Snchez knocked out 32 of his 46 opponents. And it doesnt. Lopez was 27 years old with a record of 23-3. Combates bouts 35, ganados 27, perdidos 8, empates 0. I'm not sure one can stack up Willie Pep against Salvador Sanchez on the premise cited. The Battle of the Little Giants began the big bang of the whole Mexico versus Puerto Rico argument.. And next weekend on Sept. 14, Mexico's newest ranking officer, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, takes a chomp at greatness when he locks horns with the sport's biggest celebrity, Floyd Mayweather Jr. He was more the family guy, he wasnt as exuberant, but Mexicans love a winner and Sanchez was certainly a winner. [His] defense was great; youve got to constantly be thinking every second of the fight because this guy is that good. vs secreto. In all likelihood, it probably just cant be done. Salvador Sanchez was no different from his ability in the ring as he quickly rose to stardom in the sport behind the incredible performance in the ring that made him a must-watch attraction. DISCLAIMER: Data may be outdated or incorrect, use at your own discretion. What can you expect from Salvador Sanchez photos? In their 2nd fight, a 21-year old Salvador Snchez (35-1-1, 28 KO) faced Danny Lopez again, who was now 27 years old with a record of 23-4 in a featherweight title defense fight. The [Mexico-Puerto Rico] rivalry became evident or has increased since the Sanchez fight in 1981, Gomez said. His nephew Salvador Sanchez II boxed professionally in the mid-2000s into the 2010s. He relaxed in the ring. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. He was 18 years old with a record of 18-0. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. But Chavezs undefeated streak is impressive. And it was absolutely marvelous to watch. Sanchez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Bob Yalen, of MTK Global, worked for ABC during that period and produced several of Sanchezs fights. A 23-year old Salvador Snchez (43-1-1, 31 KO) faced an undefeated Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson, who was 24 years old with a record of 13-0 in a featherweight title defense fight. He doesn'tbecause his level of competition was just poor, plain and simple. At that time, it was my first big fight and it was kinda difficult for me because I didnt have all the experience of boxing. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! In 1982, he beat Jorge Garcia before fighting undefeated future champion and Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson. He was coming off a TKO win over Azumah Nelson in July 1982 that pushed him to a 44-1-1 record. It was all brought to a sudden halt during his training for Lopezs fight that set for September that year. Becerra proved too experienced for the young Snchez, the bout ended in a split decision defeat for Snchez. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. On December 13, 1980, Snchez defeated future champion Juan Laporte by unanimous decision. Salvador was a smart fighter, Lopez said of the 27 frenetic rounds he shared with Sanchez. In Cantos prime he was an absolute virtuoso and fittingly dubbed El Maestro.. Sanchez had two more successful title defenses in 1980, beating undefeated Patrick Ford by decision, then decisioning future champion Juan LaPorte. Salvador Sanchez was a good boxer, good movement in and out, acknowledged Nelson. Of his 23 opponents, only one made it past the fifth round. Sanchez had been scheduled to face Laporte in a rematch at Madison Square Garden, New York, on September 15. Ruben Castillo Salvador Sanchez vs Antonio Becerra 11-18-2008, 12:16 PM Does anybody know if video of this fight exists? As a youngster Sanchez actually enjoyed wrestling when he was introduced to boxing by a friend. Salvador Sanchez was a marathon runner. Laporte was on a 11-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. He suffered his first loss against Antonio Becerra via 12 round split-decision on September 9, We did so on instinct because, like everyone else in boxing, we were in a state of shock that day.. Salvador Snchez had just a single loss in his professional boxing career. Sanchez became the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion by knocking out American Danny (Little Red) Lopez in the 13th round on Feb. 2, 1980. In the 13th round, referee Waldemar Schmidt mercifully called an end to the beating. Salvador Sanchez, byname Chava, (born Jan. 26, 1958, Santiago Tianguistenco, Mex.died Aug. 12, 1982, near Mexico City), Mexican professional boxer, world featherweight (126 pounds) champion, 198082. Three weeks after his victory over Nelson, as he was training for a rematch with Laporte set for September, Sanchez crashed on the early morning of August 12, 1982, while driving his Porsche 928 sports car along the federal highway from Quertaro to San Luis Potos, dying instantly. Azumah Nelson went on to have a glittering career and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.