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many people (especially filipinos) think their country is catching up to mexico in boxing. well, i did a little research on the top five fighters per division for the philippines and mexico. there are multiple division champions in mexico so i used one name just once. here goes and let me know what you think: number in parenthesis is number of title defenses
PHILIPPINES MEXICO
Minimumweights - 5 Champs Minimumweights - 5 Champs
ala villamor 29-2-1 ricardo lopez 51-0-1 (22)
florante condes 22-3-1 (0) isaac bustos 24-8-3 (0)
andy tabanas 40-5-2 jose antonio aguirre 34-7-1 (7)
donnie nietes 22-1-3 (0) edgar cardenas 30-12-2 (0)
manny melchor 38-35-6 (0) robert carlos leyva 24-7-1 (1)
Jr. Flyweights - 4 Champs Jr. Flyweights - 18 Champs
dodie boy penalosa 31-7-2 (3) humberto gonzalez 43-3 (12)
tacy macalos 29-12-3 (0) michael carbajal 49-4 (11)
rolando pascua 45-25 (0) ulises solis 26-1-2 (6)
rodel mayol 23-2 jorge arce 48-4-1 (
juanito rubillar 44-10-7 hugo cazares 25-4-1 (5)
Flyweights - 11 Champs Flyweights - 13 Champs
pancho villa 91-8-4 (5) miguel canto 61-9-4 (14)
nonito donaire 20-1 (1) efren torres 52-9-1 (1)
small montana 83-24-10 (1) guty espadas 39-6-5 (4)
frank cedeno 43-10-3 (0) alberto jimenez 34-5-3 (5)
erbito salavarria 39-11-3 (3) fernando montiel 35-2-1 (3)
Super Flyweights - 1 Champ Super Flyweights - 13 Champs
gerry penalosa 50-5-2 (1) johnny tapia 55-5-1 (13)
z gorres 27-2-1 gilberto roman 54-6-1 (11)
a.j. banal 16-0-1 cristian mijares 33-3-2 (4)
rey paciones 39-8-3 martin castillo 33-2 (3)
raffy montalban 24-4-5 robert quiroga 20-2 (6)
Bantamweights - 2 Champs Bantamweights - 23 Champs
gerry penalosa 50-5-2 (0) carlos zarate 66-4 (10)
luisito espinosa 47-13 (2) ruben olivares 88-13-3 (4)
little dado 45-3-9 (0) lupe pintor 56-14-2 (7)
young tommy 61-16-9 raul macias 41-2 (2)
speedy dado 90-44-14 orlando canizales 50-5-1 (16) not a typo
Super Bantams - 3 Champs Super Bantamweights - 18 Champs
manny pacquiao 45-3-2 (4) erik morales 48-6 (9)
bobby berna 31-6-1 (0) marco barrera 63-6 (12)
jesus salud 61-13 (0) daniel zaragoza 55-8-3 (11)
bernabe concepcion 23-1-1 oscar larios 56-5-1 (7)
rey bautista 24-1 israel vazquez 42-4 (5)
Featherweights - 1 Champ Featherweights - 26 Champs
luisito espinosa 47-13 (7) salvador sanchez 44-1-1 (10)
johnny hill 44-10-9 vicente saldivar 37-3 (9)
johnny jamito 44-10-3 jorge paez 79-14-5 (
young nationalista 64-45-31 juan manuel marquez 48-3-1 (4)
cris sapuid 45-10-4 bobby chacon 59-7-1 (1)
Super Featherweights - 4 Champs Super Featherweights - 16 Champs
flash elorde 87-27-2 (10) genaro hernandez 38-2-1 (11)
ben villaflor 54-8-7 (6) tony lopez 50-8-1 (6)
rolando navarette 54-15-3 (1) roberto garcia 34-3 (2)
rene barrientos 39-7-2 (0) ricardo arredondo 75-22-1 (4)
jimrex jaca 28-3-3 rafael "bazooka" limon 52-23-2 (1)
