Mexico vs Puerto Rico... The Significant Fights

[El Chicano]

OK, since there has been so much "buzz" surrounding Vazquez Jr's insignificant win over Mexican Journeyman, Ivan Hernandez, lets name the most significant fights between Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters and how each resulted. Only the biggest fights, the ones where it mattered most.

And it a little something like this...

NOTE: Updated at the edited time below to reflect only the most significant fights, based on poster input.

Mexico over Puerto Rico

Antonio Margarito TKO 11 Miguel Cotto (WBA Welterweight)
Giovanni Segura KO 8 Ivan Calderon (WBA/WBO Jr Flyweight)
Jose Luis Ramirez TKO 4 Edwin Rosario II (WBC Lightweight) FOTY 1984
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 11 Edwin Rosario (WBA Lightweight)
Julio Cesar Chavez UD 12 Hector Camacho (WBC Light Welterweight)
Salvador Sanchez TKO 8 Wilfredo Gomez (WBC Featherweight)

Puerto Rico over Mexico

Felix Trinidad SD 12 Oscar De La Hoya (WBC/IBF Welterweight)
Felix Trinidad TKO 12 Fernando Vargas (WBA/IBF Jr Middleweight)
Wilfredo Gomez TKO 5 Carlos Zarate (WBC Super Bantamweight)
Wilfredo Gomez TKO 14 Lupe Pintor (WBC Super Bantamweight)

DISCUSS...

[DUnknown1]

here we go again...

[PureBoxingCEO]

Add Juanma over DeLeon to the list please

[Anti~Jalandoni]

here we go again...

One came into my mind, cotto vs margo

[MEXGBP]

SAL SANCHEz -WILSAPO GOMEZ
MARGARITO - MIGUEL JOTTO
JC CHAVEZ-CHAPO ROSARIO
FINITO LOPEZ - NENE SANCHEZ
GALIITO CASTILLO-ERIC MOREL
CAZARES-NELSON DIEPPA
SALVADOR SANCHEZ -JUAN LAPORTE
JC CHAVEZ -MACHO CAMACHO
DE LA HOYA -JHON JHON MOLINA
MARGARITO -CINTRON 2 VECES
H VELAZQUEZ -MARIO SANTIAGO
JUAN DIAZ -JOSE COTO
ANTONIO AVELAR-WILFREDO VAZQUEZ
F VARGAS -WILFREDO RIVERA
MARCO BARRERA-COBRA JIMENEZ
FERNANDO MONTIEL-CARITA LOPEZ
JUAN ZURITA -SIXTO ESCOBAR
SERGIO MEDINA-ALFREDO ESCALERA
MAS LOS 3 ROBOS CAZARES-CALDERON 1, DE LA HOYA-TRINIDAD Y PALOMINO-BENITEZ

[TOBYLEE1]

Margo over Cintron...LOL

[Anti~Jalandoni]

One came into my mind, cotto vs margo

From the list ive seen in the list
Puerto Rico is lossing.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Margo over Cintron...LOL

Actually Cintron was a top 5 or 6 both times Margarito faced him.


I do agree that Lopez vs De Leon should go on there.

I may be biased with this one but DLH vs Molina.

[Anti~Jalandoni]

OK, since there has been so much "buzz" surrounding Vazquez Jr's insignificant win over Mexican Journeyman, Ivan Hernandez, lets name the most significant fights between Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters and how each resulted. Only the biggest fights, the ones where it mattered most.

And it a little something like this...

Mexico over Puerto Rico

Antonio Margarito TKO 5 Kermit Cintron I (WBO Welterweight)
Antonio Margarito KO 6 Kermit Cintron II (IBF Welterweight)
Antonio Margarito TKO 11 Miguel Cotto (WBA Welterweight)
Giovanni Segura KO 8 Ivan Calderon (WBA/WBO Jr Flyweight)
Jose Luis Ramirez TKO 4 Edwin Rosario II (WBC Lightweight)
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 11 Edwin Rosario (WBA Lightweight)
Julio Cesar Chavez UD 12 Hector Camacho (WBC Light Welterweight)
Martin Castillo UD 12 Eric Morel (WBA Super Flyweight)
Oscar De La Hoya UD 12 Hector Camacho (WBC Welterweight)
Salvador Sanchez TKO 8 Wilfredo Gomez (WBC Featherweight)

Puerto Rico over Mexico

Edwin Rosario UD 12 Jose Luis Ramirez 1 (WBC Lightweight)
Felix Trinidad SD 12 Oscar De La Hoya (WBC/IBF Welterweight)
Felix Trinidad TKO 12 Fernando Vargas (WBA/IBF Jr Middleweight)
Hector Camacho UD 12 Jose Luis Ramirez (WBC Lightweight)
Wilfred Benitez SD 15 Carlos Palomino (WBC Welterweight)
Wilfredo Gomez TKO 5 Carlos Zarate (WBC Super Bantamweight)
Wilfredo Gomez TKO 14 Lupe Pintor (WBC Super Bantamweight)

DISCUSS...

Whats the point of this thread? that Mexico is better than P.R?

[RL_GMA]

Salvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez is one of my all time fav fights. I'm Puerto Rican, but Sanchez was something else. It's really sad we didn't have the chance to see him flourish. He would've been one of the greats.