Mid 2000’s
    10. Sergio Martinez (Argentina) – 2010’s

    Jr. Middleweight-

    1. Wilfredo Benitez (Puerto Rico)- 1980’s
    2. Roberto Duran (Panama)- 1980’s
    3. Carlos Santos (Puerto Rico) – Late 1980’s
    4. Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico)- Late 90’s & Early 2000’s
    5. Santiago Samaniego (Panama) – Late 1990’s & Early 2000’s
    6. Oscar De La Hoya (Mex./U.S.A)- Early 2000’s
    7. Sergio Martinez (Argentina)- Late 2000’s - Current
    8. Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico)- 2010’s - Current

    Welterweight –

    1. Elberto Louis Hardwick (Puerto Rico) – 1930’s & 1940’s
    2. Kid Gavilan (Cuba)- 1940’s
    3. Jose Napoles (Cuba / Mexico)-1960’s
    4. Pipino Cuevas (Mexico) – 1970’s
    5. Angel Espada (Puerto Rico) – 1970’s
    6. Wilfredo Benitez (Puerto Rico)- Early & Mid 1980’s
    7. Roberto Duran (Panama)- 1980’s
    8. Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico)-1990’s
    9. Oscar De La Hoya ( Mex. / U.S.A)-1990’s
    10. Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua) – Early 2000’s
    11. Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico) – Middle 2000’s

    Jr. Welterweights –

    1. Carlos Ortiz (Puerto Rico) – 1950’s
    2. Nicolino Felipe Locche (Argentina) 1960’s
    3. Antonio Cervantes (Colombia) – Early 1970’s & Mid 1970’s
    4. Wilfredo Benitez (Puerto Rico) – 1980’s
    5. J.C. Chavez (Mexico) – 1980’s
    6. Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico) – 2000’s
    7. Marco Maidana (Argentina) - Current

    Lightweight –

    1. Pedro Montanez (Puerto Rico) – 1930’s
    2. Carlos Ortiz (Puerto Rico)- 1950’s
    3. Ismael Laguna (Panama)- 1950’s
    4. Roberto Duran (Panama)- 1960’s & 1970’s
    5. Esteban De Jesus (Puerto Rico) – 1970’s
    6. J.C. Chavez (Mexico)-1980’s
    7. Tony Lopez (Mex. / U.S.A) – Early 1990’s
    8. John John Molina (Puerto Rico) - Early 1990’s
    9. Oscar De La Hoya (Mexico) – Mid 1990’s
    10. Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)– 2000’s / current


    Jr. Lightweight/ Super Featherweight-


    1. Kid Chocolate (Cuba) – 1930’s
    2. Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua) – 1970’s
    3. Alfredo Escalera (Puerto Rico)– 1970’s
    4. Samuel Serrano (Puerto Rico) – 1970’s
    5. Rafael “ Bazooka” Limon (Mexico) – 1970’s
    6. J.C. Chavez (Mexico) – 1980’s
    7. Hector Camacho (Puerto Rico) – 1980’s
    8. Bobby Chacon (Mex. / U.S.A )– 1980’s
    9. Acelino Freitas (Brazil) – Early 2000’s

    Featherweight-

    1. Kid Chocolate (Cuba) – Late 1920’s & 1930’s
    2. Baby Arizmendi (Mexico) – 1930’s
    3. Vicente Saldivar (Mexico)– 1960’s
    4. Eusebio Pedroza (Panama) – 1970’s & middle 1980’s
    5. Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua) – 1970’s
    6. Eder Jofre (Brazil) – Early 1970’s
    7. Ruben Olivares (Mexico) – Early 1970’s
    8. Salvador Sanchez (Mexico) – 1980’s
    9. Erik Morales (Mexico) – Early 2000’s
    10. Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico) – Early 2000’s
    11. Celestino Caballero (Panama) – Middle 2000’s
    12. Juan Manuel Lopez (Puerto Rico) – late 2000’s
    13. Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba)- Late 2000’s
    14. Celestino Caballero (Panama) – Early 2010’s / Current

    Super Bantamweight / Junior Featherweight–

    1. Wilfredo Gomez (Puerto Rico) – 1970’s
    2. Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) – Late 1980’s & 1990’s
    3. Wilfredo Vasquez (Puerto Rico) – Early 1990’s
    4. Oscar Larios (Mexico) – Mid 1990’s & Late 1990’s
    5. Erik Morales (Mexico) – Late 1990’s
    6. Paulie Ayala (Mex. / U.S.A) – Early 2000’s
    7. Juan Manuel Lopez (Puerto Rico) – Middle 2000’s
    8. Wilfredo Vasquez jr. (Puerto Rico) – late 2000’s
    9. Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) – Early 2010’s / Current

