Sanchez and Arguello

[JAB5239]

These guys don't seem to get talked about as much as they deserve on here. If Sanchez hadn't tragically died in a motorcycle accident it is very possible both him and Arguello would have met in the ring. Had this fight happened it probably would have been at 130 or 135. Who do you think wins and how does it go?

[_Rexy_]

I'm a big fan of Alexis Arguello. I'm also shocked how few people seem to talk about him.

Just watched his fight with Mancini a few nights ago, actually.

[JAB5239]

I'm a big fan of Alexis Arguello. I'm also shocked how few people seem to talk about him.

Just watched his fight with Mancini a few nights ago, actually.

One of my all time favorites. Perfect technician with bone crunching knockout power in the ring, and was always a gentleman outside of it. Eddie Futch said Arguello was right there with Joe Louis when it came to punching technique and precision. Hard to argue with that.

[billeau2]

These guys don't seem to get talked about as much as they deserve on here. If Sanchez hadn't tragically died in a motorcycle accident it is very possible both him and Arguello would have met in the ring. Had this fight happened it probably would have been at 130 or 135. Who do you think wins and how does it go?

Tough fight to call. When I think of Alexis I think of a guy who was a consummate fighter. More of a fighter than an athlete. Didn't have much head movement was efficient as they come. No wasted movement.

Sanchez was a marvel. He also had a lot of athletic ability. He also had a great chin, could press, and was relentless. Might have even too much for Alexis.

[Tatabanya]

Sanchez was a great fighter, but Arguello fought a higher number of tough opponents. I go with Arguello by late stoppage after a special fight.

Incidentally, I had never realized that Sanchez - among the others - fought Felix Trinidad Sr, Tito's dad.

[them_apples]

This is a good ass fight. We gotta remember not to write arguello off because the man that beat him was not only very good but also coked to the gills and on other illegal stubstances. And when you watch that fight it really looks like the Coke won him those fights. Arguello hit Pryor with shots that violently slammed his head back. I am not certain Pryor wins with out such a ready supply of drugs in his system. That would have gave him a HUGE recovery advantage, not a small one.

[QueensburyRules]

I'm a big fan of Alexis Arguello. I'm also shocked how few people seem to talk about him.

Just watched his fight with Mancini a few nights ago, actually.

- - Sanchez a lifetime feather was planning one last fight before retiring to go to medical school.

Alexis/Mancini was a lightweight fight well past that last Sanchez fight, but yeah, supposedly he'd signed to move up for Alexis 130 belt. Win/Lose/Draw, be a terrific fight.

[Ivich]

- - Sanchez a lifetime feather was planning one last fight before retiring to go to medical school.

Alexis/Mancini was a lightweight fight well past that last Sanchez fight, but yeah, supposedly he'd signed to move up for Alexis 130 belt. Win/Lose/Draw, be a terrific fight.

Have you a source for the underlined?

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 between Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, dying instantly.^[10] At the time of his death, there were talks about a bout with Colombian Mario Miranda, a rematch with Gómez or a challenge of world lightweight champion Alexis Argüello. The latter was already off the table. There had been negotiations between the Sánchez and Argüello camps but they broke off when Argüello chose to campaign as a junior welterweight. Salvador Sánchez finished his career 44–1–1. Sánchez was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.

[Dynamite76]

As great as Salvador was, he would be moving up in weight, and dealing with someone who has been at the weight for a minute. And while I think Salvador would last, he doesn't have the power to make Alexis respect him. But Alexis had strong power, of course, but this goes the full distance with Alexis winning a strong UD over 15.

[QueensburyRules]

Have you a source for the underlined?

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 between Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, dying instantly.^[10] At the time of his death, there were talks about a bout with Colombian Mario Miranda, a rematch with Gómez or a challenge of world lightweight champion Alexis Argüello. The latter was already off the table. There had been negotiations between the Sánchez and Argüello camps but they broke off when Argüello chose to campaign as a junior welterweight. Salvador Sánchez finished his career 44–1–1. Sánchez was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.

- - Post Nelson comments-"He's (Sanchez) already signed to fight Arguello. Arguello has also signed but he's doing what he always does, reneging on contracts." -Promoter Don King, on a proposed Arguello v Sanchez jr. lightweight title bout.