The 12 Greatest Mexican Boxers of All Time

Featherweight wars, flyweight precision and one modern pound-for-pound king share this card. Mexico's boxing pride runs deep, and so do the arguments.

1. 1
   Julio César Chávez

   Three-division world champion who went 89 fights unbeaten and became Mexico's national sporting hero.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Marco Antonio Barrera

   Three-division champion known as the Baby-Faced Assassin, winner of two of three wars with Morales.
   714pts
3. 3
   Vicente Saldívar

   Southpaw featherweight champion of the 1960s who twice beat Howard Winstone.
   694pts
4. 4
   José Nápoles

   Cuban-born welterweight champion who fought out of Mexico City and became a Mexican citizen.
   629pts
5. 5
   Lupe Pintor

   Bantamweight and super bantamweight champion of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
   629pts
6. 6
   Rubén Olivares

   Power-punching bantamweight and featherweight champion of the late 1960s and 1970s.
   556pts
7. 7
   Daniel Zaragoza

   Two-weight champion who won world titles across three different decades.
   556pts
8. 8
   Canelo Álvarez

   Four-division world champion and the first undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history.
   370pts
9. 9
   Salvador Sánchez

   Featherweight champion who beat Wilfredo Gómez and Azumah Nelson before dying at 23.
   370pts
10. 10
    Juan Manuel Márquez

    Four-division champion famous for his four-fight rivalry with Manny Pacquiao and its 2012 knockout.
    252pts
11. 11
    Alfonso Zamora

    Olympic silver medallist and knockout-heavy WBA bantamweight champion.
    252pts
12. 12
    Pipino Cuevas

    Hard-hitting welterweight champion who won his title at 18 and made 11 defences.
    0pts

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