The crunching power of Carlos Zarate

[The_budweiser]

When the question comes up. Who was the greatest fighter to come out of Mexico? The answer is usually Julio Cesar Chavez. Some say Salvador Sanchez while others may say Ruben Olivares. These three are truly legendary fighters although to me one other outstanding boxer from Mexico is Carlos Zarate.

 

Zarate began his career in 1970 and won his first fifty two fights with fifty one by knockout. Clearly a simply amazing number. That being said a lot of Zarate’s early opposition may have been in the words of Greg Haugen when he questioned Chavez’s fine record. A bunch of Mexican taxi drivers. Well I don’t know if I’d go that far but Carlos beefed up his record with some poor opposition yet he was also learning his trade and learning it well.

 

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[davemurphy]

Re: The crunching power of Carlos Zarate

 

The hardest punching bantamweight in history IMO.