New Thread - Salvador Sanchez - What Happens Next

He was indeed that..the greatest ever Mexican..:deal

 

Followed by Chavez, then Olivares & Barrera.

 

Better than Chavez? I dunno.

 

That's a tough one Garrus...Chavez is the only one that can contest #1 with Sanchez.

 

Sanchez beat Gomez.


:deal

 

If Sanchez wasn't the victim of that tragedy, he may not of hung around long after but he would've won the big fights necessary to complete his legacy.

 

Vicente Saldivar might have something to say about that.

 

Wins against the likes of Pedroza, Nelson (in a rematch), Mayweather, Lockridge, Chacon, Limon and perhaps topping out with a nice win against a Ramirez at lightweight would probably make him the greatest Mexican fighter of all time.

He wouldn't beat Camacho, Whitaker or Chavez imo and any of those fights would blemish his standing.

 

This may of turned the trick it self.

Nelson was already game as hell in their first bout, but his brief career at the time takes some luster off of it in a lot of people's opinion. Beating Lopez twice and obviously Gomez were gigantic wins.

It just sucks it comes to what may of been. It's difficult to put Hall of Famers on your resume, and prime versions at that. Unless you reign for a substantial amount of time and clean out a division of top ranked contenders, those top line wins against HOF peers are such a huge factor. Some fighters don't get the opportunity to test themselves at that level.

 

No fw of the near future would have beaten him imo.

Could he have survived the gauntlet of the sfw murderers row just as alexis did? Very hard to answer because the likes of limon, edwards, chacon, nazarrete, castillo etc were all operating at a very high level against each other basically shitting all over the claims of the lineal title.

I personally think he has the right combination of skill and toughness to beat all individually but i'm not convince he could have cut through them as alexis himself did without suffering a defeat.

At lw I can't see him beating whittaker. Rosario, chavez, camacho, mancini, bramble, lockridge and ramirez, at lw against those i'd give him even less chance of emerging without defeat but he should come out with a favourable record.

It's clear with hindsight that there was the right combination of boxers and circumstance for him to really enhance his legacy a step further. Above lw I don't give him much chance but for the next 7 years or so between fw and lw he could have had some serious success.

 

And he didn't just beat him he destroyed him..dominating a supergreat fighter like Gomez..death cut short a truly great career. I think he would have left the feathers and easily dominated the junior lights as well.

 

Yes..they would have brought out the best him..but honestly, I think he would have dominated them.

 

In individual fantasy fights i'd agree, but in a consecutive schedule i'm not convinced. Not saying he wouldn't do it but it's a very tough ask which the completion of pretty much sealed alexis' legacy.

 

Most of those guys were starting to suffer from serious wear and tear by the time Sanchez would have moved up.

 

I don't think he'd have lost any rematch. I think he edges Pedroza. Moving up to 130, the likes of Chacon, Boza, and Limon. while very good, had flaws that Sanchez would have exploited (ala Little Red Lopez).
I'd exclude Whitaker because I think Sanchez is long gone by the time Pea is ready for that fight.
For me, the potential stumbling blocks for Sanchez realistically based on timing would be Arguello, Camacho, and possibly Chavez. I think the lesser fighter of the 3 historically (Camacho) is the toughest matchup for Sanchez. Bigger, stronger, faster, southpaw with a good jab. Bad matchup for Sanchez. Timing and experience can beat speed and Sanchez's possibly could, but it looks difficult IMO.