PANAMA ALL-TIME RATINGS

[phlboxarc]

* these ratings are not etched in stone, just one opinion. The names are listed for discussion on the subject.

PANAMA ALL-TIME RATINGS:
1-Roberto Duran
2-Panama Al Brown
3-Ernesto Marcel
4-Ismael Laguna
5-Eusebio Pedroza
6-Rafael Indian Hurtado
7-Enrique Pinder
8-Indian Quintana
9-Jorge Lujan
10-Jaime Rios
11-Hilario Zapata
12-Davey Abad
13-Pedro Tesis
14-Alfonso Frazier
15-Rocky McKay
16-Santiago Zorilla
17-Federico Plummer
18-Young Finnegan
19-Federico Thompson
20-Alfredo Layne
21-Rigiberto Riasco
22-Orlando Amores
23-Kid Zefine
24-Rafael Pedroza
25-Jose Lombardo
26-Antonio Amaya
27-Isidro Martinez
28-Mauricio Martinez
29-Tito Marshall
30-Bearcat Reid
31-Edwin Sykes
32-Hankins Barrow
33-Jackie Vanquero
34-Pedro Amador
35-Wilfredo Brewster

** Panama Joe Gans was not Panamanian so is not listed.

[starlingstomp]

Zapata was a brilliant pure boxer.

[blv30]

How in the heck did Zapata get knocked out that time back in '82? That really surprised me when it happened.:|

[cyberboxingzone]

I would add in top 15 Young Joe Walcot, the Lion of Colon as well as Jose Lombardo, who fought in the same era.

Wish I knew more about the tragic Bearcat Reid -- I have a record for him not yet posted on Boxrec.

[Decagon]

Nice list. I hate to admit that I don't know all of those boxers, but here are some Panamanian fighters:

Guillermo Jones: Just knocked out Wayne Braithewaite, who was having trouble adjusting to the new 200-pound limit of the cruiserweight division.

Rodolfo Aguilar: I remember him from the Inglewood Forum tournament.

Santiago Samaniego: Held the WBA Interim title at 154 recently.

Alfonso Mosquera: The great-grandfather of the jr. middleweight division!

Vicente Mosquera: Saw his upset on the undercard of Toney-Ruiz.

Celestino Caballero: Another good current Panamanian.

[phlboxarc]

Ernesto Marcel deserves to be in the IBHOF.