The Top 10 Mexican Fighters In History

Canto and especially Saldivar are way too low, and Zarate is way too high IMO. I'd have Olivares in the top 2 and Sanchez in the top 4. I also think Estrada is more worthy of being in the top 10 than Lopez.

 

I don't disagree with any of the names you listed, although i'd swap a few names for example i think Zarate is far too high but that's just down to personal preference. I also think Canelo should be in the top 10 even though i'm not a fan he has a very good resume.

 

Off the top of my head, my list would be something like:

1. JCC
2. Olivares
3. Canto
4. Saldivar
5. Sanchez
6. Zarate
7. JMM
8. Barrera
9. Morales
10. Lopez

HM for Baby Arizmendi.

I tend not to rate active fighters in all time lists, I think you need a few years post retirement for the dust to settle and see what some of their key opponents go on to do. Canelo will be in there somewhere eventually, but I doubt he will break the top 5.

 

1. Chavez
2. Olivares
3. Sanchez
4. Marquez
5. Zárate
6. Saldivar
7. Barrera
8. Morales
9. López
10. Canto

Honorable: Baby Arizmendi

 

Sanchez beat so many great opponents, but we don´t know what could have happened there, it is a short career in his young days. Olivares was certainly erratic and so unreliable, it makes me mad that he never took his career seriously (he only hit trainning camp when he was short in cash). I gotta go with Sanchez as number 2.

 

It´s crazy that JMM ended up being the best modern mexican for almost everybody, nobody would have thought that in the early 2000s.

 

He took his training seriously. He was a very dominant and consistent fighter until he couldn’t make bantam any more and lost the title. After that, he still trained hard, but he partied hard too. He was a national icon in TV shows, movies, commercials etc; I think his best performance/skill set is the best of all Mexicans but Chavez had a better path perhaps and he only started falling for some of the vices in his 30s.

 

I like your list better.

Does Napoles count for this list?

 

No, I've considered him Cuban for the purposes of this list. If I considered him Mexican then he'd be either #1 or #2.