Almost a full decade of nothing but wins at the elite level, a run that holds its own with those of the all-time greats of the Golden Age, such as Henry Armstrong or Sugar Ray Robinson. I of course respect the informed opinion of The Fight City’s fearless leader but, while Salvador Sanchez, Carlos Zarate and Ruben Olivares all have strong cases to be made for the top of the Mexican mountain, I must hail “The Lion Of Culiacan” as the greatest pugilist to ever emerge from “Tierra Azteca.” Proof? Just look at that stretch from 1984, when he won his first world title, to 1993 when he got a gift draw in his bout with fellow all-time great Pernell Whitaker. Carbert, disagrees and has stated his reasons why. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the best Mexican pugilist ever, though my editor, Mr. No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
