Mexico boasts an extraordinary catalogue of legendary boxers, but Hall of Fame inductee James Toney has confidently picked out one name as the greatest fighter to hail from the nation.<\/p>\n
Since the days of Battling Shaw and Alberto \u2018Baby\u2019 Arizmendi, fight fans around the globe have developed a respect for Mexican boxers, largely due to the guts, stubbornness and fan-friendly style that is adopted by combatants from the nation.<\/p>\n
The appreciation of Mexican fighters has come through sporting success as well as this excitement, with stars such as Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, Ricardo \u2018Finito\u2019 Lopez and Rub\u00e9n Olivares dominating their respective eras<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet, when Toney was asked of his opinion as to whom the greatest Mexican fighter of all time may be, \u2018Lights Out\u2019 offered an alternate candidate, naming one of boxing\u2019s biggest \u2018what ifs\u2019, Salvador Sanchez, as his solitary pick, in an interview with ESNEWS<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe greatest Mexican fighter of all time is one of my favourite fighters, Salvador Sanchez. Salvador is the greatest Mexican fighter of all time, period.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Toney\u2019s decision can be understood, as \u2018Sal\u2019 won the WBC featherweight world title in 1980 and defended it on nine occasions, defeating superstars such as Danny Lopez, Wilfredo Gomez and Azumah Nelson during that reign.<\/p>\n\n