[9]. He won 51 fights in his career. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. For other uses, see, Snchez retained the crown by a knockout in round eight on August 21, 1981, in Las Vegas, "37 aniversario luctuoso de Salvador Snchez", "Reader's Review: 21 - Movie News - Latest Movie Reviews and trailers", Salvador Snchez on the Ring Magazine Cover November 1981 Issue, The Legend of Salvador Sanchez Fight Fanatics, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salvador_Snchez&oldid=1141617407, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees, Pages with login required references or sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 23:32. After a lone points decision victory over Victory Ramirez, Zarate won a mindboggling 28 straight fights by way of knockout, thus becoming the only boxer in history to put together two streaks of 20 or more consecutive KOs. If Sanchez had not been killed in a car wreck at 23, he wouldve become the single greatest Mexican fighter of all timesimple as that. WebSanchez turned pro shortly after his 16th birthday to help support his family. But Ill give you an opinion that isnt very popular among my colleagues. With Sanchez ahead on two of the three scorecards, Tony Perez stopped the fight in the 15th and final round as Sanchez released an attack that Nelson could not defend. He was able to do things others werent able to do; he set traps. Snchez was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. He won the Mexico featherweight title in 1964 (in TKO fashion, of course) and became the best featherweight in the world when he upset the future lightweight champion Ismael Laguna and shattered the world champion Sugar Ramos for the WBC and WBA featherweight titles. Bazooka was very complimentary of Sanchez, who took his unbeaten record, dropping him in the first round and stopping him in eight one-sided rounds. Sanchez showed his entire arsenal to Lopez and battered the champion like nobody before him. He went 4-0, all by knockout, against fellow members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (Danny Lopez twice-KO 13, KO 14-Wilfredo Gomez-KO 8-and Azumah Nelson-KO 15) and defeated four future or former world champions (Lopez, Gomez, LaPorte and Nelson). Barrera would walk away the winner in their next two fights, winning the series 2-1 and separating himself just enough to make this list over Morales. One of the most popular smaller fighters of his time, Danny "Little Red" Lopez was the current WBC Featherweight Champion. He suffered his first loss against Antonio Becerra via 12 round split-decision on September 9, 1977, which ended his 18-fight win streak. He made 25 successful title defenses. Snchez defeated Nelson via 15th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine featherweight titles. If I could have landed a shot on him, I might have knocked him out. From that point forward, Sanchez successfully retained that title nine straight times. Three fights later he got off the canvas to fight Juan Escobar to a 10-round draw in his American debut. But under a microscope you can see that 11 of those losses came, not only at the tail end of his career, but also above his optimum weight of 118 pounds. Salvador "Sal" Snchez Narvez (January 26, 1959 August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de Mxico. Snchez was the taller of the two by 5 cms but both had the same reach. Jorge Garcia. Castillo ended up going 1-2 with Olivares but outside of that one win, his rsum is still plenty stacked. WBC Featherweight Title. No matter how you cook it, that does not stand true for Lopez. He was a picture-perfect puncher with a picture-perfect record. He was a dominant boxer that had impressive knockout power despite competing in the featherweight division as 32 of his 44 wins came by knockout. Biography Zarate ended his night in the 12th round. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991. Tens of thousands of mourners came to Santiago Tianguistenco to pay their respect at his funeral. He may not have been a powerful puncher, but he is still one of the five greatest flyweights of all-time (along with Jimmy Wilde, Pascual Perez, Benny Lynch and Fidel LaBarba). Gomez stepped into the ring unbeaten in 33 fights and flaunting 32 knockouts. Sanchez was just that good. Sanchez had 46 total fights, 32 of which were won by knockout and only one loss. The latter was already off the table. Snchez made his professional boxing debut at the age of 16 on May 4, 1975. Though it must be said I was not ready for (the Sanchez) fight. Becerra is the only boxer to beat Snchez. Olivares two wins over Castillo are already greater than anyone Chavez has defeated. He would have stood a much better chance against Arguello because he also had the type of style that would frustrate him. Salvador Sanchez turned pro at the age of 16 and won 17 of his first 18 fights by knockout. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. He could go back and forward. By the end of the fight, Lopez looked like he was mugged by a gang of thugs while Sanchez was virtually unmarked. He would win the last 24 fights of his career. August 21, 1981: Snchez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring featherweight titles against Wilfredo Gmez, winning the fight via 8th round TKO. [6], Snchez was born to father Felipe Snchez[7] and to mother Mara Luisa Narvez.[8]. In fact, his first 24 fights were in his homeland. He possessed all of the skills needed to be a world class fighter: good speed, power, and an excellent counter-punch. He beat Garcia punch after punch, but the challenger gave honor to his nickname, an unknown fighter who lasts the distance with the world champion. Sanchez, however, picked himself right up, moved up to featherweight and never looked back. Could he have gained the status of Julio, Ruben Olivares, [Raul] Raton Macias? It didnt take long for Salvador Sanchez to begin making his mark in boxing as he had his first professional fight at age 16 that saw him start to garner numerous wins against fellow Mexican fighters. Santiago Tianguistenco, State of Mexico, Mexico, www.martialbot.com/boxing/s/salvador-sanchez.html. WebSalvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez Pelea Completa Full fight. Over the next couple of years, Sanchez improved immeasurably and won 13 consecutive fights to position himself for a world title shot. WebJesus "Jos" Becerra (15 April 1936 6 August 2016) was a Mexican professional boxer.He became world champion in the bantamweight division.. Becerra was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, the youngest of the five children.His parents were Maria Covarrubias and Jesus Becerra. His record stands at a sublime 89-13-3. Snchez made his debut against Al Gardeno at the age of 16 on May 4, 1975, defeating Gardeno via 3rd round KO. Probably. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Sanchez, International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of Salvador Sanchez. Some of Snchez' best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo Gmez, and Danny Lopez), Roberto Castanon, Juan Laporte, Nicky Perez, and Patrick Ford. It is a breeding ground of young hungry talent. With styles making fights, I dont think Sanchez wouldve beaten the other great featherweight champion of the day, Eusebio Pedroza. He would have achieved a lot more. He is immortalized in boxing lure forever for his trilogy with fellow Mexican Erik Morales. 2023 RING TV LIVE. Lopez had won the title in 1976 with a decision win over David Kotey, and was a 2-1 favorite to beat the up-and-coming Sanchez. Info about the boxer Antonio Becerra, debut 1974-01-01. Sanchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982. Tragically in the early hours of August 12, 1982, after returning from visiting friends, Sanchez was involved in a fatal accident. His first fight of note came in his 19th professional fight against the Mexican bantamweight champion Antonio Becerra. However, albeit he wasnt padding his record early on his career as his harshest critics like to argue, his best wins being over a core group of Roger Mayweather (two times), Jose Luis Ramirez, Edwin Rosario, Hector Camacho and Meldrick Taylor, the competition Chavezs rsum is composed of isnt to the caliber of the next man on the list. He turned pro in February of 1969 and three years later he won the Mexican flyweight title. A 21-year old Salvador Snchez (34-1-1, 28 KO) faced American