Salvador Sánchez
Encyclopedia
Salvador Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 - August 12, 1982) was a Mexican
boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco
, Estado de México. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sanchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time. He is also the uncle of Salvador Sánchez II
.
champion Antonio Becerra. Becerra proved too experienced for the young Sánchez, the bout ended in a draw. Sánchez later avenged his draw and won the Mexico Bantamweight title.
Sánchez kept on fighting and moved to the Featherweight division. Soon he had beaten people like the Puerto Rican
featherweight champion Felix Trinidad Sr., on his way to securing a title shot at world champion Danny "Little Red" Lopez
, a popular TV fighter of the late 1970s who was an impressive fighter and had won some spectacular fights against the likes of former world champion David Kotei
(twice), Juan Malvares and Mike Ayala
. Confident and hard to beat, Lopez was beaten by the 21 year old Sánchez, who knocked out the defending champion in 13 rounds in Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
on February 2, 1980. Sanchez defended his title for the first time with a 15 round unanimous decision against Ruben Castillo (47-1). Thinking it was just a case of 'beginner's luck
' (as it was Sánchez's first world title fight ever), Lopez looked for a rematch and this he got, in Las Vegas
. This time Sánchez defeated Lopez by 14th round TKO. In his next fight, he defeated Patrick Ford (15-0).
On December 13, 1980, Sánchez defeated future champion Juan Laporte
by unanimous decision. Sánchez then defended his title against Roberto Castanon (43-1-0) and scored a win over Nicky Perez (50-3-0). Then undefeated World Jr Featherweight champion Wilfredo Gómez
(32-0-1) went up in weight and challenged Sánchez. Sánchez retained the crown by a knockout in round eight on August 21, 1981, in Las Vegas, and Gómez had to return to the Jr. Featherweight division.
With that victory, Salvador was an unknown to the casual boxing
fan no more. He became a household name all over the United States
that night.
In his next fight, he defeated Olympic medalist Pat Cowdell. His defense vs unheralded Jorge "Rocky" Garcia was the first fight featuring two featherweights ever to be televised by HBO
. He beat Garcia punch after punch, but the challenger gave honor to his nickname, an unknown fighter who lasts the distance with the world champion.
On July 21, 1982, Sánchez faced future champion Azumah Nelson
at Madison Square Garden
. Nelson was unknown at the time however, and was expected to only go a few rounds with the champ. It was an intense battle, with Sánchez managing to drop his young charge in the 7th round. After that they engaged in violent exchange after violent exchange. In the 15th, Sánchez broke out finally, connecting with a serious combination that dropped the challenger almost outside the ring. Referee Tony Perez had to stop the fight seconds later. Azumah Nelson
went on to have a glittering career and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
in 2004 http://www.ibhof.com/nelson.htm
sports car along the federal highway from Santiago de Querétaro to San Luis Potosí
, dying instantly. At the time of his death, there were talks about a rematch with Gómez or a challenge of world lightweight champion Alexis Argüello
, Salvador Sanchez finish his career undefeated as champion (due to his early death).
Sánchez was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
in 1991.
