Salvador Sanchez - Underrated?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tonnes of top class boxers, such as Roy Jones Jr and James Toney, rank Sanchez as a top 3 fighter of all time.

    He was way before my time admittedly, how do you guys rate him?

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    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Extremely underrated,
    But such is life when you die at such a young age.
    & a loooooooong time ago at that.
     
  4. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    It's crazy that one of the most celebrated champions with 46 fights under his belt, victories against hall of famers, and only one disputed loss in his career is "underrated" and yet, here we are.
     
  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez underrated? That's a first.
     
  6. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea !! who, when, no way, not since I have been on this site, he is generally ranked/rated alongside or just below the likes of Chavez and Olivares, sometimes Zarate, and above Saldivar, if that's underrated then I need to go back to school.
    stay safe Flo.
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I mean, yeah. He beat two ATGs and two other champs by the time he was 23.
     
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    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Where is the basis of his underrating ? I mean who says that he is under rated ?
     
  9. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    We have a guy here on the forum that is such a big fan of this dude...his name...I can't remember his name but he's got this other dude's name IN HIS NAME because he's that big of a...I can't think of the word. An appreciator? Anyways, can't wait till he comes here, to this great thread.
     
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  10. stm19990

    stm19990 New Member Full Member

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    Dont really know much about him but have to respect his title run because all of his opponents seemed to be on a good run and most of them were multiple title challengers and his bear a good fighter to win the title or great I don't know much about that era but all fighters back then didn't worry about unbeaten records they fought win lose draw didn't cry about it and moved on they sure were made from different stuff back then
     
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  11. Jpreisser

    Jpreisser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He's not underrated. He gets tons of play on forums and groups, and he's regularly argued as the greatest Mexican fighter of all-time. If anything he's slightly overrated. He's widely labeled as prodigy and that's fine, but some of his attributes get inflated as a result. Sanchez has become someone seen as capable of "doing it all" by many, which isn't quite accurate. He wasn't a big puncher and he had issues with boxers who made him lead. I don't think he did enough inside the ring to rank above someone like Chavez, either.

    If anyone is underrated, it's Vicente Saldivar.
     
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  12. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    He was a fantastic fighter. I think he was even better than Julio Cesar Chavez. I think he may have been the greatest Mexican fighter of all time. Excellent boxing brain.
     
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  13. The Townsend

    The Townsend Zeus. Full Member

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    Would have been one of the greatest fighters of all time.
     
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  14. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    One of my all time favorites. Just a fantastic boxer at such a young age. If he lived he would undoubtedly be one of the greatest of all time. His skill set was off the chart. Was heartbreaking to hear of his untimely death.
     
  15. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    I'm a huge Chaves fan but Sanchez did more in his short time and we never got to see him in his prime
     
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