Salvador Sanchez vs. Ruben Castillo. I had it a draw in my head when I first saw this bout. But here is how I have it when sitting down and studying it.. Round 1: 10-9 Castillo Round 2: 10-10 Even Round 3: 10-9 Castillo Round 4: 10-9 Sanchez Round 5: 10-10 Even Round 6: 10-9 Sanchez Round 7: 10-9 Sanchez Round 8: 10-9 Sanchez Round 9: 10-9 Sanchez Round 10: 10-9 Sanchez Round 11: 10-9 Castillo Round 12: 10-9 Sanchez Round 13: 10-9 Castillo Round 14: 10-9 Sanchez Round 15: 10-10 Even Total: 146-142 Sanchez Sanchez was never the best against boxers. He really shone against sluggers whom he could counter-punch into knots. But despite boxers not being his wheelhouse, he was still too good for them and Castillo was a good one. But no robbery. Sanchez deserved it in a good close fight.
I watched this fight about a month ago after watching an interview with Castillo and JCC where he seems to feel he was robbed in that fight. I didn’t think so....and on rewatch I see no case for Castillo! This content is protected
I can't see a case for Castillo. He did well early, but Sanchez began to control it late, as was his custom. It would have been a robbery had they given it to Castillo.
Castillo swears to this day that he won the fight. I watched it pretty recently and thought Sanchez won by closing strong, probably 2 or three point margin if I had been keeping score. Ruben says that both Arguello and Chavez are better than Sanchez and would stop him. He fought Arguello less than 90 days before the Sanchez fight and was stopped in 11, then had another fight about 40 days before the Sanchez fight.
Lol or ask their fans or detractors.....can’t tell you how many times we read...so and so arguably beat/lost to so and so.
Sanchez won close but clear. I felt Castillo was probably up clearly after 4 but by the 10th round it was even and Sanche got the better of it down the stretch. I felt the Ford fight was closer but again not close enough to take from Sal.
So did I. Round 1: 10-9 Ford Round 2: 10-9 Ford Round 3: 10-10 Even Round 4: 10-9 Ford Round 5: 10-9 Ford Round 6: 10-9 Sanchez Round 7: 10-9 Ford Round 8: 10-9 Sanchez Round 9: 10-9 Ford Round 10: 10-9 Sanchez Round 11: 10-9 Sanchez Round 12: 10-9 Sanchez Round 13: 10-9 Sanchez Round 14: 10-10 Even Round 15: 10-9 Sanchez 144-143 Sanchez
Yeah, Sanchez definitely excelled better against guys that tried to take his head off. The Castillo, Ford, Cowdell fights are a lot less impressive to most than the Lopez, Gomez and Nelson fights but his poise, patience and overall calmness about how he knew how the latter rounds would go were so impressive in those fights. To think he was 21, 22 in those bouts too.
