Did Salvador Sanchez beat a prime Wilfredo Gomez

[TheGreatA]

I'd say Gomez was at his peak in 1976-1978. Not that he had truly declined by the time he fought Sanchez but he had mostly forgotten about his great boxing abilities, most notably his footwork, and was much more of a slugger then.

[TheGreatA]

[The Underboss]

Yes....

Gomez was just not that good above 122lbs.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Now the question is ...............did a PRIME Salvador Sanchez beat a Prime Gomez???
Salvador Sanchez was the **** man!! So was Gomez. 2 of my favorite All Time boxers.

[Chups]

Prime......very prime.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Yes....

Gomez was just not that good above 122lbs.

I strongly disagree, he put up a damn good fight against Salvador. No shame in losing to Azumah Nelson/ Sanchez.

[Monte Cristo]

Salvador Sanchez died very young I think he still had a lot to prove. Its like Paul Williams or Juanma lopez they looked unbeatable untill they had some more fights. Sanchez was just 22 he had a long way to go.

[Eric Holder]

Salvador Sanchez died very young I think he still had a lot to prove. Its like Paul Williams or Juanma lopez they looked unbeatable untill they had some more fights. Sanchez was just 22 he had a long way to go.

JuanMa and P-Will haven't even fought anyone comparable to Wilfredo Gomez or Azumah Nelson

[crillz]

yea but we must not forget life outside of Boxing affects life in the ring for a fighter, it isn't an excuse but it was told that Gomez didn't think too highly about Sanchez, it was his 1st fight out of his natural weight where he was a KO king so his ability was yet to be determined at that weight and he took Sanchez lightly by drinking and partying the week before the fight..

if you know Gomez you know what kind of bad ass he was, he was a role model in every way when it came to his sport but he was a wild dude tho, he slept on Sanchez and it cst him but we must remember not only did he sleep on him he also had moved up to that weight for the 1st time, against a guy who can fight like Sanchez that ain't easy to do..

[Monte Cristo]

JuanMa and P-Will haven't even fought anyone comparable to Wilfredo Gomez or Azumah Nelson

I comparing them to salvador sanchez not wilfredo gomez. They are two young studds that were seen to be almost unbeatable. Boxing wins sometimes come with timing. Many fighters look to fight fighters when they are in decline unless the fighter is ranked higher then they are they will play it safe.