LEGENDARY BOXERS Explain How Good Salvador Sanchez Was

LEGENDARY BOXERS Explain How Good Salvador Sanchez Was Salvador Sanchez died at twenty-three. His record stood at 44-1-1 with 32 knockouts, undefeated as WBC featherweight champion after ten title defenses. But the real measure of what he was came from the men who knew boxing best. Roy Jones Jr — widely considered the most gifted fighter of his generation — called Sanchez the best all-round fighter he ever saw. Wilfredo Gomez walked into their 1981 fight promising a knockout and spent the rest of his life visiting Sanchez's grave. Azumah Nelson, an unknown substitute, pushed him to the fifteenth round in what became Sanchez's final fight. Marco Antonio Barrera, a four-division world champion, called him his idol until the very end. Four legends. Four different eras. One unanimous verdict. Salvador Sanchez wasn't just great — he was the standard every great fighter measured himself against.