By Mark Vester

A tip of the hat to Rob Snell of the Detroit News for passing this info along. The Mexican legend himself, Julio Cesar Chavez, owes more than $12.7 million in federal income taxes. The information is according to public records filed during the month of September in Arizona.

According to the records obtained by Snell, the IRS filed a $12,404,422.54 lien against Chavez on Aug. 10 in the Maricopa County (Arizona) Recorder's office. According to the lien information, he owes income taxes from 1993 through 1998. The IRS filed a $366,262.21 lien against Chavez on Aug. 10 in Maricopa County. He owes income taxes from 1999, according to the lien.