boxer Ruben Castillo, who was 22 years old with a record of 44-1 in a featherweight title defense fight. Herrera put together a record of 48-9-4 and won the WBC, WBA and NABF bantamweight championships. Ruben Olivares is a two-time bantamweight champion and featherweight titleholder. He won the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF world titles, at one point or another and he is the consummate prototype of the boxer-puncher style. He was not the type of guy who was going to lose and whine, that just wasnt him. But one thing comes to mind above all else: his otherworldly kind of ludicrous knockout power. Make sure to follow us on Twitter for updates and announcements. He held title defense victories over the next three fighters (LaPorte, Gomez, and Nelson) who won the WBC title after his death. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that had it not been for his premature death, Snchez could have gone on to become the greatest featherweight boxer of all time. That saw him get his first title fight at age 18 against Antonio Becerra in his 19th fight for the Bantamweight title. Pep's record is outstanding but never seen him fight, but as a kid I saw a few fights of Sanchez and it is forever etched in my memory, and at that time I thought he was invincible and unbeatable.. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. Do you think Salvador Sanchez (44-1-1) was better than Floyd (49-0)? I dont think there was a big hurry on his part because he was so young. Was there the potential to be one of the most revered Mexicans ever? Argument que no pudo defenderse ante el miedo de lastimar a su rival, como haba ocurrido con Ingram. Snchez defended his title for the first time with a 15-round unanimous decision against Ruben Castillo (471). He was a pleasure to watch. He handed Nelson the first loss of his career, and put an end to Nelson's 13-fight win streak. To begin his professional career, Zarate reeled off 23 straight knockouts. You didnt see any real challenge for him sitting there.. Its hard not to talk about their rivalry when either man is brought up. Chava became the first Mexican Featherweight Champion since Ruben Olivares. In the summer of 1981, Chava was tasked with facing, 2-1 betting favorite Wilfredo Gomez (32-0-1, 32 knockouts) who, with no obvious challenge at junior featherweight, stepped up to featherweight. But when it comes to ranking those who hail from Mexico post-Julio Cesar Chavezthere is no debate on Marquezs placement. As Sanchez fame and fortune grew so did his impressive collection of cars. Nicknamed Rockabye for his vicious hitting power, is arguably the greatest bantamweight ever and I am proclaiming him to be the greatest Mexican fighter of all time. By his last professional fight on July 21, 1982, Snchez' boxing record stood at 44-1-1 (32 KO wins). Boxing 1980 15 Rnd WBC Featherweight Title Fight Ruben Castillo Vs Salvador Sanchez. He feels that while Sanchez wasnt an obvious superstar, he would have grown into one. He is now the WBC and The Ring featherweight world champion. He was soon spotted in a gym by Jose Luis Valenzuela, who later served as his doctor. Total bouts 35, won 27, lost 8, draw 0. Sanchez made his mark in the ring, leaving an irreplaceable mark on the featherweight division that many have looked up to and found inspiration through over the years. In a slugfest that could have been waged in a phone booth, the fighters refused to give quarter to the other. Additionally, Sanchezs gripping TKO victory over Gomez was the greatest win of not only his career but the greatest win in the entire Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry, that still wages on today. Convirtete en miembro de este canal para disfrutar de beneficios exclusivos:https://www.youtube.com/richieblog/joinSUSCRBETE A MI CANAL DE YOUTUBE, ES GRATIS! With his style, he wasnt a traditional Mexican brawler. I think he had all the tools and the right elements to go down as one of the most revered fighters.. He won titles from super featherweight to light welterweight, exhibited some of the most ferocious body punching seen on a non-heavyweight since Tony Zale in the 1940s and did so fighting across three decades, pulling in astronomical amounts of fans (like the 137,000 that showed up to watch him fight Greg Haugen in 1993). He died on August 12, 1982 at the age of 23 years. #salvadorsanchez #boxeomexicano #richieblog LA UNICA DERROTA EN LA CARRERA DEL AGUILA INVENCIBLE FUE ANTE