Jeff Chandler vs Carlos Zarate

From what I can see, Jeff is the more polished, and athletic

some might think this would end in Carlos' favor as it did vs Zamora but Zamora was more the straight ahead type. Chandler, trained here in the US was more versatile & smarter

I think Carlos is too stiff, too straight up, and just isnt fast enough. Probably would have problems connecting

Realistically, you know Jeff is going to beat him to the punch consistently to rack up a sizable lead (somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-5)

I also favor Olivares in a head to head

 

I'm as big a Chandler fan as anybody (with the exception of you ;-) ). It's an oddity that I've seen more than a few highly knowledgable posters state that they need to brush up on Chandler. You make a good argument and personally I'd rate them in the same range. I do think it's a bit unfair to hold the Fenech, Zaragoza fights against Zarate due to the layoff and the fact he was clearly past best. Conversely, I don't put much stock in Richie Sandoval beating the shell of Chandler. Despite that, Chandler's resume certainly stands up against Zarate. Zarate did have a bigger punch and had a bit of an Arguello quality about him. He's certainly more aesthetically pleasing than Chandler. And maybe that's all that separates them. I have a hard time making a pick between them head to head. I could see Chandler spoiling a bit and getting a decision. I could see Zarate stopping him late. Tough call in my opinion. Very close.

 

You must look beyond mere numbers. Search your heart you know Zarate ranks higher. Take a victory over a guy like Fernando Cabanela. Mediocre record right. But he had beat Rolando Navarrate, Sukhothai, Chionoi, and Chartvanchai. And he had gone the distance with Borkhorsor, Ohba, Octavio Gomez, Soo Hwan-Hong, and Ruben Olivares. It took Zarate three rounds to get rid of him.

Zarates record is full of guys like that, Jimenez, Orlando Amores. God tough competent guys. Now throw in the ranked guys (and you neglected that Rodolfo Martinez is better than anybody Chandler best) and remember that with a better set of judges st the time of his retirement Zarate could have been 50-1 and you get a sense of his worth.

 

Also Zarate is from Mexico city the new York of Mexico. In the Order of Cities Philadelphia> Pittsburgh>>>> New York. So there's that...

 

He isn't

 

Pretty basic if you're not just trying to support an agenda.

 

Look what happens when you bring their best & brightest over here against our best & brightest: Chavez v Taylor, Chavez v Whitaker

suddenly they dont look so hot

 

Sanchez was better. better stamina, & tougher. Carlos too rigid, slow on his feet

 

Yeah well the 118lb Sanchez getting knocked about by journeymen would've struggled to see 5 rounds with Zarate. So **** off.

 

Taylor didn't look too hot after the Chavez fight.