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“He was a little more subdued [than Julio Cesar Chavez],” acknowledged Yalen. Advertisement. It is unknown where Salvador Ruiz Sanchez passed his childhood. He already is.

After edging the stylistically awkward Patrick Ford, Sanchez took on unheralded Juan Laporte in El Paso, Texas in December 1980. Site Index. The former champion was revered for his speed, skills, power, boundless energy and brilliant counter-punching ability. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sánchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time. Name: Salvador SanchezAlias: ChavaBorn: 1959-01-26Hometown: Tianguistenco, México, MexicoBirthplace: Tianguistenco, México, MexicoDied: 1982-08-12 (Age:23)Stance: OrthodoxHeight: 168cmReach: 173cmPro Boxer: Record.

Sanchez was one of 11 children born into lower-middle class family an hour south west of Mexico City, in the small city of Santiago Tianguistenco on January 26, 1959.

It turned out to be a coming out party of sorts for the Ghanaian, who gave Sanchez all he could handle before succumbing to a 15th-round stoppage. “Fists of steel and the heart of a lion. At the time of his death, Sanchez was scheduled to fight Juan La Porteat Madison Square Garden on September 15. This page was last modified on 12 June 2017, at 13:07. https://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Salvador_Sanchez&oldid=680966. He was a special fighter.”. He became the first Mexican to win a world title at featherweight since Ruben Olivares won the WBC title five years earlier. Probably.

Salvador Sanchez-Orozco, 26, killed his unsuspecting 2-year-old daughter Daveena by squeezing her until she stopped breathing, reports the UK’s Daily Mail. “I don’t think there was a big hurry on his part because he was so young. “(Sanchez) was very fast with his hands and had powerful punches,” said the Puerto Rican.

Sanchez left a 21-year-old wife, Maria Teresa, and two sons, 16-month-old Cristian Salvador and 4-month-old Omar. It would be Sanchez's last fight. With styles making fights, I don’t think Sanchez would’ve beaten the other great featherweight champion of the day, Eusebio Pedroza. “We’ll never know what Sanchez might’ve achieved,” said Farhood.

He would have stood a much better chance against Arguello because he also had the type of style that would frustrate him.

Sanchez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Famein 1991. Farhood contends there was a challenge in his weight class that may have given Sanchez trouble. He retired with a record of (30-7-3, 18 KOs). His prized possession, among the nine cars he owned, was a white Porsche 928S. It could have been different had I been ready.”, Sanchez (right) in the final battle against fellow Hall-of-Famer Azumah Nelson. “It was a deadline day at ‘KO Magazine’ and we were literally wrapping our pages to send to the printer when we received the word that Sanchez had died,” said Farhood. Was there the potential to be one of the most revered Mexicans ever? Gomez, who was 32-0-1 (32 KOs), was a 2-1 betting favorite. His Porsche collided with two trucks on the highway north of Queretaro, Mexico. Photo from The Ring archive.
“He was just getting better,” said Yalen. Next up was a then unknown Azumah Nelson, who had stepped in at late notice to replace Mario Miranda. Sanchez successfully defended the WBC Featherweight Championship for the ninth time by stopping Azumah Nelson in fifteen rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 21, 1982. His counter punching skills were great. Every year in his hometown, on the anniversary of his passing, there is a memorial to celebrate his life.

“Salvador Sanchez was a marathon runner. Continue reading the main story.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. You didn’t see any real challenge for him sitting there.”. THE RING SHOP (CLICK HERE) The celebrity is currently 58 years old. Over the next couple of years, Sanchez improved immeasurably and won 13 consecutive fights to position himself for a world title shot. Great boxer.”. The former champion was survived by his wife, Teresa, and two sons. He was tough and determined. © 2020 RING TV LIVE. Help us build our profile of Salvador Sánchez! “He could go back and forward. He probably could have retained [135 pounds] well. He wasn’t having any trouble at 126, so he was going to have to move up. Sanchez won his first 18 fights before losing a 12-round split decision to Antonio Becerra in a Mexican bantamweight title fight. “Salvador was a smart fighter,” Lopez said of the 27 frenetic rounds he shared with Sanchez. “This guy was unbelievable; he kept coming. Tragically in the early hours of August 12, 1982, after returning from visiting friends, Sanchez was involved in a fatal accident. I had trained well for him and was determined to get the title. Valenzuela persuaded Juan Jose Torres Landa, a successful lawyer, who had previously mapped out the careers of Vicente Saldivar, Chucho Castillo, Rafael Herrera and Romeo Anaya, to work with Sanchez. His nephew Salvador Sanchez II boxed professionally in the mid-2000s into the 2010s. “He was more the family guy, he wasn’t as exuberant, but Mexicans love a winner and Sanchez was certainly a winner. A fascinating matchup for sure, but I believe Pedroza would’ve narrowly won on points.”. He was always moving, I never could hit the guy. [His] defense was great; you’ve got to constantly be thinking every second of the fight because this guy is that good.

