Ranking the top 10 Mexican boxers of all time - Canelo Alvarez second, Juan Marquel Marquez fifth

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is daring to be great against Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas.

Boxing‘s pound-for-pound king returns on Saturday in a WBA light-heavyweight title challenge against Bivol, 31, at T-Mobile Arena bidding to write his name in the history books.

The Mexican star, also 31, achieved his quest of becoming the undisputed super-middleweight world champion with a 11th-round TKO victory over Caleb Plant to cap off a remarkable 2021 and is widely regarded as the best boxer on the planet.

So there’s no better time like the present to take a step back and look at the best fighters from that part of the world to have ever graced the sport.

Here’s GiveMeSport.com‘s list of the top 10 best Mexican boxers of all time – and why.

Fights: 77 | Wins: 67 | Losses: 7 | Draws: 0 | No Contests: 1

From Amir Khan to Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales to Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera fought many of the all-time greats.

He only lost seven of his 77 fights and is the only man to beat Prince Naseem Hamed in a boxing ring.

It was also recently confirmed he will come out for retirement for an exhibition bout against Ricky Hatton later this year.

Fights: 61 | Wins: 52 | Losses: 9

Morales, 45, was famed for his ability to bite down on his gumshield and swing for the fences.

Not only did he defeat 15 former world champions, but he was also the first Mexican boxer to win world titles in four different weight classes: super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight and super lightweight.

Beaten by fellow legends Barrera and Pacquiao, ‘El Terrible’ retired with a record of 52-9 (36 KOs). Not bad.

Fights: 52 | Wins: 51 | Losses: 0 | Draws: 1

Ricardo Lopez is the longest reigning mini flyweight world champion of all time.

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