    Bantamweight –

    1. Sixto Escobar (Puerto Rico) – 1930’s
    2. Manuel Ortiz (Mex. /American) – 1940’s
    3. Eder Jofre (Brazil) – 1960’s
    4. Ruben Olivares (Mexico) – 1970’s
    5. Johnny Tapia (Mex. / U.S.A) – 1990’s
    6. Rafael Marquez (Mexico) – Early 2000’s
    7. Fernando Montiel (Mexico) – Mid 2000’s
    8. Abner Mares (Mex. /U.S.A) – late 2000

    Jr. Bantamweight / Super Flyweight –

    1. Robert Quiroga (Mexico) – 1990’s
    2. Felix Machado (Venezuela) – Mid 1990’s
    3. Alexander Munoz (Venezuela) – Late 1990’s & Early 2000’s
    4. Omar Narvaez (Argentina) – late 1990’s to 2000’s

    Flyweight –
    1. Pascual Perez (Argentina) – 1950’s to early 1960’s
    2. Miguel Canto (Mexico) – 1970’s
    3. Santos Benigno Laciar (Argentina)- 1980’s
    4. Irene Pacheco (Colombia) – Early 2000’s
    5. Eric Morel (Puerto Rico) - 2000’s
    6. Hernan Marquez (Mexico) - current

    Jr. Flyweight –

    1. Chiquita Gonzalez (Mexico) – Early 1990’s
    2. Michael Carbajal (Mex. / U.S.A) – Middle 1990’s
    3. Ricardo Lopez (Mexico) – Late 1990’s & early 2000’s
    4. Rosendo Alvarez (Mexico) – Early 2000’s
    5. Jorge Arce (Mexico) – Early 2000’s
    6. Ivan Calderon (Puerto Rico) – Middle 2000’s
    7. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (Nicaragua) – Late 2000’s - Current
     
  2. jeffjoiner

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    Impressive list. The lightweights alone could comprise a wing in the IBHOF.
     
  3. JoeCamelTow

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    Even Ray Charles can see where OP is going with this.
     
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  5. El Bujia

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    Some guys that deserve inclusion, especially over a lot of the ones mentioned:

    Heavyweight: Nino Valdes
    Lt. Heavyweight: Jorge Ahumada
    Middleweight: Rodrigo Valdez, Hugo Corro
    Jr. Middleweight: Julio Cesar Vasquez, Fernando Vargas
    Welterweight: Luis Rodriguez
    Jr. Welterweight: Carlos Hernandez
    Lightweight: Juan Zurita, Edwin Rosario, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Mando Ramos, Jose Luis Ramirez
    Super Featherweight: Genaro Hernandez, Joel Casamayor
    Featherweight: Sugar Ramos, Ernesto Marcel, Jose Legra, Danny Lopez, Antonio Esparragoza
    Bantamweight: Lupe Pintor, Panama Al Brown, Raul Macias, Jose Becerra, Chucho Castillo, Rafael Herrera, Carlos Zarate, Orlando Canizales, Miguel Lora
    Jr. Bantamweight: Gilberto Roman, Gustavo Ballas
    Flyweight: Horacio Accavallo, Guty Espadas, Betulio Gonzalez, Efren Torres, Luis Ibarra, Fidel Bassa
    Jr. Flyweight: Hilario Zapata, Luis Estaba, German Torres
     
  6. jdoro63

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    Good work here. Thanks for taking the time to compile such a comprehensive list. For the heavyweight section, I would replace Occasio and Solis with Arturo Godoy (Chile) and Luis Angel Firpo (Argentina), respectively. While I would most definitely keep John Ruiz and Chris Arreola, I would consider tossing Mike Perez and Juan Carlos Gomez. I'd replace those names with Gregorio Peralta and Luis Ortiz. It's just how I see it, my friend. I hope I didn't seem persnickety when critiquing your assessment. I just believe some of those guys simply didn't achieve enough in comparison. But I completely respect your picks.

     
  7. ElCyclon

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    lol
     
  8. Gil Gonzalez

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    I just scrolled down to make sure Bazooka Gomez was in his rightful place. Carry on.