On Aug. 21, 1981, two of probably the most gifted pugilists put all of it on the road for supremacy within the featherweight division.
Reigning WBC and The Ring featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez made his sixth title defense against Wilfredo Gomez, a former WBC and The Ring title holder himself at super bantamweight.
For Gomez, making the jump from 122 to 126 lbs meant forgoing his championships with a view to set his sights on recent challenges. With a refined record of 32-0-1, Gomez had done...
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