Name your Top 5 Greatest Mexican or Mexican-American boxers

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  1. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Name your Top 5 Greatest Mexican or Mexican-American (or anyone of Mexican ancestry) boxers of all time. Please rank them also.

    Here's mine:

    1. Marco Antonio Barrera
    2. Erik Morales
    3. Julio Cesar Chavez
    4. Juan Manuel Marquez
    5. Oscar De La Hoya

    Many of you may be surprised that I put JCC in third place, but I honestly feel that MAB and EM had a greater career base on the quality of their fights and wins. They certainly played a bigger role in boxing in my opinion. The featherweights divisions in the past decade and a half was the most important and competitive division in boxing. MAB's fights and EM's fights are often mentioned in conversation more so than any other Mexican or Mexican-American boxer. They are classic fights to be watched over and over again. I think JCC gets a lot of credit partly because he preceded MAB and EM. JCC was the greatest up to his time. If it had been the other way around, JCC's career may have instead been overshadowed by MAB and EM. Anyhow, I expect a lot of people to disagree, and I'm sure we will have some great conversation on this topic. :cheers
     
    punch13, Jan 22, 2010
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  2. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    New to boxing eh??

    No Carlos Zarate, Ruben Olivares, Salvador Sanchez???

    You have MAB and Morales over JCC???!! You're a mess.

    JMM over DLH :lol:

    geez
     
    IsaL, Jan 22, 2010
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Chavez
    Sanchez
    Morales
    Barrera
    Lopez

    I havent seen enough of guys like Olivares so thats my list.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jan 22, 2010
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  4. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    1-Julio Cesar Chavez
    2-Ruben Olivares
    3-Salvador Sanchez
    4-Vicente Saldivar
    5-Miguel Canto
     
    bladerunner, Jan 22, 2010
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  5. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with Zarate, Olivares, and Sanchez. Please name your top 5. Thanks.
     
    punch13, Jan 22, 2010
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  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    1.JCC
    2.Ricardo Lopez
    3.Salvador Sanchez
    4.Erik Morales/Olivares
    5.Saldivar
     
    Jorodz, Jan 22, 2010
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  7. Ellis

    Ellis New Member Full Member

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    Chavez
    Morales
    Lopez
    Sanchez
    Barrera

    Morales rates higher than Barrera because he would beat more common opponents. Marco was koed by Junior Jones whereas Eric blew Jones away. I also believe Eric would have outworked Marquez.
     
    Ellis, Jan 22, 2010
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  8. steele311

    steele311 Wanna Dance? Full Member

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    My personal favs: (please don't dissect...lol)

    Macro Antonio Barrera
    Julio Caesar Chavez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Roberto Duran
    Juan Manuel Marquez
     
    steele311, Jan 22, 2010
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  9. Atritionist

    Atritionist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruben Olivares
    Salvador Sanchez
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Carlos Zarate
     
    Atritionist, Jan 22, 2010
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  10. Wiirdo

    Wiirdo Boxing Addict banned

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    Duran is Panamanian, not Mexican.:yep
     
    Wiirdo, Jan 22, 2010
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  11. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    his mother i believe was mexican but you're right: don't think dude qualifies
     
    Jorodz, Jan 22, 2010
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  12. steele311

    steele311 Wanna Dance? Full Member

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    Did I say Duran? I meant Erik Morales. :scaredas:
     
    steele311, Jan 22, 2010
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  13. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
     
    bladerunner, Jan 22, 2010
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  14. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    barrera
    morales
    izzy vasquez
    jc chavez
    Marquez (i like both)

    i do like sanchez and lopez but aint really seen enoughof them to list fairly
     
    LP_1985, Jan 22, 2010
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  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    1. Julio Cesar Chavez
    2. Salvador Sanchez
    3. Ruben Olivares
    4. Vicente Saldivar
    5. Marco Antonio Barrera/Erik Morales
     
    Addie, Jan 22, 2010
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