5 Countries That Produce The Best Boxers In The World

2. Mexico

Number of Boxing World Champions: 153

The world’s second-largest boxing nation is Mexico. Many Mexican boxers battled through terrible conditions to succeed in the ring, using boxing as a means of escaping from great poverty. Julio Cesar Chavez is one of the most well-known and prosperous Mexican boxers of all time. During his time, Chavez was the best pound-for-pound boxer in Mexico. Carlos Zarate, Ruben Olivares, and Salvador Sanchez were Mexican boxing’s biggest stars in the 1970s and 1980s. The only boxer in the history of the sport to win the title of undisputed champion in the super middleweight division is the legendary Canelo Alvarez of Mexico. Currently, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, and Marco Antonio Barrera are well-known Mexican fighters.