I just read this article which really seems to suspect foul play. https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/featured-b...sults/43455-mysterious-death-salvador-sanchez "On August 11, 1982, Sanchez had begun training for a September 15 rematch against LaPorte. At approximately 3:30AM the next day, on an unlit highway that sliced through the hills, along kilometer 14, his speeding Porsche 928 was sent crashing head on with an oncoming truck in the opposite lane. The Times write up stated that local police had determined that Sanchez was driving at “high speed” when he crashed into a “heavily loaded tractor trailer.” His death, according to the Times, “stunned and puzzled Mexican sporting circles.”The Spanish-language news informed viewers that Sanchez’s car was rear-ended by another truck, the impact sending the Porsche into the oncoming lane where it collided with another truck. Despite the conflicting reports and lack of details, reports agreed that Sanchez was the type of fighter who never broke camp. When training, he strictly followed a 9PM curfew and each morning, at precisely 5:30, did his roadwork throughout the dirt roads of San Jose Iturbide with his trainer following closely behind in a car. The twenty-three-year-old never left camp without informing someone, according to his trainer, Cristobal Rosas. The afternoon of August 11, the routine was broken. Alejandro Toledo traced the final steps of the champion in his book, De Puño Y Letra. Sanchez spent the morning shadowboxing and during lunch, he received a phone call that made him restless, according to the witnesses Toledo spoke with. Sanchez grabbed his car keys and sat quietly while rattling them impatiently in his hand. He mentioned wanting to take his car to Queretaro to have his mechanic look at the horn, which he claimed was acting up. Rosas told him not to bother, that he passed by the day before and the mechanic was away. Another person at the training camp said Sanchez told him he wanted to go into town to purchase a new album. Someone else said he believed the champ had a mistress in Queretaro and had gone to see her. Who it was that called Sanchez and what was said remains uncertain. Around 4 o’clock that afternoon, without advising anyone, Sanchez got into his car and drove to Queretaro. Reports say he did visit the mechanic, left empty handed, and, according to some, spent the next few hours hanging out with “admirers” until 2AM. Others said he was at a bar until 1AM. According to all sources, Sanchez was by himself when he pointed his headlights north towards San Jose Iturbide, a not-quite one-hour drive when traveling at the speed limit. Regardless of whether he left a 2AM or 1AM, Sanchez, behind the wheel of a speeding Porsche, should have been back in camp before 3 o’clock. If Sanchez left the bar at 1AM, he would have reached kilometer 14 around 1:20AM. Even if he left an hour later, there remains a large chunk of unaccountable time during his final hours. Who was it that called him that afternoon and what did they say to make a champ who was never flustered in the ring become restless. Where did Sanchez spend those unaccountable moments? Did he fall asleep for a while on the side of the road? Did he go somewhere else? What were the trucks doing on the road, especially the one that struck him from behind? At approximately 3:30AM, on his way back to his training camp, on a flat, straight section of the highway, Sanchez’s white Porsche was rear ended by a truck and sent crashing into an oncoming truck. The mangled hood of his Porsche was pushed back near the windshield, which lay in shattered pieces on the front seats. Both trucks involved were Dina Tortons. They were heavy duty trucks powered by either International or Cummins engines and were, unlike the Porsche with its 143-mph factory top speed and sub-seven 0 to 60 times, built for carrying heavy loads. Reports stated that after surveying the damage at the crash scene, investigators had no doubt Sanchez was speeding when his car collided. What the published reports didn’t state was an explanation for that question that’s lingered in my mind since that day the radio announcer repeatedly stated that Salvador Sanchez had died. If Sanchez’s car was rear-ended, then why was the Dina Torton that struck him speeding too?" Thoughts? It does seem suspect.
I have always had my suspicions on the death of Salvador Sanchez, who by many reports was a well disciplined fighter and champion who did not take any opponent for granted. There were talks following the Sept 15 1982 rematch with Juan La Porte in Madison Square Garden, that Sanchez was going to vacate his WBC Featherweight Title in pursuit of a title bout against WBC Junior lightweight Champion Alexis Arguello as Sanchez claimed he was having trouble making the 126 lb weight limit. Sanchez was still growing at 23 years of age, the rematch with La Porte would have been Sanchez 10 th title defense of the title he won from Danny Little Red Lopez on Feb 2 1980 with a TKO 13 in Phoenix, Arizona. Perhaps Sanchez death may have been at the hands of the early Cartel network wanting to make money off of Sanchez in a rather crooked way and Sanchez being a clean dedicated champion refused to comply. Sanchez did mention that he wanted to return to medical school to pursue a career as a licensed physician after his career in boxing had ended. Sanchez was a family man, married with children.
Sanchez had a lot of women throwing themselves at him and between fights he liked to live it up. The odd thing is that he broke camp in this case but he was also human. Now, what can lead one to be suspicious is that his attorney handled his money and it’s believed Sanchez had started to get tired with how little of his money he’d actually see and asked about it. Lo & behold, when he did die, there was nothing left to the family.
