By having the last name of Sanchez, as well as *Salvador Sanchez* as an uncle, I was familiar with him being a known boxer long before I ever remember having an interest in the sport. Every now and again I will go through and watch a good amount of his fights which are available to see online. today was the first time that I can remember ever crossing my mind to see who the WBA's featherweight champion was during Sanchez's reign. After seeing it was Eusebio Pedroza, it came to me that I did "know" that answer at one (if not two) time, although I likely would never have remembered without looking it up. On account of my having only seen two of his fights and therefore knowing little about him as a fighter, with "little" referring to those two fights. First is his being knocked out in the 2nd round of what was his 16th professional fight, by then undefeated WBA Bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora. the other fight is a 12th round TKO stoppage of the incredibly long, long, since faded, ghostly shell of the once mighty, undisputed Bantamweight champion, Rubén 'El Púas' Olivares. So, now then, with the requisite novella outta the way, I ask those who feel they are capable of answering the question of how, to your minds' eye, does a Salvador 'Chava' Sanchez vs Eusebio 'El Alacron' Pedroza play out and also how does that fight end? * Feces! I almost forgot to clear this up. Salvador Sanchez is truly my uncle....who last i knew was still alive, retiring from a maintenance gig in what is the local school district in the Texas town of Eagle Pass, sharing the border with the city of Piedras Negras, in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Last, he's not really even all that good of a dude. Ironically being overtly racist, mostly against African Americans, of which there's likely not even more than 10 black Americans within 50 miles of his home. Just ridiculous
I feel that as good as Eusebio Pedroza was as WBA World Featherweight Champion, longevity and skill, he would drop a very close decision to WBC World Featherweight Champion, Salvador Sanchez. This fight for Sanchez would be like the troublesome fight hat he had against Pat Cowdell. Salvador did fight against better competition, Danny Little Red Lopez, Wilfredo Bazooka Gomez, and Azumah Nelson. Sanchez would be having some tough moments but he would rally late to secure the decision victory. Eusebio is no walk in the park by any means, he was champion from 1978-1985, until he was dethroned by Barry McGuigan of Ireland. Salvador Sanchez was champion from 1980-1982, defended his belt 9 times before being killed in a traffic fatality on a lonely road, days following his 15th round TKO of Azumah Nelson, in Madison Square Garden.
Torn here. I think either one could take two of three against the other, but neither sweeps all three fights. It's too odd a blend of styles. I will say that much is made on the pro-Pedroza side about how Sanchez had never faced a style like Pedroza or anyone with that kind of stamina and resilience before, but that argument cuts both ways. Pedroza never fought anyone like Sanchez either.
