The fighters included in the following lists were all born or raised in Puerto Rico. Fighters of Puerto Rican descent not born in Puerto Rico and not raised in Puerto Rico (ie. Lou Del Valle, John Ruiz, Luis Collazo) were excluded.
All-Time Greatest Puerto Rican Professional Boxers:
1. Carlos Ortiz (IBHOF, WBHF)
2. Felix "Tito" Trinidad (IBHOF)
3. Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez (IBHOF, WBHF)
4. Wilfredo Benitez (IBHOF, WBHF)
5. Jose Torres (IBHOF, WBHF)
6. Pedro Montanez (IBHOF)
7. Esteban DeJesus (WBHF)
8. Sixto Escobar (IBHOF)
9. Jose Basora
10. Hector "Macho" Camacho
11. Edwin Rosario (IBHOF)
12. Jose Gonzalez
13. Miguel Cotto
14. Wilfredo Vazquez
15. Ivan Calderon
16. Samuel Serrano
17. Alfredo Escalera
18. Miguel Berrios
19. Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon
20. John John Molina
Honorable Mention:
Juan Laporte
Juan Manuel Lopez
Eric Morel
Frankie Narvaez
Ossie Ocasio
Nelson Dieppa
Angel Espada
Edwin Viruet
Top Ten Puerto Rican Fighters to Win At Least One World Championship:
1. Carlos Ortiz
2. Felix "Tito" Trinidad
3. Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez
4. Wilfredo Benitez
5. Jose Torres
6. Esteban DeJesus
7. Sixto Escobar
8. Hector "Macho" Camacho
9. Edwin Rosario
10. Miguel Cotto
Top Ten Puerto Rican Fighters Who Never Won a World Championship:
1. Pedro Montanez
2. Jose Basora
3. Jose Gonzalez
4. Miguel Berrios
5. Frankie Narvaez
6. Edwin Viruet
7. Josue Marquez
8. Victor Ortiz (the one who fought in the '70s)
9. Angel Clivelles
10. Wilfredo Rivera
Honorable Mention:
George "Wildcat" Henry
Atilio Sabatino
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Re: Top 20 All-Time Great Puerto Rican Fighters
"Fighters of Puerto Rican descent not born in Puerto Rico were excluded."
Benitez was born in NY but raised in PR.
Benitez was born in NY but raised in PR.
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Re: Top 20 All-Time Great Puerto Rican Fighters
You're absolutely correct. I've adjusted the "requirements" to reflect that:tainos wrote:"Fighters of Puerto Rican descent not born in Puerto Rico were excluded."
Benitez was born in NY but raised in PR.
The fighters included in the following lists were all born or raised in Puerto Rico. Fighters of Puerto Rican descent not born in Puerto Rico and not raised in Puerto Rico (ie. Lou Del Valle, John Ruiz, Luis Collazo) were excluded.
Thank you for pointing that out.