Puerto Rico has produced some great fighters. So who is the Ultimate Puerto Rican fighter?

Is it Wilfredo Gomez who dominated the 122lb division against greats from Mexico big names that include:

Carlos Zarate, Guadlupe Pintor

Or is it Edwin Rosario who at young age, Defeated tough Mexican veteran Jose Luiz Ramirez in their first bout, beat a young Frankie Randall. He also after suffering a devastatin TKO loss against JLR in the rematch, arguably defeated and changed a Prime Hector Camacho into a runner?

Or is it Felix Trinidad

Who gave Yori Boy, and fernando Vargas their first official and real loss and first person to KO william Joppy?

Im Going With Trinidad But In About 5 Years I Think It Will Be Cotto.

Puerto Rico has produced some great fighters. So who is the Ultimate Puerto Rican fighter?

Is it Wilfredo Gomez who dominated the 122lb division against greats from Mexico big names that include:

Carlos Zarate, Guadlupe Pintor

Or is it Edwin Rosario who at young age, Defeated tough Mexican veteran Jose Luiz Ramirez in their first bout, beat a young Frankie Randall. He also after suffering a devastatin TKO loss against JLR in the rematch, arguably defeated and changed a Prime Hector Camacho into a runner?

Or is it Felix Trinidad

Who gave Yori Boy, and fernando Vargas their first official and real loss and first person to KO william Joppy?


i say its tito

Cant forget about Carlos Ortiz. HE held the lightwelt belt for I believe it was ten years back in the 1950's

I dont know i think i find it a little hard to put Trinidad above Rosario and Gomez.

Rosario Didn't Beat Randall.

And Why Isnt Camacho Up There.

Benitez is the best PR Champ in history in my opinion. Tito wasn't even competative in his two biggest fights.

Wilfredo Gomez Should Be Up There Too.

yea...i forgot about Camacho..he was a beast at 130..I wouldnt go as far as saying Benitez was the best PR champ ever. He did beat Duran but he also lost to Hearns and Sugar Ray. In my opinion, He is up there but not the best

Dont let my first post limit you its of all time u can choose anyone u think it is as long as he is puerto rican.

yea...i forgot about Camacho..he was a beast at 130..I wouldnt go as far as saying Benitez was the best PR champ ever. He did beat Duran but he also lost to Hearns and Sugar Ray. In my opinion, He is up there but not the best


There is no shame losing to Leonard and Hearns. Both are legends

Im Going With Trinidad But In About 5 Years I Think It Will Be Cotto.

ill go with that also

1. Wilfredo "Bazoka" Gomez 44-3-1 42KO's
2. Wilfred "El Radar" Benitez 53-8-1 31KO's
3. Felix "Tito" Trinidad 42-1-0 35KO's

If you want a list of all our champs click here (spanish) (http://www.boxeomundial.net/sites/boxeo_boricua/index.php?page_sel=campeones)

Wilfred "El Radar" Benitez was the yungest boxer to become champ in boxing history at the age of 17.

Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez - Still has the record for title defences with 17 all by KO, At lightweight if I'm not wrong...

Wilfred "El Radar" Benitez was the yungest boxer to become champ in boxing history at the age of 17.

Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez - Still has the record for title defences with 17 all by KO, At lightweight if I'm not wrong...
super bantamweight

I'd put Gomez 1st. He kayoed some guys that had just as impressive ko's as he did. Benitez and Trinidad i'd put tied for second. My opinion.

wildred benitez
wildredo gomez
carlos ortiz
esteban de jesus
tito trinidad
chapo rosario
macho camacho

#324 - John Ruiz

#1500323- Camacho Jr.

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Trinidad, then Ortiz.

Gomez racked up a whole bunch of KO's over some ordinary competition, at 122. His biggest win was over Zarate, a bantamweight.

Gomez had only mild success when he went up to 126. Of course, he had the misfortune of facing a prime Sanchez, & a coming-into-his-own Azumah Nelson.
They both absolutely destroyed him.

I think Gomez was overrated back in his day, & continues to be overrated now.

Rosario Didn't Beat Randall.

Sure he did.

Back before Rosario won the lightweight title he defeated Randall in a ten round bout in June of '85.

yea...i forgot about Camacho..he was a beast at 130..I wouldnt go as far as saying Benitez was the best PR champ ever. He did beat Duran but he also lost to Hearns and Sugar Ray. In my opinion, He is up there but not the best
yeah, but he won the title at 17. got to be worth a mention.
ortiz was world champion when it was hard to win a championship, let alone keep it for as long as he did.

Trinidad is by far my favorite boxer so i gotta go with him.

Edwin Rosario.....I really liked him. He wasn't, however, a great fighter. Far too inconsistent.
He was one of the hardest punchers I've ever seen...& I never saw a better PROSPECT than he...
But, he never turned out to be the complete fighting machine he appeared to be in his pre-title days.

