Thread: Who is the greatest boxer to ever come out of Mexico?

Let me clarify I mean the greatest technician to ever lace them up, so IMO Chavez doesn't qualify, two of the names that instantly pop into my head are Finito Lopez and JMM, who is your pick for the greatest technical fighter to come out of Mexico?

Michael Gomez.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Michael Gomez.

you mean Khan's and Burns' whipping boy? lol

wasn't he the first guy to put Khan on his ass? but yea no, he doesn't qualify, he's not even the best dude out of Manchester much less Mexico

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Let me clarify I mean the greatest technician to ever lace them up, so IMO Chavez doesn't qualify, two of the names that instantly pop into my head are Finito Lopez and JMM, who is your pick for the greatest technical fighter to come out of Mexico?

Salvador Sanchez comes to mind, but we'll never know how great he could have been since his life was cut short by a car accident. He was one of the best Mexican fighters ever, that's for sure.

Originally Posted by Mars_ax

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Let me clarify I mean the greatest technician to ever lace them up, so IMO Chavez doesn't qualify, two of the names that instantly pop into my head are Finito Lopez and JMM, who is your pick for the greatest technical fighter to come out of Mexico?

Salvador Sanchez comes to mind, but we'll never know how great he could have been since his life was cut short by a car accident. He was one of the best Mexican fighters ever, that's for sure.

wasn't a motorcycle accident? either way, his record at just what 23 yrs old? was stacked, the guy did more in his short career than many other "HOF" type fighters have done in a career spanned over a decade

Marquez is tactically quite good for a Mexican but I wouldnt say he was the best because he wouldnt have got outpointed by guys like Chris John and Freddie Norwood.
I saw Barrera on Saturday and am seeing him again tomorrow so I can ask him then.

Originally Posted by GAME

Marquez is tactically quite good for a Mexican but I wouldnt say he was the best because he wouldnt have got outpointed by guys like Chris John and Freddie Norwood.
I saw Barrera on Saturday and am seeing him again tomorrow so I can ask him then.

obviously Barrera would be ruled out cause if he was the greatest technician he wouldn't have been beaten by the likes of a one dimensional Manny Pacquiao or Junior Jones, and wouldn't have gone life and death with Juarez

as for John he's best known for being a very technically gifted fighter, which is what compensates for his lack of power, and Norwood was an undefeated fighter at that point

If not Julio Ceaser Chavez then Eric Morales.

Morales for me too, love this guys style.

Originally Posted by Master

If not Julio Ceaser Chavez then Eric Morales.

Chavez was a brawler or a boxer/puncher at best, he hardly was a tactical fighter, same goes for Morales (who obviously is my favorite fighter), I'm talking about the greatest technical fighter, who used strategy to win his fights rather than outlasting him

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by Master

If not Julio Ceaser Chavez then Eric Morales.

Chavez was a brawler or a boxer/puncher at best, he hardly was a tactical fighter, same goes for Morales (who obviously is my favorite fighter), I'm talking about the greatest technical fighter, who used strategy to win his fights rather than outlasting him

Morales for his height and reach certainly could box but agreed did not use it enough. Then the obvious answer would be Finito Lopez.

Chavez was a brilliant tactical fighter, especially at 130 and 135.

Originally Posted by greynotsoold

Chavez was a brilliant tactical fighter, especially at 130 and 135.

Thank you!!!

Originally Posted by greynotsoold

Chavez was a brilliant tactical fighter, especially at 130 and 135.

if Chavez hadn't possessed the granite chin and Football helmet of a head of his he would have had been stopped by plenty of the men he faced, his chin made up for his lacking technical skill, i'm not saying that he had no skill or boxing ability cause it's obvious that he did, but there are other fighters who were/are leaps and bounds better from a technical standpoint than Chavez, for instance Lopez, Chavez may be the greatest Mexican fighter but IMO he's hardly the greatest technician to come out of Mexico

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by greynotsoold

Chavez was a brilliant tactical fighter, especially at 130 and 135.

if Chavez hadn't possessed the granite chin and Football helmet of a head of his he would have had been stopped by plenty of the men he faced, his chin made up for his lacking technical skill, i'm not saying that he had no skill or boxing ability cause it's obvious that he did, but there are other fighters who were/are leaps and bounds better from a technical standpoint than Chavez, for instance Lopez, Chavez may be the greatest Mexican fighter but IMO he's hardly the greatest technician to come out of Mexico

The way he blocked and parried punches were beautiful to see. The way he set up his punches was awesome.