Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas - WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) stopped Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-7, 20KOs) in the fifth round. In the fifth, Chavez hurt Manfredo with a wicked counter right hand and then started battering him against the ropes. Referee Laurence Cole tried to give Manfredo time to recover but Manfredo did little to defend himself and he did not punch back, which promoted the Cole to step in. Prior to the stoppage, Manfredo put forth a good effort and made it a fight. Chavez retains his title for the first time. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank and Rafael Soto.
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Photos: Chavez Jr. Retains The WBC Title, Stops Manfredo
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GODFR33Sun Nov 20, 2011, 9:38 PM UTC
This jusT In.............
CHAVEZ Jr. can fight! You all FAKE boxing fans are bogus! Now what do you have to say? Yeah, he's still a work in progress but he can fight! Cant wait until he retires MARTINEZ! It's going to be EPIC!
kiaba360Sun Nov 20, 2011, 6:52 PM UTC
I'm tired of the diplomacy with some of these fighters. The "I fear no-one, but talk to my promoter" mentality is very counter-productive. No more of this "talk to Bob Arum" bull****, cuz that man has his own agenda. We wanna know who YOU wanna fight. There aren't anymore tomato cans to throw him in the ring with, Bob. You don't have any relevant MWs in your stable to fight Jr. so wtf you gonna do? You're going to have to put him in there with Kid Chocolate, Macklin, Andy Lee, Pirog and other top MWs sooner or later.
budfrSun Nov 20, 2011, 5:18 PM UTC
I give him hate because of the BS that Top Rank and HBO pulled to get him his belt. If he is not ready to fight the best why is he considered a champion?? This is what is wrong with boxing. How can a guy be a champ and still not be ready for other people in their division? Being the champ use to mean that you are the best.
you hate him because he has good looks and is rich, period. Mayweather cheats and Paquiao gets gift decisions and they are great? BS! I prefer watching Chavez whom by the way has a better record than mayweather.
vacon04Sun Nov 20, 2011, 9:11 AM UTC
1.) chavez was suspended for a weight loss supplement NOT steroids. . . difference. . . florucemide or something - ali funeka ussed it too - helps get every last bit of fluid out of you to make weight
2.) what about morales? he was gifted a belt by the WBC?
Morales has faced a lot of great world class opposition ...
vacon04Sun Nov 20, 2011, 7:35 AM UTC
can someone tell me why chavez gets so much hate? i mean, did he not just start boxing 5-6 years ago with basically no amateur background? i get the impression that he was a spoiled little kid who would back down from school yard fights, and cry if he didn't always get his way. . . so, here he is, barely 40 some fights deep and he beats a guy like zbik who has probably been boxing for the better part of his life. . . a lot of the guys he has beat probably started boxing well before they even hit puberty. . . so why do they expect him to be fighting world class guys after being in the fight game for such a short time period?
Please correct me if im wrong, and pardon the ignorance if the aforementioned isn't true. . .
Because he was almost gifted a world title belt by the WBC and now a lot of guys say that he isn't ready for world class boxers ... A WORLD CHAMPION SHOULD BE READY TO FIGHT ANYONE