Lightweights - 0 Champs Lightweights - 21 Champs
tiger ari 61-7-3 miguel angel gonzalez 51-5-1 (10)
rando suico 27-3 jose luis ramirez 109-9 (2)
young gildo 70-44-19 rodolfo "gato" gonzalez 81-7-1 (2)
bobby pacquiao 28-13-3 juan diaz 33-0 (7)
clever henry 45-15-1 jose luis castillo 56-8-1 (5)
Jr. Welters - 3 Champs Jr. Welters - 7 Champs
morris east 20-4 (0) julio cesar chavez 108-6-2 (15)
roberto cruz 15-11-2 (0) zack padilla 22-1-1 (4)
pedro adigue 36-21-7 (0) battling torres 56-9 (0)
jong jong pacquing 59-24-5 loreto garza 31-2-1 (1)
allan alegria 37-14-3 battling shaw 57-19-4 (0)
Welterweights - 0 Champs Welterweights - 7 Champs
rev santillan 24-3-1 oscar de la hoya 38-5 (
dondon sultan 15-9-2 pipino cuevas 35-15 (11)
johnny datto 88-59-30 antonio margarito 35-5 (7)
rocky kalingo 21-12-2 carlos palomino 31-4-3 (7)
irineo flores 61-32-22 jose luis lopez 48-4-2 (2)
Jr. Middleweights - 0 Champs Jr. Middleweights - 7 Champs
ernie alesna 32-15-3 yory boy campas 91-10 (3)
richard acaylar 29-17-3 fernando vargas 26-5 (5)
armand picar 18-22-4 raul marquez 40-3 (2)
noli de guia 16-17-1 alejandro garcia 25-3 (1)
armando andales 17-16-1 lupe aquino 53-9-2 (0)
Middleweights - 1 Champ Middleweights - 1 Champ
ceferino garcia 102-28-12 (1 marcos geraldo 61-28-1
frank logan 8-6-1 david lopez 33-12
nonoy gonzales 22-20-2 marco antonio rubio 39-4-1
boy brooks 10-11-3 enrique ornelas 26-4
marlon chincilla 16-13-3 jaime llanes 27-6-1
you be the judge for yourself, oh and by the way, since manny pacquiao came unto the scene, the philippines has had 5 world champion (including brian viloria) while mexico has crowned 23. is the philippines REALLY catching up?
PHILIPPINES MEXICO
Minimumweights - 5 Champs Minimumweights - 5 Champs
ala villamor 29-2-1 ricardo lopez 51-0-1 (22)
florante condes 22-3-1 (0) isaac bustos 24-8-3 (0)
andy tabanas 40-5-2 jose antonio aguirre 34-7-1 (7)
donnie nietes 22-1-3 (0) edgar cardenas 30-12-2 (0)
manny melchor 38-35-6 (0) robert carlos leyva 24-7-1 (1)
Jr. Flyweights - 4 Champs Jr. Flyweights - 18 Champs
dodie boy penalosa 31-7-2 (3) humberto gonzalez 43-3 (12)
tacy macalos 29-12-3 (0) michael carbajal 49-4 (11)
rolando pascua 45-25 (0) ulises solis 26-1-2 (6)
rodel mayol 23-2 jorge arce 48-4-1 (
juanito rubillar 44-10-7 hugo cazares 25-4-1 (5)
Flyweights - 11 Champs Flyweights - 13 Champs
pancho villa 91-8-4 (5) miguel canto 61-9-4 (14)
nonito donaire 20-1 (1) efren torres 52-9-1 (1)
small montana 83-24-10 (1) guty espadas 39-6-5 (4)
frank cedeno 43-10-3 (0) alberto jimenez 34-5-3 (5)
erbito salavarria 39-11-3 (3) fernando montiel 35-2-1 (3)
Super Flyweights - 1 Champ Super Flyweights - 13 Champs
gerry penalosa 50-5-2 (1) johnny tapia 55-5-1 (13)
z gorres 27-2-1 gilberto roman 54-6-1 (11)
a.j. banal 16-0-1 cristian mijares 33-3-2 (4)
rey paciones 39-8-3 martin castillo 33-2 (3)
raffy montalban 24-4-5 robert quiroga 20-2 (6)
