Salvador Sanchez

I think his early death had more to do with his "legend" than anything else.

I'll make sure this doesn't get buried however, as there are surely some on here that know more about the guy than me.

 

Beating Lopez and Gomez conclusively has a little to do with it too i would envision.

 

He was a great fighter, but because we never got to see how his full career would have turned out, I think he's a tad overrated. When people talk about him, they always mention how great he looked in beating Gomez and Nelson and Lopez, and don't talk about how he struggled with a lot of other fighters. Nelson would have beaten him in a rematch IMO, but all this doesn't take away that he was a great fighter, even if he's a tad overrated. Just my two cents.

 

I guess you are the guy to school us on him.

I think he was good historically, but an early death, while certainly terrible, may have helped.

The ball is in your court. I'll just sit back and read what you come out with.

 

No, he had opened a few eyes amongst the hardcore, and no doubt was respected in Mexico, but he was not a worldwide star and certainly he was no legend..

 

I kinda see it like that, but you and others know a LOT more about the guy than me.

 

I was young myself, but when my old man talks about Sanchez he points out this:

When Sanchez beat one Azumah Nelson, he got panned big time for a god awful performance against a seemingly complete novice.

Then sadly, the accident happen and boxing fights meant nothing. An excellent fighter had just died after being panned for a month or so by boxing critics the world over.

If you are a decent human, you will feel guilt and you may compensate for that in some way.

Then two/three years down the line your conscience is pricked further, because that complete novice who gave Sanchez hell, is turning into arguably the finest fighter Africa has produced in Queensberry rules. And it suddenly clicks that maybe the performance you felt so justified panning, was amongst (if not) the best perfomance Sanchez produced.

 

Thanks for this!

 

His sole loss was an early points loss when he was still learning.

Finished with a great record, regardless of his early death.

 

Sanchez, like many greats, sometimes fought to the level of his opposition. Yes, Sanchez had some less than spectacular efforts against "only good" competition, but that doesn't in any way overshadow the fact that he shone so brightly against great competition, where nearly all others would have failed.

It's entirely possible that Sanchez may indeed have been beaten before too long, but with the dizzying array of tools that he had mastered, I suspect that he was likely a fighter who would have been "rematch tough". Beating Sanchez once would have been a monumental achievement, beating him twice would have been nearly impossible.

Sanchez is not overrated IMO....he was that good.

To answer the initial question posed by the author of the thread....Sanchez was a boxer/puncher with incredible stamina and resolve, who posted a lengthy run of title defences against overall very good competition including a superfight victory....even those who believe him to be overrated will attest to this.

 

Nelson as well. His resume for a 23 year old was amazing.

 

And there a lot of it is Rocco.

 

:good

 

Sanchez was a star in America (And Britain i assume) after beating Gomez. As for opening a few hardcore eyes, that's about 75 leagues below what he did to be honest. His brilliance was totally engulfed after he beat Gomez. This was a huge fight.