|align="center" colspan=8|44 Wins (32 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss , 1 Drawhttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=002201&cat=boxer
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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|Win || 44-1-1 ||align=left|
Azumah Nelson
|TKO || 15 (15), || July 21, 1982 || align=left|
Madison Square Garden
, New York, New York
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|Win || 43-1-1 ||align=left|
Jorge Garcia
|UD || 15 || May 8, 1982 || align=left|
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 42-1-1||align=left| Pat Cowdell
|SD || 15 || December 12, 1981 || align=left| Astrodome, Houston, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 41-1-1 ||align=left|
Wilfredo Gómez
|TKO || 8 (15), || August 21, 1981 || align=left|
Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 40-1-1 ||align=left|
Nicky Perez
|PTS || 10 || July 11, 1981 || align=left|
Los Angeles, California
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||39-1-1 ||align=left|
Roberto Castanon
|TKO || 10 (15), || March 22, 1981 || align=left| Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 38-1-1 ||align=left| Juan Laporte
|UD || 15 || December 13, 1980 || align=left| County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 37-1-1 ||align=left| Patrick Ford
|MD || 15 || September 13, 1980 || align=left| Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 36-1-1 ||align=left| Danny Lopez
|TKO || 14 (15), || June 21, 1980 || align=left| Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 35-1-1 ||align=left| Ruben Castillo
|UD || 15 || April 12, 1980 || align=left|
Civic Auditorium
, Tucson, Arizona
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|-align=center
|Win || 34-1-1 ||align=left| Danny Lopez
|TKO || 13(15), || February 2, 1980 || align=left| Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 33-1-1 ||align=left| Rafael Gandarilla
|TKO || 5 (?) || December 15, 1979 || align=left| Guadalajara, Jalisco
, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 32-1-1 ||align=left| Richard Rozelle
|KO || 3 (?)|| September 15, 1979 || align=left| Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 31-1-1 ||align=left| Felix Trinidad Sr
|TKO || 5 (10)|| August 7, 1979 || align=left| Summit
, Houston, Texas
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 30-1-1 ||align=left| Rosalio Muro
|KO || 3 (?)|| July 22, 1979 || align=left| San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 29-1-1 ||align=left|
Fel Clemente
|UD || 12|| June 17, 1979 || align=left| Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 28-1-1 ||align=left| Salvador Torres
|TKO || 7 (?) || May 19, 1979 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 27-1-1 ||align=left| James Martinez
|UD || 10|| March 13, 1979 || align=left| San Antonio, Texas, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 26-1-1 ||align=left| Carlos Mimila
|KO || 3 (?) || February 03, 1979 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 25-1-1 ||align=left|
Jose Santana
|TKO || 2 (10) || December 16, 1978 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 24-1-1 ||align=left| Edwin Alarcon
|TKO || 9 (?) || November 21, 1978 || align=left| San Antonio, Texas, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 23-1-1 ||align=left| Francisco Ponce
|KO || 2 (?) || September 26, 1978 || align=left| Houston, Texas, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 22-1-1 ||align=left|
Hector Cortez
|TKO || 7 (?) || August 13, 1978 || align=left| Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 21-1-1 ||align=left| Jose Sanchez
|UD || 10 ||July 01, 1978 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #B0C4DE"| || 20-1-1 ||align=left| Juan Escobar
|MD || 10 ||March 15, 1978 || align=left| Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
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|Win || 20-1 ||align=left| Eliseo Cosme
|UD || 10 ||December 05, 1977 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
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|Win || 19-1 ||align=left| Jose Luis Soto
|UD || 10 ||November 11, 1977 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss || 18-1 ||align=left| Antonio Becerra
|SD || 12 ||September 09, 1977 || align=left| Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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|Win || 18-0 ||align=left| Rosalio Badillo
|TKO || 5 (?) || May 21, 1977 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 17-0 ||align=left| Daniel Felizardo
|KO || 5 (?) || March 12, 1977 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 16-0 ||align=left| Raul Lopez
|TKO || 10 (?) || February 05, 1977 || align=left| Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
|align=left|
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|Win || 15-0 ||align=left| Antonio Leon
|TKO || 10 (?) || December 25, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 14-0 ||align=left| Saul Montana
|TKO || 9 (10) || October 31, 1976 || align=left| Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 13-0 ||align=left| Joel Valdez
|TKO || 9 (?) ||August 11, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 12-0 ||align=left| Pedro Sandoval
|TKO || 9 (?) || July 05, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 11-0 ||align=left| Fidel Trejo
|KO || 6 (10) ||May 26, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 10-0 ||align=left| Jose Chavez
|TKO || 7 (?) || April 24, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 9-0 ||align=left| Serafin Isidro Pacheco
|TKO || 4 (?) ||March 31, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 8-0 ||align=left| Javier Solis
|TKO || 7 (?) || February 25, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 7-0 ||align=left| Juan Granados
|TKO || 3 (?) ||January 24, 1976 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
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|Win || 6-0 ||align=left| Fidel Trejo
|UD || 8 || December 11, 1975 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 5-0 ||align=left| Candido Sandoval
|TKO || 7 (?) || November 25, 1975 || align=left| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 4-0 ||align=left| Cesar Lopez
|KO || 4 (?) || October 19, 1975 || align=left| Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||3-0 ||align=left| Victor Martinez
|KO || 2 (?) || August 10, 1975 || align=left| Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 21-0 ||align=left| Miguel Ortiz
|KO || 3 (?) || May 25, 1975 || align=left| Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 1-0 ||align=left| Al Gardeno
|KO || 3 (4) || May 04, 1975 || align=left| Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
, Ben Campbell
, played by Jim Sturgess
, introduces himself to a girl as Salvador Sanchez http://www.latinoreview.com/news/reader-s-review-21-2648.
