It's now been 5 years since his loss to Jorge Arce meaning he is now eligable to be inducted. For all of you that don't know, Alvarez was a very strong WBA 105 and WBA 108lb world champion best known for giving the great Ricardo "Finito" Lopez the two toughest fights of his career. For me he is the only guy that really pushed Lopez and managed to hold the legendary Mexican to a draw in their first fight. As a huge Lopez fan, i'm inclined to think Alvarez deserves to be inducted just for his performances in those two fights. Lopez fought 10 world champions and several good other fighters and Rosendo was the only guy that really gave Lopez trouble. That says alot. Will Grigsby and Kermin Guardia managed to take rounds from Lopez, but only a couple of rounds.
Alvarez has several good wins. In his 13th pro fight he knocked out future world champ Jose Bonilla of Venezuela. In his 20th pro fight he travelled to Thailand and upset long reigning champion Chana Porpaoin, who is widely considering one of the 5 best Strawweights of all time. Alvarez also beat former champion Eric Chavez (W12) and future champions Kermin Guardia (KO3) and Songkram Porpaoin (TKO11) in his days as a Strawweight. After losing to Lopez in the rematch, Alvarez won a 10 round decision over current WBC 115lb champion Tomas Rojas of Mexico. He also developed a rivalry with Colombian champion Beibis Mendoza, with whom he had 4 fights, winning 3 of them. In 2002, Alvarez knocked out former longtime champion Pichit Chor Siriwat of Thailand. I thought he beat Victor Burgos in their 2003 WBA/IBF unification bout, but it was a close fight with several close rounds. It certainly wasn't the worst "draw" I have seen.
All in all, Alvarez beat 8 world champions, one of which he beat 3 times, in addition to draws that he could easily have won with Lopez and Burgos. Is he worthy of a place in the Hall of Fame? I think so. He was a tremendous fighter. I would like some opinion on this.
Alvarez has several good wins. In his 13th pro fight he knocked out future world champ Jose Bonilla of Venezuela. In his 20th pro fight he travelled to Thailand and upset long reigning champion Chana Porpaoin, who is widely considering one of the 5 best Strawweights of all time. Alvarez also beat former champion Eric Chavez (W12) and future champions Kermin Guardia (KO3) and Songkram Porpaoin (TKO11) in his days as a Strawweight. After losing to Lopez in the rematch, Alvarez won a 10 round decision over current WBC 115lb champion Tomas Rojas of Mexico. He also developed a rivalry with Colombian champion Beibis Mendoza, with whom he had 4 fights, winning 3 of them. In 2002, Alvarez knocked out former longtime champion Pichit Chor Siriwat of Thailand. I thought he beat Victor Burgos in their 2003 WBA/IBF unification bout, but it was a close fight with several close rounds. It certainly wasn't the worst "draw" I have seen.
All in all, Alvarez beat 8 world champions, one of which he beat 3 times, in addition to draws that he could easily have won with Lopez and Burgos. Is he worthy of a place in the Hall of Fame? I think so. He was a tremendous fighter. I would like some opinion on this.
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