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The country of Mexico has produced some bonafide great fighters in the whole entire world. It's a powerhouse in boxing and gave us many great champions and contributions to the sport of boxing.

Which is the greatest win in Mexican boxing history?

If not for the controversial nature of the stoppage I'd go with Chavez vs Taylor.

As is I'll go with Pac vs Marquez IV

Morales beating Pac in '05 has got to be up there.

Sanchez over Gomez or Nelson (in retrospect) is pretty great.

Ramirez over Sweet Pea if were going by technicality.

JordanKeepers wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026, 13:35 Morales beating Pac in '05 has got to be up there.

Sanchez over Gomez or Nelson (in retrospect) is pretty great.

Ramirez over Sweet Pea if were going by technicality.

It's the biggest win of Morales' career for sure, and was absolutely an amazing win at a time when Pacquiao was a nonstop ball of energy.

I’m gonna dig deeper.
Baby Arizmendi beat Henry Armstrong. Back to back.
10 rounder then a 12 rounder.

For me Salvador Sanchez beating Wilfredo Gomez man

- Prime Roberto Duran beating all the Sugar off of Prime Leonard in a pilar to post Classic.

Duran's father was Mexican as many of you experts already knew...

BroughtonRulesRefuge wrote: ↑17 Feb 2026, 12:28 - Prime Roberto Duran beating all the Sugar off of Prime Leonard in a pilar to post Classic.

Duran's father was Mexican as many of you experts already knew...

Duran also didn't much care for his Father, and seldom ever spoke to him. He did love his Father's Mother though. His Grandmother from that side of the family.

This is according to Duran's own recollections from his book.

Considering Duran never knew his Father until he was a grown man, and a World Champion. I think Panama can take pretty much full credit for raising Duran to be the man he became.

When Steve Cruz knocked out Barry McGuigan in 1986 (?)

Caractacus wrote: ↑17 Feb 2026, 14:04 When Steve Cruz knocked out Barry McGuigan in 1986 (?)

Steve Cruz is American. A Chicano. Not a Mexican. Even though he has Mexican blood.

well, someone here earlier had mentioned Roberto Duran( from Panama)
just because his father was from Mexico.

Duran's father and grandfather were born in Arizona.

and Roberto Duran's maternal grandmother was Cherokee Indian.

yeah, but what about the greatest "Near Wins" (?)

Caractacus wrote: ↑17 Feb 2026, 14:04 When Steve Cruz knocked out Barry McGuigan in 1986 (?)

It was a decsion... But I catch your drift.

your right, i just remember watching it LIVE on TV and all the photographs I had later seen of the fight in books.
McGuigan sure looked like a "goner" in them

Barrera slapping around Hamed was a big deal at the time (as was Barrera dominating and KOing McKinney)

Castillo beating Money Mayweather in their first fight was huge, even if he didn’t get the decision. The opposite of Pintor “beating” Zárate, which in retrospect was a great matchup