Top ten Mexican fighters of all time.

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  1. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I just wanted to check with everyones list of top ten mexican fighters not only from mexico but with mexican heritage as well. Here goes mine.

    1.Salvador Sanchez
    2.Julio Cesar Chavez
    3.Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
    4.Erik "el terrible" Morales
    5.Juan Manuel Marquez
    6.Marco Antonio Barrera
    7.Michael Carbajal
    8.Oscar DeLa Hoya
    9.Jose Luis "el temible" Castillo
    10. and new WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito
     
  2. Sweet Pea

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    1. Julio Cesar Chavez
    2. Ruben Olivares
    3. Vicente Saldivar
    4. Salvador Sanchez
    5. Oscar De La Hoya
    6. Ricardo Lopez
    7. Erik Morales
    8. Marco Antonio Barrera
    9. Miguel Canto
    10. Carlos Zarate
     
  3. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zarate was great a true legend aswell.
     
  4. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    never tough much about it but it would be something like this.
    and i only put Mexican fighters.

    1-Julio Cesar Chavez
    2-Salvador Sanchez
    3-Ruben Olivares
    4-Marco Antonio Barrera
    5-Erik Morales
    6-Vicente Saldivar
    7-Ricardo Lopez
    8-Manuel Ortiz
    9-Miguel Canto
    10-Carlos Zarate
     
  5. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    why would you rate sal sanchez over chavez...just asking
     
  6. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Here's mine:

    1 Julio Cesar Chavez
    2 Ricardo Lopez
    3 Carlos Zarate
    4 Ruben Olivares
    5 Marco Barrera
    6 Salvador Sanchez
    7 Erik Morales
    8 Vincente Saldivar
    9 Miguel Canto
    10 Humberto Gonzales

    I know that a lot of the guys over on the Classic forum (guys who know their stuff) rate Saldivar higher; he's someone I have to do more research on.
     
  7. MexChamps

    MexChamps Active Member Full Member

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    Do they have to be Mexican born
    or can they be Mexican American?

    Mando Ramos
    Danny little red Lopez
    Chucho Castillo
     
  8. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know Chavez was the big package and did more in the sport than any mexican fighter has. However theres something about Salvadors ability that tells me he had everything to become the best of all time if not close to. This is something we will never know.
     
  9. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chavez was the TOTAL Package!
     
  10. Jason997

    Jason997 Active Member Full Member

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    Why do people list De la Hoya as a Mexican fighter? Genetics?
     
  11. smoochp

    smoochp Da flyest1 Full Member

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    Juan Marquez will replace Castillo imo
     
  12. Sweet Pea

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    He said fighters with Mexican heritage, De La Hoya is Mexican-American.