Sanchez had been scheduled to face Laporte in a rematch at Madison Square Garden, New York, on September 15. It was also reported that Sanchez was going to move up to lightweight and face the great Alexis Arguello for the WBC title.
Sanchez left a 21-year-old wife, Maria Teresa, and two sons, 16-month-old Cristian Salvador and 4-month-old Omar. The full name of Salvador Ruiz Sanchez is Salvador Ruiz Sanchez The celebrity was born on February 19, 1961, at México, Mexico. Salvador Sanchez was a complete fighter who possessed speed, power and excellent counter-punching skills. “He had amazing movement in the ring. “I wasn’t known at the time. Farhood covered one Sanchez fight, against Nelson, and is left in no doubt about the great man’s ability. He feels that while Sanchez wasn’t an obvious superstar, he would have grown into one. He was able to do things others weren’t able to do; he set traps. I think he had all the tools and the right elements to go down as one of the most revered fighters.”. In the summer of 1981, “Chava” was tasked with facing, 2-1 betting favorite Wilfredo Gomez (32-0-1, 32 knockouts) who, with no obvious challenge at junior featherweight, stepped up to featherweight. However, his career was tragically cut short in the thick of his prime when he was killed in a car accident at the age of 23. Bob Yalen, of MTK Global, worked for ABC during that period and produced several of Sanchez’s fights. He was the most Favorite child of their parents. Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight Championship by stopping Danny Lopez in thirteen rounds on February 2, 1980. Sanchez (44-1-1, 32 KOs) was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame posthumously in 1991. Salvador Sánchez is a member of the following lists: 1959 births, 1982 deaths and International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. “Though it must be said I was not ready for (the Sanchez) fight. The wonderfully talented Salvador Sanchez is widely recognized as one of the very best fighters to ever come out of Mexico. “When you put together that fight with wins over Wilfredo Gomez and Danny Lopez (twice), you realize it’s utterly amazing what Sanchez achieved at such a young age. He proved otherwise and scored a 13th-round stoppage.

Login Instead, he was a brilliant counterpuncher, and he utilized state of the art training methods that at the time separated him from most of his countrymen.”. “Bazooka” was very complimentary of Sanchez, who took his unbeaten record, dropping him in the first round and stopping him in eight one-sided rounds. or Subscribe.

He was so sharp and he’d be out the way before I could land on him. Questions and/or comments can be sent to Anson at [email protected] and you can follow him on Twitter @AnsonWainwright, GET THE LATEST ISSUE AT Salvador Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. “With his style, he wasn’t a traditional Mexican brawler. With Mexicans you can lose, if you lose with dignity, lose with honor, that’s OK. If I could have landed a shot on him, I might have knocked him out. He was not the type of guy who was going to lose and whine, that just wasn’t him. He had iron lungs, stamina – he was known to be tireless – and he had the ability to mentally focus for a prolonged period of time. He retired with a record of (30-7-3, 18 KOs). “I think he would have moved up nicely and gotten used to the weight,” he said. I was still a baby,” Laporte said. Azumah Nelson tells story of his fight with Salvador Sanchez

Sanchez had a lot of extraordinary qualities – good balance and attacking and defensive qualities. “It’s tough to really say [what his ceiling would be].

Yalen was well-positioned to witness Sanchez ability and feels we’ll never know just how great he could have become. The Associated Press named Sanchez the third greatest featherweight of the 20th century in 1999.