Folk Rock band Sun Kil Moon
recorded an eponymous song about Sanchez on their 2003 album Ghosts of the Great Highway
.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco
Santiago Tianguistenco
Santiago Tianguistenco, often just simply called Tianguistenco, is a city and municipality located in Mexico State about thirty km south of the state capital of Toluca. It is located in the southwest part of the Valley of Toluca at the edge of the Ajusco mountain range that separates it from Mexico...
, Estado de México. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sanchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time. He is also the uncle of Salvador Sánchez II
Salvador Sánchez II
Salvador Sánchez Castro is a Mexican Featherweight boxer and Nephew of Boxing Legend Salvador Sánchez.-Pro career:...
.
Career
Sánchez started his professional career at the age of 16, as a teenager (after a brief amateur career consisting of reportedly 4 amateur bouts) he started piling up wins against tough Mexican opposition. His first fight of note came in his 19th professional fight against the Mexican bantamweightBantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
champion Antonio Becerra. Becerra proved too experienced for the young Sánchez, the bout ended in a draw. Sánchez later avenged his draw and won the Mexico Bantamweight title.
Sánchez kept on fighting and moved to the Featherweight division. Soon he had beaten people like the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
featherweight champion Felix Trinidad Sr., on his way to securing a title shot at world champion Danny "Little Red" Lopez
Danny Lopez
Danny Lopez is a former American boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. He was world Featherweight champion, and a very popular fighter both in television and Southern California, during the 1970s. His nickname is Little Red.-Background:...
, a popular TV fighter of the late 1970s who was an impressive fighter and had won some spectacular fights against the likes of former world champion David Kotei
David Kotei
David Kotei born on December 7, 1950 in Accra, Ghana, was a world featherweight boxing champion between 1975 and 1976 and was also the first Ghanaian professional boxer to win a world title. He was popularly called "D.K. Poison"....
(twice), Juan Malvares and Mike Ayala
Mike Ayala
Mike Ayala is a retired Mexican American professional boxer in the Featherweight division. Ayala is the former NABF Super Bantamweight and NABF Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
. Confident and hard to beat, Lopez was beaten by the 21 year old Sánchez, who knocked out the defending champion in 13 rounds in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on February 2, 1980. Sanchez defended his title for the first time with a 15 round unanimous decision against Ruben Castillo (47-1). Thinking it was just a case of 'beginner's luck
Beginner's luck
Beginner's luck refers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to...
' (as it was Sánchez's first world title fight ever), Lopez looked for a rematch and this he got, in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. This time Sánchez defeated Lopez by 14th round TKO. In his next fight, he defeated Patrick Ford (15-0).
On December 13, 1980, Sánchez defeated future champion Juan Laporte
Juan Laporte
Juan Laporte is a former boxer who was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico.-Amateur career:Juan Laporte won the 1976 112 lb New York Golden Gloves Sub-Novice Championship. He defeated Long Island's Ricky Brown in the finals. Laporte was defeated by Joseph Nieto of the Police Athletic Leagues Lynch...
by unanimous decision. Sánchez then defended his title against Roberto Castanon (43-1-0) and scored a win over Nicky Perez (50-3-0). Then undefeated World Jr Featherweight champion Wilfredo Gómez
Wilfredo Gómez
Wilfredo Gómez , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.-Biography:...