Bantamweights - 2 Champs Bantamweights - 23 Champs
gerry penalosa 50-5-2 (0) carlos zarate 66-4 (10)
luisito espinosa 47-13 (2) ruben olivares 88-13-3 (4)
little dado 45-3-9 (0) lupe pintor 56-14-2 (7)
young tommy 61-16-9 raul macias 41-2 (2)
speedy dado 90-44-14 orlando canizales 50-5-1 (16) not a typo
Super Bantams - 3 Champs Super Bantamweights - 18 Champs
manny pacquiao 45-3-2 (4) erik morales 48-6 (9)
bobby berna 31-6-1 (0) marco barrera 63-6 (12)
jesus salud 61-13 (0) daniel zaragoza 55-8-3 (11)
bernabe concepcion 23-1-1 oscar larios 56-5-1 (7)
rey bautista 24-1 israel vazquez 42-4 (5)
Featherweights - 1 Champ Featherweights - 26 Champs
luisito espinosa 47-13 (7) salvador sanchez 44-1-1 (10)
johnny hill 44-10-9 vicente saldivar 37-3 (9)
johnny jamito 44-10-3 jorge paez 79-14-5 (
young nationalista 64-45-31 juan manuel marquez 48-3-1 (4)
cris sapuid 45-10-4 bobby chacon 59-7-1 (1)
Super Featherweights - 4 Champs Super Featherweights - 16 Champs
flash elorde 87-27-2 (10) genaro hernandez 38-2-1 (11)
ben villaflor 54-8-7 (6) tony lopez 50-8-1 (6)
rolando navarette 54-15-3 (1) roberto garcia 34-3 (2)
rene barrientos 39-7-2 (0) ricardo arredondo 75-22-1 (4)
jimrex jaca 28-3-3 rafael "bazooka" limon 52-23-2 (1)
Lightweights - 0 Champs Lightweights - 21 Champs
tiger ari 61-7-3 miguel angel gonzalez 51-5-1 (10)
rando suico 27-3 jose luis ramirez 109-9 (2)
young gildo 70-44-19 rodolfo "gato" gonzalez 81-7-1 (2)
bobby pacquiao 28-13-3 juan diaz 33-0 (7)
clever henry 45-15-1 jose luis castillo 56-8-1 (5)
Jr. Welters - 3 Champs Jr. Welters - 7 Champs
morris east 20-4 (0) julio cesar chavez 108-6-2 (15)
roberto cruz 15-11-2 (0) zack padilla 22-1-1 (4)
pedro adigue 36-21-7 (0) battling torres 56-9 (0)
jong jong pacquing 59-24-5 loreto garza 31-2-1 (1)
allan alegria 37-14-3 battling shaw 57-19-4 (0)
Welterweights - 0 Champs Welterweights - 7 Champs
rev santillan 24-3-1 oscar de la hoya 38-5 (
dondon sultan 15-9-2 pipino cuevas 35-15 (11)
johnny datto 88-59-30 antonio margarito 35-5 (7)
rocky kalingo 21-12-2 carlos palomino 31-4-3 (7)
irineo flores 61-32-22 jose luis lopez 48-4-2 (2)
Jr. Middleweights - 0 Champs Jr. Middleweights - 7 Champs
ernie alesna 32-15-3 yory boy campas 91-10 (3)
richard acaylar 29-17-3 fernando vargas 26-5 (5)
armand picar 18-22-4 raul marquez 40-3 (2)
noli de guia 16-17-1 alejandro garcia 25-3 (1)
armando andales 17-16-1 lupe aquino 53-9-2 (0)
Middleweights - 1 Champ Middleweights - 1 Champ
ceferino garcia 102-28-12 (1 marcos geraldo 61-28-1
frank logan 8-6-1 david lopez 33-12
nonoy gonzales 22-20-2 marco antonio rubio 39-4-1
boy brooks 10-11-3 enrique ornelas 26-4
marlon chincilla 16-13-3 jaime llanes 27-6-1
you be the judge for yourself, oh and by the way, since manny pacquiao came unto the scene, the philippines has had 5 world champion (including brian viloria) while mexico has crowned 23. is the philippines REALLY catching up?