Mexican greats?

[Banko Villas]

Why do people talk like Mexico is some country full of boxing legends? USA, UK, Russia, Ukraine, etc., frequently spawn fighters that are better than any Mexicans ever were. I like Marquez and Morales, etc., but come on. It's cool to like them, they're entertaining, but the Mexicans are overrated.

[Boxfan83]

Why do people talk like Mexico is some country full of boxing legends? USA, UK, Russia, Ukraine, etc., frequently spawn fighters that are better than any Mexicans ever were. I like Marquez and Morales, etc., but come on. It's cool to like them, they're entertaining, but the Mexicans are overrated.

[Boxfan83]

Why do people talk like Mexico is some country full of boxing legends? USA, UK, Russia, Ukraine, etc., frequently spawn fighters that are better than any Mexicans ever were. I like Marquez and Morales, etc., but come on. It's cool to like them, they're entertaining, but the Mexicans are overrated.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Mexicans have the greatest fighters f period. Then South Korea

[chrisJS]

False. Just to list say 20 names in Mexican boxing history and try to name any country not named USA with a better 20 fighters -

Juan Manuel Marquez
Julio Cesar Chavez SR
Ruben Olivares
Salvador Sanchez
Carlos Zarate
Ricardo Lopez
Miguel Canto
Vicente Saldivar
Marco Antonio Barrera
Erik Morales

(name a country with a better and deeper 10 outside of USA)

Then the next 10
Kid Azteca
Baby Arizmendi
Rafael Marquez
Jose Luis Castillo
Chalky Wright
Gilberto Roman
Chiquita Gonzalez
Pipino Cuevas
Carlos Palamino
Raul Macias

(not necessarily the next 10 or order but an example of how deep and strong their talent line is. There's probably another 10-20 equally deserving names).

Also, it is the #2 in in hall of fame fighters produced. That kind of answers the question of why do people talk about it as a country of legendary fighters.

[boliodogs]

To say Mexican boxers are overrated would depend on who is doing the rating. I have lived in the southwest USA in the LA, Tucson. and Albuquerque area. I have watched Mexican boxers fight since I was 16 years old. In my opinion on average they are pretty damn good with more than their share of great ones. I saw Rubin Olivares, Jose Napoles, Vincente Saldivar, Salvador Sanchez and Julio Chavez fight in person and they were great fighters.

[Dodger07]

Mexico IS a country filled with boxing legends.

[GhostofDempsey]

Don't feed this obvious troll.

[TonyGe]

The Mexican fighters I've seen are damned good. Sanchez was amazing. Chavez Senior had an amazing winning streak. He started losing when he moved up in weight later in his career for money fights. Duran is half Mexican.

[iamboxing]

Because it's true