(32-0-1) went up in weight and challenged Sánchez. Sánchez retained the crown by a knockout in round eight on August 21, 1981, in Las Vegas, and Gómez had to return to the Jr. Featherweight division.
With that victory, Salvador was an unknown to the casual boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
fan no more. He became a household name all over the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that night.
In his next fight, he defeated Olympic medalist Pat Cowdell. His defense vs unheralded Jorge "Rocky" Garcia was the first fight featuring two featherweights ever to be televised by HBO
Home Box Office
HBO, short for Home Box Office, is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner. , HBO's programming reaches 28.2 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in America . In addition to its U.S...
. He beat Garcia punch after punch, but the challenger gave honor to his nickname, an unknown fighter who lasts the distance with the world champion.
On July 21, 1982, Sánchez faced future champion Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson , a native of Ghana, is a former professional boxer. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes.Nelson is the former Lineal and two-time WBC Super Featherweight Champion...
at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
. Nelson was unknown at the time however, and was expected to only go a few rounds with the champ. It was an intense battle, with Sánchez managing to drop his young charge in the 7th round. After that they engaged in violent exchange after violent exchange. In the 15th, Sánchez broke out finally, connecting with a serious combination that dropped the challenger almost outside the ring. Referee Tony Perez had to stop the fight seconds later. Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson , a native of Ghana, is a former professional boxer. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes.Nelson is the former Lineal and two-time WBC Super Featherweight Champion...
went on to have a glittering career and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
in 2004 http://www.ibhof.com/nelson.htm
Death
As he was training for a rematch with Laporte set for September, he crashed on the early morning of August 12, 1982, while driving his Porsche 928Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...
sports car along the federal highway from Santiago de Querétaro to San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters...
, dying instantly. At the time of his death, there were talks about a rematch with Gómez or a challenge of world lightweight champion Alexis Argüello
Alexis Argüello
Alexis Argüello , also known by the stage name El Flaco Explosivo , was a Nicaraguan professional boxer and politician...
, Salvador Sanchez finish his career undefeated as champion (due to his early death).
Sánchez was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
in 1991.
Professional record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|44 Wins (32 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss , 1 Drawhttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=002201&cat=boxer
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|Win || 44-1-1 ||align=left|
Azumah NelsonAzumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson , a native of Ghana, is a former professional boxer. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes.Nelson is the former Lineal and two-time WBC Super Featherweight Champion...
|TKO || 15 (15), || July 21, 1982 || align=left|
Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, New York, New York
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|-align=center
|Win || 43-1-1 ||align=left|
Jorge Garcia|UD || 15 || May 8, 1982 || align=left|
Reunion Arena, Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
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|-align=center
|Win || 42-1-1||align=left| Pat Cowdell
|SD || 15 || December 12, 1981 || align=left|
Astrodome, Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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|Win || 41-1-1 ||align=left|
Wilfredo GómezWilfredo Gómez
Wilfredo Gómez , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.-Biography:...
|TKO || 8 (15), || August 21, 1981 || align=left|
Caesars PalaceCaesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win || 40-1-1 ||align=left|
Nicky Perez|PTS || 10 || July 11, 1981 || align=left|
Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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|Win ||39-1-1 ||align=left|
Roberto Castanon|TKO || 10 (15), || March 22, 1981 || align=left|
Caesars PalaceCaesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win || 38-1-1 ||align=left|
Juan LaporteJuan Laporte
Juan Laporte is a former boxer who was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico.-Amateur career:Juan Laporte won the 1976 112 lb New York Golden Gloves Sub-Novice Championship. He defeated Long Island's Ricky Brown in the finals. Laporte was defeated by Joseph Nieto of the Police Athletic Leagues Lynch...
