This includes De La Joya
2006-06-25 06:50:30 · 8 answers · asked by BIG DADDY 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
"The most famous Mexican boxer was Julio Caesar Chavez, who was a warrior and world champion in the lightweight division for years, and now his undefeated son is following in his footsteps. Although he is American, Oscar De La Hoya, of Mexican descent has brought glamour to the sport.
Let’s look at the weight divisions and see where the Mexican fighters rank.
Lightweight division (135 lbs) WBA champion is Juan Diaz (Mexican American) at 27-0 WBC champ is Jose Luis Castillo at 52-6.
Junior Lightweight division (130 lbs) WBC champ is Marco Antonio Barrera at 59-4 and IBF champ is Erik Morales at 47-2.
Featherweight division (126 lbs) IBF champ is Juan Manuel Marquez at 43-2.
Junior Featherweight division (122 lbs) WBC camps is Oscar Larios at 55-3 and IBF champ is Israel Vazquez at 37-3.
Bantamweight division (118 lbs) IBF champ is Rafael Marquez at 33-3.
Junior Bantamweight division (115 lbs) WBA champ is Jose Martin Castillo at 27-1 and IBF champ is Luis Perez at 22-1.
By far the most competitive and perhaps the world’s most watched division is the Junior Lightweight with warriors Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik “El Terrible” Morales a huge pay per view draw. They have fought three times, each a remarkable fight, with Barrera winning two. There is a potential fourth fight in the making which people will have to pay $49.95 just to watch on TV.
These are just the champions, the divisions dominated by Mexican boxers. Many others are ranked in the top 5 in their respective divisions, waiting for their title shot. Viva Mexico!"
2006-06-25 07:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mark Y 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
De La Joya sounds like a city in So Cal. ODH is more American than Mexican. Sorry, take it from my uncles in Mexico. They, who I consider to be experts at boxing, would say Julio Cesar Chavez. They would also say that Salvador Sanchez had a good chance to be great but passed away to quickly.
2006-06-25 16:04:08 · answer #2 · answered by Batmen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julio Caesar Chavez
2006-06-27 22:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by latin_z28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julio Caesar Chavez
2006-06-27 19:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by ATP-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julio Caesar Chavez
2006-06-25 15:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salvador Sanchez
2006-06-29 01:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by dev3kay1211 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mil Mascaras
2006-06-25 13:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by choctawdeer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-06-28 08:56:47 · answer #8 · answered by Daniel C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