Julio Cesar Chavez (51-4-1) recently joined the WBC University Facebook livestream to discuss a variety of topics.
The former middleweight champion is currently training at his home in the Los Angeles area as California residents are under orders to stay at home as much as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic.
One of the questions that was asked by WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman was about how Chavez got in the sport.
Sulaiman mentioned how Julio Jr.'s path was much different than most boxers who often grew up poor.
"I didn't ever lack anything. I didn't grow up going without like a lot of boxers. There were other difficulties growing up with a famous father like I did. As a kid I wanted to be a soccer player. I liked boxing but in those times my father hadn't lost a fight so I was thinking my father is the best so I should try something else like soccer. Then when my father lost to Oscar De La Hoya I thought that I wanted to box to get revenge for my dad," Chavez stated.
The 34-year-old lived a lot of his teenage years in California but never fully acclimated to the culture which was different than what he was accustomed to in Sinaloa. He said that a trip back home and a talk with his uncle is what lead to his decision to turn pro and the rest is history.
"When I was 15 I came to the United States to live and I went to high school here. I was so bored here in Riverside, California because for me life in the United States is boring compared to Mexico, especially my hometown Culiacan. I would go train after school to not be bored so I had the habit of training everyday. When I returned to Culiacan, Rudolfo (Chavez) asked me if I wanted to make my pro debut and I didn't want to go back to school in Riverside so I said that I did want to turn pro. So I asked my dad and I turned pro in Culiacan, Sinaloa and I enjoyed it," Chavez explained.
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