|UD || 15 || December 13, 1980 || align=left|
County Coliseum, El Paso, TexasEl Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
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|Win || 37-1-1 ||align=left|
Patrick Ford|MD || 15 || September 13, 1980 || align=left|
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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|Win || 36-1-1 ||align=left|
Danny LopezDanny Lopez
Danny Lopez is a former American boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. He was world Featherweight champion, and a very popular fighter both in television and Southern California, during the 1970s. His nickname is Little Red.-Background:...
|TKO || 14 (15), || June 21, 1980 || align=left|
Caesars PalaceCaesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win || 35-1-1 ||align=left|
Ruben Castillo|UD || 15 || April 12, 1980 || align=left|
Civic AuditoriumCivic Auditorium
-Canada:*Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario*Estevan Civic Auditorium in Estevan, Saskatchewan-United States:*Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California...
, Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
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|Win || 34-1-1 ||align=left|
Danny LopezDanny Lopez
Danny Lopez is a former American boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. He was world Featherweight champion, and a very popular fighter both in television and Southern California, during the 1970s. His nickname is Little Red.-Background:...
|TKO || 13(15), || February 2, 1980 || align=left|
Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
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|Win || 33-1-1 ||align=left|
Rafael Gandarilla|TKO || 5 (?) || December 15, 1979 || align=left|
Guadalajara, JaliscoGuadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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|Win || 32-1-1 ||align=left|
Richard Rozelle|KO || 3 (?)|| September 15, 1979 || align=left|
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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|Win || 31-1-1 ||align=left|
Felix Trinidad Sr|TKO || 5 (10)|| August 7, 1979 || align=left|
SummitSummit
Summit may refer to:*Summit , the highest point of a mountain, hill, road, or railway.-Locations:United States* Summit, Arizona* Summit, Arkansas* Summit, California** Summit, Butte County, California** Summit, Kern County, California...
, Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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|Win || 30-1-1 ||align=left|
Rosalio Muro|KO || 3 (?)|| July 22, 1979 || align=left|
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|Win || 29-1-1 ||align=left|
Fel Clemente|UD || 12|| June 17, 1979 || align=left|
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|Win || 28-1-1 ||align=left|
Salvador TorresSalvador Torres
Salvador Roberto Torres is an artist and muralist from San Diego, California, an early exponent of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the creators of Chicano Park, and led the movement to create its freeway-pillar murals...
|TKO || 7 (?) || May 19, 1979 || align=left|
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|Win || 27-1-1 ||align=left|
James MartinezJames Martinez
James Martinez was a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue. He was portrayed by Nicholas Turturro from the first episode until midway through the seventh season. He began his run on the show as a plainclothes officer in the Anti-Crime unit who made a very positive impression with...
|UD || 10|| March 13, 1979 || align=left|
San Antonio, Texas, United States|align=left|
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|Win || 26-1-1 ||align=left|
Carlos Mimila|KO || 3 (?) || February 03, 1979 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 25-1-1 ||align=left|
Jose Santana|TKO || 2 (10) || December 16, 1978 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 24-1-1 ||align=left|
Edwin Alarcon|TKO || 9 (?) || November 21, 1978 || align=left|
San Antonio, Texas, United States|align=left|
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|Win || 23-1-1 ||align=left|
Francisco Ponce|KO || 2 (?) || September 26, 1978 || align=left|
Houston, Texas, United States|align=left|
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|Win || 22-1-1 ||align=left|
Hector Cortez|TKO || 7 (?) || August 13, 1978 || align=left|
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 21-1-1 ||align=left|
Jose Sanchez|UD || 10 ||July 01, 1978 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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Juan Escobar|MD || 10 ||March 15, 1978 || align=left|
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States|align=left|
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|Win || 20-1 ||align=left|
Eliseo Cosme|UD || 10 ||December 05, 1977 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 19-1 ||align=left|
Jose Luis Soto|UD || 10 ||November 11, 1977 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Loss || 18-1 ||align=left|
Antonio Becerra|SD || 12 ||September 09, 1977 || align=left|
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 18-0 ||align=left|
Rosalio Badillo|TKO || 5 (?) || May 21, 1977 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 17-0 ||align=left|
Daniel Felizardo|KO || 5 (?) || March 12, 1977 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 16-0 ||align=left|
Raul Lopez|TKO || 10 (?) || February 05, 1977 || align=left|
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 15-0 ||align=left|
Antonio Leon|TKO || 10 (?) || December 25, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 14-0 ||align=left|
Saul MontanaSaul Montana
Saul Montana is a Mexican boxer in the Heavyweight division. Montana is the former Mexican National Champion at Light Heavyweight, IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight.-Pro career:Montana turned pro in...
