Best H2H fighter in his prime: ¿Chavez Sr. or Salvador Sanchez?

Eddie Ezzard · Aug 3, 2025

What exactly is the OP asking? Better H2H fighter?

Does that actually mean Chavez of 1989 vs Sanchez of 1982? It's a roundabout way oasking it, if so, with respect.

That's pitting a junior welter vs a featherweight. That's an unfair match. Of course Chavez wins.

Fitz56 · Jul 22, 2026

FighterInTheWind said: ↑

I guess our respective views of the Nelson fight differ considerably. First, I don't recall Nelson having much success inside; his best moments were when he was winging wild rights from mid-distance. To his credit, he did land an alarming number of them flush - though it did not have much visible effect on Sanchez. Second, I had Sanchez winning, possibly even comfortably, though I never scored the fight.

Now that you mention it, I will watch it either today or tomorrow and actually score it. It is often the case fights are a lot closer or one-sided than you thought when you score it.

But I'd also consider the context of the Nelson fight, before you make too much out of it. Nelson was an unknown fighter with maybe a dozen professional fights. I am not sure if Sanchez ever even saw film of him. So it's unsurprising if he did struggle. And if he did struggle, it's akin to Duran struggling against de Jesus in a nontitle bout. And de Jesus was a much more of a known commodity.

Good point on the Chavez-Taylor I. The hand speed difference was massive, and that would not be a factor here.
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FighterInTheWind said: ↑

I guess our respective views of the Nelson fight differ considerably. First, I don't recall Nelson having much success inside; his best moments were when he was winging wild rights from mid-distance. To his credit, he did land an alarming number of them flush - though it did not have much visible effect on Sanchez. Second, I had Sanchez winning, possibly even comfortably, though I never scored the fight.

Now that you mention it, I will watch it either today or tomorrow and actually score it. It is often the case fights are a lot closer or one-sided than you thought when you score it. (This is True!!)

But I'd also consider the context of the Nelson fight, before you make too much out of it. Nelson was an unknown fighter with maybe a dozen professional fights. I am not sure if Sanchez ever even saw film of him. So it's unsurprising if he did struggle. And if he did struggle, it's akin to Duran struggling against de Jesus in a nontitle bout. And de Jesus was a much more of a known commodity.

All due respect given my "Likes" of your other comments, but herein you've over-thought yourself into the weeds via the last paragraph. Sanchez struggled because of what Nelson brought to the table as his (Nelson's) potential rose to the occasion. Indeed, that he took on a champ and ATG on two weeks notice and did what he did was phenomenal. He wasn't even ranked in the top 10 going in. Thus it had nothing to do with what film Sanchez did or didn't see nor ANYthing akin to Duran / de Jesus who by comparison went in being the same age and with virtually identical records (albeit Esteban a tad older and with two more fights and a #3 ranking).

Good point on the Chavez-Taylor I. The hand speed difference was massive, and that would not be a factor here.
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Best H2H fighter in his prime: ¿Chavez Sr. or Salvador Sanchez?

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1989 Chávez

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Best H2H fighter in his prime: ¿Chavez Sr. or Salvador Sanchez?

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1982 Sánchez

1989 Chávez

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