TOP 7 MEXICAN BOXERS -SURVEY- Deadline 5/30/2022

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  1. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have him #8.
     
    ChrisJS, Apr 12, 2022
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  2. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No love for Ricardo Lopez yet? Il Finito?

    Here goes. Here's some nicknames to match up with fighters mentioned. No use of Google, honest. Just focussed my mind but thought it might be fun.

    El Terrible
    El Barreta (Baby-faced assassin)
    Canas
    El Puas
    Dinamita
    El Cesar de Boxeo/El Gran Campeon Mexicano/El Leon de Culiacan/Superstar (trust this guy to hold multiple titles)
    El Maestro
    Zurdo de Oro
    Canelo
     
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  3. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chavez has a lot - El Gran Campeon, The Lion of Culaican, JC Superstar etc;

    Olivares mostly goes by Puas. People call him that in person, he also signs it. It means spikes in reference to his spiky hair.

    Canas for Zárate. Canas as in canes (sugar canes due to his skinny legs, a name that stuck since his youth).

    El Zurdo de Oro (The golden lefty) for Saldivar.

    Chava for Sanchez, Chava is a common nickname for the name Salvador.

    Baby Faced Assassin for Barrera. Finalist for Marquez. El Maestro for Canto, The Master.
     
    ChrisJS, Apr 12, 2022
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  4. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True. I've agreed with Chris on the top 7 but here are 8 honourable mentions from fairly recent times as I don't stretch back that far. Most of these could make a top 7 and not look completely ridiculous.

    Erik Morales
    Lupe Pintor
    Jose Luis Ramirez
    Miguel Canto
    Canelo Alvarez
    Jose Luis Lopez
    Chiquita Gonzalez
    Ricardo Lopez
     
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  5. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never got why anyone would ever have called Barrera 'Baby-Faced'. He was born looking 30. To be fair, he looks about 35 now. Aging well but I bet he never got asked for ID.
     
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  6. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    @HDmexiqtioner For some reason (temporary insanity??) I thought the list was about favorite Mexican fighters. I have redone the list to include my top seven Mexican fighters.

    1. Julio Cesar Chavez. Sr.
    2. Saul Alvarez
    3. Ruben Olivares
    3. Salvador Sanchez
    5. Carlos Zarate
    6. Erik Morales
    7. Marco Antonio Barrera
     
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  7. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I must ask.........Jose Luis Lopez?
     
    salsanchezfan, Apr 12, 2022
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  8. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1 JCC
    2 Saldivar
    3 Olivares
    4 Sanchez
    5 JMM
    6 Canelo
    7 Canto

    HM Barrera, Lopez, Zarate, Morales
     
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  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    I'm not good at this stuff. But shouldn't Baby Arizmendi make it in?
     
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  10. ChrisJS

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    I think he could have a place in there, yes, I personally think he’s 10 or 11, but 7 or 8 seems reasonable too. There’s not a lot between many of these greats.
     
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  11. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    1. Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
    2. Ruben Olivares
    3. Salvador Sanchez
    4. Vicente Salvidar
    5. Carlos Zarate
    6. Juan Manuel Marquez
    7. Canelo Alvarez
     
    OP_TheJawBreaker, Apr 13, 2022
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  12. Flash24

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    #1 Julio Chavez sr.
    #1 B Sal Sanchez
    #2 Olivares
    #3 Zarate
    #4Salvidar
    #5 Canto
    #6 JL Ramirez
     
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  13. HDmexiqtioner

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    Exactly, they have SO many greats. So, coming up with the Hard 7 is really what I'm in for. Also, will sprinkle in a little history in the video to show why "the Mexican style" of boxing really became a style of its own. 7 is a solid list, not really seen often, and it will give me the excuse to bring out "Los Siete Magnificos " as a play of the topic and subject. lol
     
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  14. HDmexiqtioner

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    Thanks everyone for the support. I'll get to logging these in today, and tag you when I get your list finalized in the system.
     
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    HDmexiqtioner, Apr 13, 2022
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