EL DESCONOCIDO ANTONIO BECERRA. SALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 6: LA HISTORIA OCULTA TRAS LA TRGICA MUERTE DE SAL SANCHEZ: https://youtu.be/H33-8rPA_8E SALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 5: 1981 - ROBERTO CASTAN Y WILFREDO GMEZ: https://youtu.be/qsDRDXm6tU4SALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 4 (COLORADITO LOPEZ, RUBEN CASTILLO, PATRICK FORD, JUAN LAPORTE): https://youtu.be/V5MXomUWWxUSALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 3 (JOSE CHAVEZ, ANTONIO LEON, ANTONIO BECERRA, ROSALIO BADILLO): https://youtu.be/kdX1yiO40lASALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 2 (COLORADITO,JUAN LAPORTE, WILFREDO GOMEZ Y DATOS QUE NO CONOCES): https://youtu.be/5MXo9VjMFyYSALVADOR SANCHEZ DOCUMENTAL PARTE 1 (COLORADITO, WILFREDO GOMEZ Y LA VERDADERA RAZN DE SU MUERTE): https://youtu.be/-HRPRisXP2w But he couldn't put Castillo away, He was just that great. [4] In 2003, The Ring rated Snchez number 88 on the list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. WebSalvador Sanchez vs Antonio Leon 12/25/1976 (Full) 30,537 views Feb 16, 2020 Salvador Sanchez vs Antonio Leon 12/25/1976 (Full) 284 Dislike Share Save AlamoBoxing210 322 In 1981, Sanchez beat Roberto Castanon and Nicky Perez before defending his title against undefeated Wilfred Gomez. [10] At the time of his death, there were talks about a bout with Colombian Mario Miranda, a rematch with Gmez or a challenge of world lightweight champion Alexis Argello. And Sanchez completely took Gomez apart en route to an eighth-round knockout. I would've ranked Olivares No. He was born in Santiago Tianguistenco, State of Mexico, Mexico on January 26, 1959. To go along with his championship at featherweight, Sanchez sooner or later moves up and wins titles at 130 and 135 pounds, beats Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez and perhaps earns a victory over Pernell Whitaker sometime in the early 90smaking Sanchez easily one of the 20 or 30 greatest boxers to ever don on a pair of boxing gloves. Era la primera defensa del campeonato. For the next four years until his first retirement in '68, Saldivar defended his WBC and WBA straps together seven times and defeated everybody the world could throw his way. In his next fight, he defeated Patrick Ford (150) . Julio Cesar Chavez, the most influential fighter Mexico has ever put together, sits No. sumario de arrendamiento. He wasnt going to come into Arguellos wheelhouse; he wasnt going to be there to get hit that was not happening.. His career record was 44-1-1 with 32 knockouts. Zarate finished him in nine rounds. After being floored in the opening round, Sanchez dropped a split decision to Becerra, then won two straight by decision. Corrections? His most memorable title fight was on Aug. 21, 1981, when he faced Puerto Rican Wilfredo Gomez, the WBC junior featherweight (122 pounds; also known as super bantamweight) champion, who had moved up in weight class for the fight. WebAntonio Becerra boxer Antonio Becerra Boxing Latest News click to collapse contents Feb 26 Jake Paul's family life from humble beginnings to YouTube boxing fame The Mirror Feb 26 Who won the boxing last night? Yalen believes Sanchez could have enjoyed further success in higher weight categories. As for those two losses: One came against Chucho Castillo who Olivares won his series with, 2-1, and the other in opposition to Rafael Herrera which would be Olivares last fight at bantamweight as he could no longer safely make the 118-pound limit, and that severely affected him during their fight. Salvador Sanchez vs Antonio Becerra 11-18-2008, 12:16 PM Does anybody know if video of this fight exists? Snchez lost to Antonio Becerra via 12 round split-decision on September 9, 1977 in a non-title bout. Has anyone ever seen it? He was tough and determined. A 21-year old Salvador Snchez (37-1-1, 29 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Juan Laporte, who was 21 years old with a record of 15-1 in a featherweight title defense fight. The former champion was revered for his speed, skills, power, boundless energy and brilliant counter-punching ability. Zarate stopped him in Round 4. He was just a little smarter than me and won the decision.. He beat Rodolfo Martinez, a hardened veteran whose record stood at 42-3-1, held a win over Rafael Herrera and had been stopped just once in his career, for the WBC bantamweight title. 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