|TKO || 9 (10) || October 31, 1976 || align=left|
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 13-0 ||align=left|
Joel Valdez|TKO || 9 (?) ||August 11, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 12-0 ||align=left|
Pedro Sandoval|TKO || 9 (?) || July 05, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 11-0 ||align=left|
Fidel Trejo|KO || 6 (10) ||May 26, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 10-0 ||align=left|
Jose Chavez|TKO || 7 (?) || April 24, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 9-0 ||align=left|
Serafin Isidro Pacheco |TKO || 4 (?) ||March 31, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 8-0 ||align=left|
Javier Solis|TKO || 7 (?) || February 25, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 7-0 ||align=left|
Juan Granados|TKO || 3 (?) ||January 24, 1976 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 6-0 ||align=left|
Fidel Trejo|UD || 8 || December 11, 1975 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 5-0 ||align=left|
Candido Sandoval |TKO || 7 (?) || November 25, 1975 || align=left|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 4-0 ||align=left|
Cesar Lopez|KO || 4 (?) || October 19, 1975 || align=left|
Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win ||3-0 ||align=left|
Victor Martinez|KO || 2 (?) || August 10, 1975 || align=left|
Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 21-0 ||align=left|
Miguel Ortiz|KO || 3 (?) || May 25, 1975 || align=left|
Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico|align=left|
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|Win || 1-0 ||align=left|
Al Gardeno|KO || 3 (4) || May 04, 1975 || align=left|
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico|align=left|
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Trivia
In the movie 2121 (2008 film)
21 is a 2008 drama film directed by Australian director Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, and Aaron Yoo. The film is inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the...
, Ben Campbell
Ben Campbell
Ben Campbell may refer to:* Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Senator from Colorado* Ben Campbell , , bassist for rock bands Atlas and Zed* Ben Campbell, a character in the 2008 film 21...
, played by Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His breakthrough role was appearing as Jude in the musical romance drama film Across the Universe .-Early life:...
, introduces himself to a girl as Salvador Sanchez http://www.latinoreview.com/news/reader-s-review-21-2648.
Folk Rock band Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is a music project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon sees Kozelek undertake the writing, composing, singing, and guitar playing, accompanied by Tim Mooney and Anthony Koutsos on drums, and Geoff Stanfield on bass...
recorded an eponymous song about Sanchez on their 2003 album Ghosts of the Great Highway
Ghosts of the Great Highway
Ghosts of the Great Highway is the 2003 debut album by San Francisco quartet Sun Kil Moon, led by Red House Painters' founder Mark Kozelek, who composed all of the lyrics and music on this album...
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See also
- Notable boxing familiesNotable boxing familiesThis is a list of boxing families with two or more notable boxers. Many families have had multiple members become famous in the sport of boxing with some having had multiple world champions.-Argentina:The Corros:*Hugo, world Middleweight champion...
- List of WBC world champions
- Salvador Sanchez vs. Juan LaporteSalvador Sanchez vs. Juan LaporteThe Salvador Sánchez vs. Juan Laporte fight was a boxing encounter that took place on December 13, 1980, in El Paso, Texas, for the WBC world Featherweight title.-Before the fight:...
- Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez
External links
- Salvador Sánchez page at the International Boxing Hall of FameInternational Boxing Hall of FameThe modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
- Salvador Sánchez on the Ring Magazine Cover - November 1981 Issue
- The Legend of Salvador Sanchez - Boxing Fanatics
- Seconds Out Article: http://www.secondsout.com/legends/legends_31498.asp
- Grave Site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6954