He had some great victories (Bramble, Loreto Garza)....& some bad losses (Chavez, Nazario, Ramirez)...
Just too inconsistent.

Im Going With Trinidad But In About 5 Years I Think It Will Be Cotto.

tito is the best and biggest boxing superstar from puerto rico. and ur saying that in ONLY 5 years cotto will be better!?!?!?! i don't think so. if he ever is, which i dont' think he will be, it will take his whole career to do so!!

trinidad is the best from puerto rico

Easily Felix Trinidad. Trinidad is a guy who truly embodied the Puerto Rican hero thing. Wilfredo Gomez was a better fighter, but Trinidad was a bigger national hero.

Easily Felix Trinidad. Trinidad is a guy who truly embodied the Puerto Rican hero thing. Wilfredo Gomez was a better fighter, but Trinidad was a bigger national hero.


How was Gomez better ?

1a. Wilfredo Gómez
1b. Félix Trinidad
2. Wilfredo Benítez
4. Héctor Camacho

i remember going into the Sanchez fight Gomez was like 31-0 with 30 KO's. That is amazing to have 30 KO's out of 31 fights especially only weighing 122 pounds.

Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora, at 118.

Zarate was 45-0, with 44 KO's
Zamora was 28-0, 28 KO's

The little guys can bang !

Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora, at 118.

Zarate was 45-0, with 44 KO's
Zamora was 28-0, 28 KO's

The little guys can bang !

DAMMNNNN You can say that again

How was Gomez better ?
It's hard to argue with his straight right. His chin was a bit shakier, but overall he was technically sounder.

I believe it is Trinidad because he is the first to KO Joppy, and Mayorga. He is a new and improved Tito. He is on his way to owning another major belt since taking two years off. even though I still believe he can't beat Hopkins.

Maybe Gomez and Benitez meant more to Puerto Rican history but my personal favorite out of the Puerto Rican Champs is Tito. He is a great KO artist.

p r are bumbs in boxing they dont make it very far...

first off you dont know how to spell bums and second stop hatin if you dont like puerto ricans so much than why you got one in your sig.

Im Going With Trinidad But In About 5 Years I Think It Will Be Cotto.
yup me too tito is fading a cotto is just getting mo popular

Carlos Ortiz , with Benitez and Gomez next, Trinadad could match them if he beat Hopkins..... I don't think he'll ever do that.

Dont forget Tito was the first to KO Vargas and Campas. He beat Yori Boy when he was 56-0 and suppose to be the second coming of JC. But he still needs to get by Hopkins to be GOAT

wildred benitez
wildredo gomez
carlos ortiz
esteban de jesus
tito trinidad
chapo rosario
macho camacho

:D

I think you got all the possible candidates in your list. ;)

Im Going With Trinidad But In About 5 Years I Think It Will Be Cotto.


Yea me too, Cotto is climbing quickly.

its gomez he was the best 122 pounder of all time , theres no question, but the most popular is Tito.

In there best weight class, Gomez was Numero Uno. NOBODY beat him at 122 and he turned back the challenges of terrific fighters like Carlos Zarate and Lupe Pintor. He was a superb boxer with outstanding balance and brutal power.

Rosario was good and hard hiiter but he was beatable. Trinidad was great but I still think Oscar beat him. There's a few names that should be metioned like Carlos Ortiz, Esteban DeJesus, Alfredo Escalera, Wilfred Benitez, Jose Torres and that's just in my time. There are more before my day.

I have to cast my final vote for Gomez who was and always will be the "KING" of the 122 lb. class !


Puerto Rico has produced some great fighters. So who is the Ultimate Puerto Rican fighter?

Is it Wilfredo Gomez who dominated the 122lb division against greats from Mexico big names that include:

Carlos Zarate, Guadlupe Pintor

Or is it Edwin Rosario who at young age, Defeated tough Mexican veteran Jose Luiz Ramirez in their first bout, beat a young Frankie Randall. He also after suffering a devastatin TKO loss against JLR in the rematch, arguably defeated and changed a Prime Hector Camacho into a runner?

Or is it Felix Trinidad

Who gave Yori Boy, and fernando Vargas their first official and real loss and first person to KO william Joppy?

Puerto Rico has produced some great fighters. So who is the Ultimate Puerto Rican fighter?

Is it Wilfredo Gomez who dominated the 122lb division against greats from Mexico big names that include:

Carlos Zarate, Guadlupe Pintor

Or is it Edwin Rosario who at young age, Defeated tough Mexican veteran Jose Luiz Ramirez in their first bout, beat a young Frankie Randall. He also after suffering a devastatin TKO loss against JLR in the rematch, arguably defeated and changed a Prime Hector Camacho into a runner?

Or is it Felix Trinidad

Who gave Yori Boy, and fernando Vargas their first official and real loss and first person to KO william Joppy?

what about ruiz?