By Ken Hissner: There are two kinds of ways that some boxers have left the … read more
By Daniel Hughes: On the 12th of August, 1982, Salvador Sanchez (44-1-1, 32 KOs), at just a tender 23 years old a real boxing prodigy and to me, Mexican legend died in a car crash. Sanchez was a featherweight boxer that really had it all.
By Jose Muradas:m It was dubbed “The Battle of the Little Giants”. Wilfredo Gomez (44-3-1,42KO’s) was supremely confident that he would continue his unbeaten streak against the relatively unknown Salvador Sanchez (44-1-1, 32 KO’s). Gomez won the WBC super bantamweight title in 1977 by knocking out Korean Dong Kyun Yum (54-5-7, 21 KO’s) in twelve rounds. In 1978, he met Mexican great Carlos Zarate (66-4-0, 63 KO’s), who was a perfect 52-0 before falling to the talented Puerto Rican by knockout in the fifth round.
By Sam Gregory: The sport of boxing has had more than its share of great athletes whose careers were cut short and turned into a tragic ending. One of the greatest boxers in the last fifty years whose life was cut short is Salvador “Chava” Sanchez. If Salvador’s life had not been cut short, this week he would have celebrated his 50th birthday. Salvador Sanchez died tragically when the Porsche he was driving collided with a pick-up truck killing him and his passenger on August 12, 1982; Sanchez was just 23 years old.