Salvador Sanchez - Top 10 ATG?

[Domain]

he had the potential he is the james dean of boxing.

[machotime]

nope..... his career was way too short

[rj_ct]

based on haircuts... without question.

[joseph5620]

That is absolutely not true. His early death has lead to him being overrated, & people get very angry when I point that out.

Sal Sanchez was a great fighter. But, he also struggled in many of his title defenses, having much more difficulty with those who did not come to him & play into his counterpunching hands. His biggest wins were against Lopez, a face-first slugger, & a Wilfredo Gomez who walked right into Sal. Dismiss the Nelson fight, because Nelson was 13-15 fight youngin' who took the fight on very short notice.
Sanchez struggled with Pat Ford, a man Sal's counterpart Eusebio Pedroza absolutely broke down & ruined. Castillo gave him a good scrap, as did Juan LaPorte (very green), but both gave many fighters a rough night. Sal struggled way more with Pat Cowdell & Rocky Garcia than someone held to such lofty standards should have.

Great fighter, whose too-early passing has raised his status to what I believe is mythical proportions.

Excellent post and I agree 100 percent.