Billed as the battle of the little giants on august 21, 1981 at caesars palace in las vegas featherweight. It was one the first of legendary and spectacular match ups between the great fighting nations, mexico and puerto rico, represented through the great champions salvador sanchez and. Salvador sanchez vs danny little red lopez mexican boxers, professional boxing, rio. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez presented by mosleyboxing. The invincible eagle salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez. The two boxers traded punches toe to toe for most of the encounter, but sanchez utilized his experience to his advantage. Plus you will get to see julio cesar chavez,juan manuel marquez,and salvador sanchez. Wilfredo gomez 4431,42kos was supremely confident that he would continue his unbeaten streak against the relatively unknown salvador sanchez 4411, 32 kos. May 02, 20 salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez round 5 y 6. Heading into the historic 1981 matchup, mexico legend salvador sanchez and puerto rican hero wilfredo gonez were both. It was billed as the battle of the little giants, and rightly so. Wilfedo gomez vs carlos zarate salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez julio cesar chavez vs edwin rosario julio cesar chavez vs hector camacho. The articles are listed in order below and will be featured from september 2009 through november 2009 with each article based on these boxing greats had they met at the peak of their careers in the ring. The second fight featured here is the december 3, 1982 war between wilfredo bazooka gomez and lupe pintor as they contended for the wbc superbantamweight championship of the world.
While the two victories over the exciting lopez gained sanchez fanfare, it was really the gomez bout that made sanchez a superstar. Salvador sanchez, mexican professional boxer, world featherweight 126 pounds champion, 198082. Gomez weighed in four pounds over the 126pound limit. Widely considered the greatest african boxer of all time, and is currently the 31st greatest pound for pound boxer of all time in boxrec s ranking, he held the wbc featherweight title once and the wbc super featherweight title twice. He passed away 35 years ago, yet his influence still permeates.
Featherweight champion, against the lesser known salvador sanchez, who hailed from. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez 19810821 boxing legends. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez highlights battle of. Download 44 color paintings of dirk bouts dieric bouts early netherlandish painter.
Despite the fact that sanchez was a world champion, he had. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, sanchez could. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez completa narrada en. When once asked what he does to kill time, sanchez readily replied, i hammer watches. Feb 21, 2019 salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez 1981 0821title. Salvador sanchez vs azumah nelson highlights youtube. Im of the belief that sanchez was one of those champions that will always pull through, but a rematch wouldve been great to see. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez pelea completa beto flores. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the wba bantamweight title from 1987 to 1988, the wba super bantamweight title from 1992 to 1995, and the wba and lineal featherweight titles from 1996 to 1998. City, and juan antonio lopez, knocked out in ten as part of the larry holmes vs. Salvador sanchez one fight made all the difference the. He succesfully defended his featherweight championship 9 times.
Aug 24, 2015 salvador sanchez vs juan laporte highlights duration. Wilfredo gomez gomez showed guts even in utter defeat, he foght all he could, sanchez was a master boxer 45 muhammad ali vs. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez completa narrada en espanol. Sep 16, 2016 salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez completa narrada en espanol izleyin fuxijagada dailymotionda. Salvador sanchezs record date opponent location result. It is a shame that salvador sanchez never had a chance to reach his full potential his. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez round 5 y 6 youtube. After sanchez halted castanon in 10 rounds, negotiations began to set up a mega fight with knockout artist wilfredo gomez, who, to this day, is widely considered the best puerto rican boxer of all time. He was a twoweight world champion, having held the wbc featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and the wbc superfeatherweight title twice between 1988 and 1997. May 24, 2015 boxing, wilfredo gomez vs salvador sanchezround 12. All three fights come with english fight commentary. Sanchez combined slick countering and tremendous punching power to defeat many top pros including wilfredo gomez, juan laporte, danny little red lopez, and azumah nelson. His defense vs unheralded jorge rocky garcia was the first fight featuring two.
The battle of the little giants was a 1981 boxing event with a deep social impact fought on august 21, 1981, at the caesars palace hotel on the las vegas strip, it pitted wilfredo gomez, a puerto rican who had a record of 32 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, and all his wins by knockout, and who was the worlds jr. Also, check out our greatest fights in boxing history series and the greatest performances series. Boxing, wilfredo gomez vs salvador sanchezround 12. A brilliant left right counter by sanchez, floored gomez midway through the round, and although wilfredo beat the count, he was badly hurt, and savagely battered around the ring for the rest of. It mentions his signature fights with lopez, wilfredo gomez, and with azumah nelson. As his fans would know, sanchezs grueling bout with nelson would be his last, as months later he would lose his life in a car crash, still shy of 24 years old.
Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez battle of the little giants caesars palace. I know im a better boxer than gomez, a sharper puncher with better speed and reflexes. His only loss was a 10round decision a fight whose outcome is determined by judges scoring to antonio becerra for the vacant. He had won the wbc world featherweight championship by defeating danny lopez by a thirteenthround knockout on february 2 of that year. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. I dont know what the buzz was leading into this one, because im not sure that salvador sanchez was yet that wellknown a fighter gomez was probably the bigger name at this stage. One of the most revered boxers in puerto rico, gomezs only loss at this stage was to salvador sanchez and each of the bazookas then 37 wins had come by knockout. Azumah nelson beat wilfred gomez to win wbc featherweight. Wilfredo gomez rivera4, sometimes referred to as bazooka gomez, is a puerto.
He took on great opposition in beating danny lopez twice, juan. It was one the first of legendary and spectacular match ups between the great fighting nations, mexico and puerto rico, represented through the great champions salvador sanchez and wilfredo gomez. Gomez started fast, and the two went toetotoe from the start, with gomez forcing sanchez onto the ropes, and unloading his punches to head and body. Salvador sanchez was defending his wbc world featherweight crown. Julio cesar chavez rtd 10 roger mayweather ii wbc 140lb, maj 1989. Volume 16 delivers a good set of fights, this series rarely offering skunkers. You may watch wilfredo gomez fight various boxers, among them lupe pintor, here hoping to get a rematch with sanchez, gomez went back to the super bantamweight division, where he got a dispense from the wbc to make two preparation bouts before defending his title again. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez1981 08 21the sixth. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. The battle of the little giants was a 1981 boxing event with a deep social impact. The sanchezgomez fight was electrifying while it lasted.
On july 21, 1982, the legendary mexican boxer salvador sanchez and the legend of ghana, professor azumah nelson, 10 kos, who had accepted the fight with very little margin. Salvador sanchez photo courtesy david martinez private collection. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. His only loss was a 10round decision a fight whose outcome is determined by judges scoring to antonio becerra for the vacant mexican. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez pelea completa youtube. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez highlights battle of the. Most fights are in englishi think only one fight is in spanish. Feb 26, 2015 the mexican warrior may best be remembered for his 1981 fight against wilfredo gomez, the wbc junior featherweight champion. Azumah nelson born 19 july 1958 is a ghanaian former professional boxer. Featherweight champion, against the lesser known salvador the invincible eagle sanchez, who hailed from mexico with a record of 40. Salvador chava sanchez takes on wilfredo bazooka gomez in the 6th defense of his wbc featherweight championship.
The less experienced laporte, however, kept firing back at sanchez, connecting with multiple hard shots that bounced off sanchez s head and chin. The thing is that i enjoy old school stuff and look for it, download fights, read. Sanchez was the wbc and lineal featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982. As on the first occasion, sal sanchez won by ko, this. He also challenged once for the unified wbc and ibf lightweight titles in 1990. Salvador sanchez s record date opponent location result. Salvador sanchez vs azumah nelson highlights close. Roberto duran 5 salvador sanchez vs alexis arguello 6 nino benvenuti vs. The miraculous journey of wilfredo bazooka gomez ebook online. The mexican warrior may best be remembered for his 1981 fight against wilfredo gomez, the wbc junior featherweight champion. Fought on august 21, 1981, at the caesars palace hotel on the las vegas strip, it pitted wilfredo gomez. Salvador sanchez and wilfredo bazooka gomez, man, what a beyootiful fight.
Salvador sanchez narvaez january 26, 1959 august 12, 1982 was a mexican boxer born in. The premier source for the latest results in boxing. Lopez twiceko, ko 14wilfredo gomezko 8and azumah nelsonko 15 and defeated four future. If im not mistaken this was early on in nelsons career. Here we have an original caesars palace spanish version megarare closed circuit fight poster for the megafight showdown for the wbc world featherweight title bout. Salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez full fight youtube. The invincible eagle salvador sanchez vs wilfredo gomez full. The miraculous journey of wilfredo bazooka gomez full collection. May 05, 2018 in 1980 they faced for the second time the mexican idol salvador sanchez 424, 39 kos and danny coloradito lopez 3511, 28kos. The dvd closes with a featured piece on salvador sanchez, with the narrative held in spanish. He followed that win with defenses against ruben castillo, lopez in a rematch and patrick ford. Sanchez began his professional boxing career in 1975. Salvador sanchez best boxing fight video dailymotion.