In my opinion, Saldivar gets almost constantly overlooked in these kinds of discussions.
I personally rank Saldivar higher. His wins over Ismael Laguna, featherweight powerhouse Sugar Ramos, Raul Rojas, underrated Howard Winstone x3, Mitsunori Seki x2, Jose Legra and Johnny Famechon is better than Sanchez' resume.
Sanchez gets little more credit than he actually deserves for his opposition in my opinion. Sure, victories over Danny Lopez, the underrated Ruben Castillo, Patrick Ford, Juan LaPorte and Pat Cowdell are all very solid, but his two best victories - Wilfredo Gomez and Azumah Nelson - isn’t better than Saldivar’s in my opinion.
Gomez was a great at 122 lbs. - but not nearly as good at featherweight, and while the victory over Azumah Nelson is a very good one, it was over an inexperienced and green version of him. Not the total package he eventually would become.
Both of them did achieve great success during short careers, but Saldivar’s better opposition and resurrection from the dead to recapture the featherweight crown seals the deal for me.
My question to you is obviously: who should be ranked higher – Sanchez or Saldivar?
I personally rank Saldivar higher. His wins over Ismael Laguna, featherweight powerhouse Sugar Ramos, Raul Rojas, underrated Howard Winstone x3, Mitsunori Seki x2, Jose Legra and Johnny Famechon is better than Sanchez' resume.
Sanchez gets little more credit than he actually deserves for his opposition in my opinion. Sure, victories over Danny Lopez, the underrated Ruben Castillo, Patrick Ford, Juan LaPorte and Pat Cowdell are all very solid, but his two best victories - Wilfredo Gomez and Azumah Nelson - isn’t better than Saldivar’s in my opinion.
Gomez was a great at 122 lbs. - but not nearly as good at featherweight, and while the victory over Azumah Nelson is a very good one, it was over an inexperienced and green version of him. Not the total package he eventually would become.
Both of them did achieve great success during short careers, but Saldivar’s better opposition and resurrection from the dead to recapture the featherweight crown seals the deal for me.
My question to you is obviously: who should be ranked higher – Sanchez or Saldivar?
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