who is your favorite Mexican fighter(poll)

[eyeloveboxing]

i ain't mexican but Eric Morales is my favorite, 2nd is Vasquez

[pelonxsoldier28]

julio cesar chavez, cause he never ducked an opponent, no matter how old or out of shape he was in. and when a guy went to fight him, the guy had to fight julio and the crowd.

[pelonxsoldier28]

i think johnny tapia should be in there, i read his book, damn what a struggle, talk about having demons

[xzworks]

great poll... btw its Israel..

[MightyMikeA]

LOL at Ismael Vasquez....you turned Israel Vasquez into an Arab.

[joepal]

Great Poll.

For me it has to be Morrales.

At the lower weights because the guys are so much smaller, they are naturally quicker which allows them to ****, slug and brawl alot more, because these fighters are so quick down there there is less time to plan out your shots. Timing has to be precise and countering at times can be pure instinct, rather than intentional because its difficult to time and see what's coming your way. I would cite Marco Antonio Barrera's instinctive countering as an example.

As a result i dont believe you have to be as skilled down in the lower weights as the ones above, i could be wrong, but thats my perception at the moment.

Morales was the exeception

His skills were just sickening, he was the science at those weights, his shot selection was spot on, he would time uppercuts and jabs precisely, didnt waste too many punches, his movement was spot on.

He could box with the best them, but if he needed to be macho, he could just beat the **** out of you as well.

Even in Pacquaio Fight 3 he was outboxing pac during parts of the fight, he just didnt have the feet anymore to aviod that dangerous left hand.

I Think since he lost to Pac-Man he has been undervauled alot, in my eyes he was the true pound for pound number one over hopkins at the time, simply cos Hopkins' middleweight division was poor, and Morales was moving up weights fighting serious fighters, he even took Carlos hernandez's IBF belt in his 1st fight at 126 i believe? could be wrong.

Whatever the case Morales could hold his own at weights even higher than 130 if he moved up during his prime, he had the skills.

It's sad that he decided to participate in too many wars when he could have added years onto his carrer by being a bit slicker.

Anyways, thats my Pick, Erik Morales.

Good post. At his best, Morales was definitely better than Nard as a boxer.

[Tha_Greatest]

Good post. At his best, Morales was definitely better than Nard as a boxer.

Morales is the most exciting fighter of this era, clearly


he was still overshadowed in a way by Barrera(also a legend) but deseved less recognition than Morales

[Tha_Greatest]

i think johnny tapia should be in there, i read his book, damn what a struggle, talk about having demons

old poll




their are too many mexican fighters to name, i love mi vida loca as a fighter but i gotta leave some people off poll

[nathanmania]

El-Terible

[Da Hammer]

it used to be Morales but now that hes retired its Antonio Margarito!!!!!!!!!!