The Eternal Rivalry: Who has more champions in boxing history? MX vs PR

[Zaroku]

But Messicans aint athletic doe... lol

LMAO!!! Athletic enough to KO manny!

[bigjavi973]

i did some quick excel work:

PR has 69 champions, 39 of them have more than 1 successful title defense.

Mex has 204 champions, 92 of them have more than 1 successful title defenses.

PR= 57% of champs with 2+ defenses
Mex= 45% of champs with 2+ defenses

PR is statistically better than mexico

[garfios]

I never really look at the quantity of things when we looking for the best, I look at quality and Mexico has had the more quality champions.

Morales
Barrera
Sanchez
Chavez
Marquez

just those 5 names alone top anything Puerto Rico has ever done in this sport.

ortiz
benitez
gomez
torres
tito
cotto
this above is a pretty good list too...

[PrBoxing88]

If Sanchez is so highly in everyone list is because of Wilfredo Gomez or ya all must forgot that, THAT GOMEZ IN HIS TIME WAS SO DAMN FCKING GOOD THAT BECAUSE HE LOST THAT FIGHT SANCHEZ IS CONSIDERED A ATG... Wilfredo Gomez is better than Sanchez and DID WAY MORE he just lost to a bigger guy in Sanchez who himself was a great boxer.

[LoadedWraps]

ortiz
benitez
gomez
torres
tito
cotto
this above is a pretty good list too...

[microMXL]

Quantity yeah mexico triumphs, quality I'll say they are even.

Sanchez
Chavez
Marquez
Morales
Barrera

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Gomez
Benitez
Trinidad
Cotto

[Aztekkas]

If Sanchez is so highly in everyone list is because of Wilfredo Gomez or ya all must forgot that, THAT GOMEZ IN HIS TIME WAS SO DAMN FCKING GOOD THAT BECAUSE HE LOST THAT FIGHT SANCHEZ IS CONSIDERED A ATG... Wilfredo Gomez is better than Sanchez and DID WAY MORE he just lost to a bigger guy in Sanchez who himself was a great boxer.

Sanchez isn't considered a great solely off of that win . Of course Gomez did more than Sanchez, he also lived longer!

This forum makes me question humanity at times...

[Don Pichardo]

As latinos we stay united, PODER LATINO!

Except...when it comes to the eternal boxing rivalry....Mexico vs PR!

Who has/had more champs, past, and present!?

GO!

Mexicos populations is at least 30 times more than puerto ricos. Thus I expect Mexico to have a lot more champions.

[swaggertron1]

how is cotto consider on par with
chavez
sanchez
Marquez
Morales
Barrera

that dude has lost every time it was time to step up

his best win is mosley
the rest of his wins always had some controversy

Gomez
Benitez
Trinidad

are atgs though without a doubt

**** I think Edwin Rosario was better than cotto tbh

[-Antonio-]

Size of Puerto Rico vs. Mexico.
Puerto Rico is ~142 times smaller than Mexico. Mexico is approximately 1,964,375 sq km, while Puerto Rico is approximately 13,790 sq km.

Can we stop this ****** ass argument?