1 Salvador Sanchez
Though his career was unfortunately cut short at the age of 23, Sánchez built his legacy by winning the WBC featherweight belt in 1980, stopping Danny Lopez in 13 rounds, and then later. defended the belt nine times, beating the likes of Azumah Nelson, Juan Laporte and Wilfredo Gómez along the way.
2 Vicente Saldivar
Saldivar became the world’s best featherweight fighter after defeating Sugar Ramos in 12 rounds in 1964. He was later crowned champion, beating opponents like Howard Winstone and Raul Rojas, until lost to Kuniaki Shibata in 1970.
3 Marco Antonio Barrera
A longtime super bantamweight champion, Barrera made a splash in featherweight when he shocked “Prince” Naseem Hamed in 2001. He later defeated Érik Morales to win the WBC belt and also beat the others. people like Johnny Tapia and Kevin Kelley previously clashed with Manny Pacquiao in 2003.
4 Juan Manuel Márquez
After losing his first featherweight title fight to Freddie Norwood, Márquez stopped Manuel Medina in seven rounds to win the IBF belt in 2003. It was a belt he defended four times in a match that included victory over WBA champion Derrick Gainer and a famous draw with Manny Pacquiao.
5 Ruben Olivares
Born in Mexico City, Olivares first made his name as a super bantamweight world champion before making his mark in featherweight when he defeated Zensuke Utagawa in seven rounds to win the WBA belt in 1974 and hit defeated Bobby Chacon in the second round to lift the WBC belt. next year.
Two Mexicans from different socioeconomic backgrounds, the rivalry between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera is as real as it is in boxing (JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
6 Erik Morales
A world champion in the 4th division, Morales won the WBC featherweight belt by beating Guty Espadas Jr in 2001, only to lose the following year to arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. However, he won the title again when he overcame Paulie Ayala in 2002.
7 Jorge Paez
The flamboyant performer Páez lifted the WBC featherweight belt in 15 decisive rounds against Calvin Grove in 1988 and defended it eight times before losing to Tony Lopez in 1990. He also won the WBO belt by defeating Louie Espinoza .
8 Manuel Medina
Embarrassed and difficult, Media won the IBF featherweight belt by beating Troy Dorsey in 1991 and defended the belt four times before handing it over to Tom Johnson in ’93. He then defeated Alejandro González in ’95 to win the WBC version before regaining the IBF version in ’98 with a victory over Héctor Lizárraga.
9 Johnny Gonzalez
The strong González won the WBC featherweight belt by defeating Hozumi Hasegawa in the fourth round in 2011 and defended it four times before an unfortunate cut helped Daniel Ponce de León beat him in 2012. She won the title again in 2013 with her first hit, Abner Mares’ KO.
10 Orlando Salido
After experiencing disappointment in his first few featherweight titles, Salido finally got his hands on the WBC belt when he overcame Cristóbal Cruz in 2010. The following year, losing the WBC belt, Salido went on to claim it again. WBO belt by defeating Juan Manuel López in eight rounds.
