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Jan 26, 1959 Mexico Died on 12 Aug 1982 (aged 23)
Mexican boxer
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About Salvador Sánchez
- Salvador Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México.
- Sanchez was the WBC and lineal featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982.
- Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sánchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time.
- Sánchez died on August 12, 1982 in a car accident from Querétaro to San Luis Potosí He is also the uncle of Salvador Sánchez II.In 1991, Sánchez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- The Ring magazine named both him, and Sugar Ray Leonard, as Fighter of the Year in 1981.
- In 2002, he was named the 24th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine.
- In 2003, The Ring rated Sánchez number 88 on the list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
- Sánchez was voted as the #3 featherweight of the 20th Century by the Associated Press.
