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BOXING TRADITION
MEXICO has countless boxing champions and is considered a power in the sport at the professional level, specially in the lighter weights. Cities as Tijuana, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Merida, Mexicali, Los Mochis and provincies such as Sonora, Estado de México, and Durango has been cradle of brave people with champion breed.
Except for the heavy weight, MEXICO has produced professional champions in ALL the divisions.
In Olympics, MEXICO has gained 12 medals in Boxing, more than any other sport.
Boxing has given Mexicans more satisfactions than Football or Baseball, the other two popular sports in the country.
LEGENDARY MEXICAN BOXERS.
Some of the best Mexican boxers of All Times are the following:
BOXING TRADITION
MEXICO has countless boxing champions and is considered a power in the sport at the professional level, specially in the lighter weights. Cities as Tijuana, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Merida, Mexicali, Los Mochis and provincies such as Sonora, Estado de México, and Durango has been cradle of brave people with champion breed.
Except for the heavy weight, MEXICO has produced professional champions in ALL the divisions.
In Olympics, MEXICO has gained 12 medals in Boxing, more than any other sport.
Boxing has given Mexicans more satisfactions than Football or Baseball, the other two popular sports in the country.
LEGENDARY MEXICAN BOXERS.
Some of the best Mexican boxers of All Times are the following:
RUBEN OLIVARES
Considered as one of the best bantamweigth of all times, Olivares is one of the most popular Mexican fighters of the past century.
He is member of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Won 88 times, 77 by KO.
He is member of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Won 88 times, 77 by KO.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ
Considered as one of the best boxers pound by pound, and also the most popular Mexican boxer (there is a movie with his biography). During his golden times, he was able to paralyze Mexican cities. Some of his fights were epic, including the one against Meldrick Taylor (for some experts the fight of the 90´s decade). In 1993, he got the record for most people in one professional fight, with 133,000.
He possess the record for the most championship title fights with 37 and the most defenses of a title with 27.
When he reached 100 fights, he only had 2 losses. He ended his career with 107 wins, 6 losses and 2 ties.
He won 6 titles in three different categories.
He is part of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
He possess the record for the most championship title fights with 37 and the most defenses of a title with 27.
When he reached 100 fights, he only had 2 losses. He ended his career with 107 wins, 6 losses and 2 ties.
He won 6 titles in three different categories.
He is part of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
RICARDO "FINITO" LOPEZ
His kingdown lasted for 9 years with 21 uninterrupted defenses of the title (record for the most uninterrupted defenses without loss).
He finished his career unbeaten (with one polemic tie) and with a percentage of KO´s of 73%. He was the third champion in the history of world boxing to retire unbeaten.
He is part of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
He finished his career unbeaten (with one polemic tie) and with a percentage of KO´s of 73%. He was the third champion in the history of world boxing to retire unbeaten.
He is part of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
SALVADOR SANCHEZ
He was a champion at the age of 19. Defended his title 9 times, one of them, against Wilfrido Vargas, whose beated by KO.
The died in a car accident at the age of 23, with a promising future.
The died in a car accident at the age of 23, with a promising future.
He is the first Mexican fighter to win titles in 5 different categories, from flyweight to featherweight.
His current record is 64 victores ( 496 by KO), 8 losses and 2 ties.
Champion in three different divisions, the "Dinamite" is a counter pouching specialist, known as enemy no. 1 of Pacquiao, who never beaten him convincingly. In the last fight, Marquez gave the perfect punch for the KO of the decade. Marquez has fighted excelent rounds, some of the memorable against Juan Diaz and Marco Antonio Barrera. Still active, his record is 55 victores (40% by KO), 6 defeats, and 1 tie (Apr 2013).
Considered one of the greatest boxers of the last decade, he won titles in four categories, one after his first retirment in 2005. He had extraordinary fights against Barrera and Pacquiao.
Here is the complete list of Boxing Champions that Mexico has produced all over the history:
Last update June 5th, 2015
Please double-click the name to see the fighter record.
NUMBER OF TITLES AND CHAMPIONS.
Mexicans are particularly strong in light weights but anyway have champions in most of the weights including a few in welter and middle.
| Peso / Weight | No. de Campeones / Number of champions | No de campeonatos / Number of championships |
| PESO MINIMOSCA / LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49.00 Kgs) | 22 | 26 |
| PESO PLUMA /FEATHER WEIGHT (57.200 Kgs) | 17 | 25 |
| PESO GALLO / BANTAMWEIGHT (53.500 Kgs) | 16 | 20 |
| PESO LIGERO /LIGHT WEIGHT (61.200 Kgs). | 16 | 18 |
| PESO SUPERGALLO / SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (55.300 Kgs) | 12 | 17 |
| PESO SUPERMOSCA / SUPER FLY WEIGHT (52.200 Kgs) | 14 | 15 |
| PESO MOSCA / FLY WEIGHT (50.800 Kgs) | 13 | 14 |
| PESO SUPERPLUMA / SUPER FEATHER WEIGHT (59.00 Kgs) | 5 | 9 |
| PESO PAJA / MINIMUMWEIGHT (47.600 Kgs) | 7 | 9 |
| PESO WELTER (66.700 Kgs). | 6 | 8 |
| PESO SUPERLIGERO / LIGHT WELTER WEIGHT (63.500 Kgs). | 6 | 6 |
| PESO SUPERWELTER / LIGHT MIDDLE WEIGHT(69.900 Kgs) | 6 | 6 |
| PESO MEDIANO / MIDDLE WEIGHT | 1 | 1 |
| PESO SEMI COMPLETO / LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT | 1 | 1 |
| Total general | 142 | 175 |
CHAMPIONS WITHOUT CROWN.
THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES VERY GOOD FIGHTERS THAT NEVER WON A TITLE (BUT WERE AS GOOD OR EVEN BETTER THAN MANY CHAMPIONS).
THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES VERY GOOD FIGHTERS THAT NEVER WON A TITLE (BUT WERE AS GOOD OR EVEN BETTER THAN MANY CHAMPIONS).
Luis "Kid Azteca" Villanueva (Mexico, D.F.) Historial
Fighted from 1932 to 1961, one of the few boxers that has fought in 4 different decades with an incredible record of 192 victories (114 by KO), 46 losses and 12 ties.
Rodolfo "Chango" Casanova (Leon, Guanajuato) Historial Articulo
Another champion without crown that won 81 fights (51 by KO). He had once single chance for the title, at the age of 19 yrs, and lost in Montreal against Alfondo "Panama" Brown.
Joe Conde (Mazatlan, Sinaloa) Historial
Juan Zurita (Guadalajara, Jalisco) Historial
Jesus Pimentel (Sayula, Jalisco) Historial.
Despite his record and style, he never got a change to fight a title during the best time of his career. He lost his only chance against Ruben Olivares.
Ricardo "Pajarito"Moreno. (Chalchihuites, Zacatecas) Historial
Won 60 fights, 59 by KO. Had one chance to fight for the title but lost it.
Won 60 fights, 59 by KO. Had one chance to fight for the title but lost it.
VIDEO COLLECTION
TRIBUTE
Another protest - tribute video.
KNOCK OUTS
If that is not enough, please watch these historical knock outs.
If that is not enough, please watch these historical knock outs.
Wilfrido Gomez- Salvador Sanchez
Julio Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor
Marquez - Pacquiao IV
FUTURE LEGENDS
Future legends of Mexican boxing.
ABNER MARES
GALLITO ESTRADA
Future legends of Mexican boxing.
SAUL "CANELO" ALVAREZ
