Chavez Jr vs. Rubio is a legit fight

it's jr's first real fight, i wonder how much rubio will be compromised leading up to this fight as well as how he will be treated during and after. i believe that if this fight is honest and on the up and up, jr gets beaten by rubio..... with that being said ,jr will probably be helped into eeking out a controversial win...... too much current and potential money on jr to be had to let him lose to rubio.... but like i said, in an honest straight up fight, jr loses to rubio 7 out of 10 times....... 3 by ko.

Its a solid fight but Rubio is still a long shot to get the W. The matchmakers know exactly what they are doing.

I like the fight and I'm going to go to it. It's a good fight, a nice step up for JCC Jr. I wouldn't be surprise either if Rubio beats him. But, I favor JCC Jr in that fight. I think if JCC Jr wins and depending on how he wins it will make him a true legit contender. Agree. While the Middleweight division is down from what is use to be, there's still some talent in there and decent fights to be made. Sergio Martinez Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Dmitry Pirog Peter Quillin Matthew Macklin Felix Sturm Andy Lee Marco Antonio Rubio Arthur Abraham Martin Murray Darren Barker

I like the fight and I'm going to go to it. It's a good fight, a nice step up for JCC Jr. I wouldn't be surprise either if Rubio beats him. But, I favor JCC Jr in that fight. I think if JCC Jr wins and depending on how he wins it will make him a true legit contender.

hes a coward and works for toprank so he will never fight legit competition.

I really like this fight card on HBO Feb. 4. I honestly think Rubio will knock Chavez Jr. out and I think Donaire is going to knock Vazquez Jr. out.

Yea it is pretty legit, kind of sad when talking the 160 pound divisions current state but Rubio should provide a nice stiff test for JCC Jr., if JCC Jr. is to win he will certainly have proven himself to be fairly worthwhile.

I don't like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr either, but his fight against Rubio is very legit. Rubio is a top Middleweight contender. Yes, Julio is hiding behind his promoter Bob Arum in regards to a Sergio Martinez fight and seems to be "ducking" Sergio. But, Marco Antonio Rubio presents a threat to Chavez Jr. He hasn't lost in over a few years, is still a pretty good fighter, and is coming off a pretty solid win over Lemieux. Rubio has more than a punchers shot at beating Julio, he has a pretty good shot. Lets not forget that Zbik took Chavez Jr to the cards and nearly won a tight decision over him. Yes, Julio should fight Sergio, but Rubio is a legitimate defense. I have to agree with you bro...

WAR RUBIO! Cant stand Jr.

IT is going to be the biggest challenge Jr. has faced in his carreer. Win or lose he will still have a fan base but he needs to be impressive in it. If the referee steps in and stops the fight early then he will probably lose a lot of fans (but still maintain a lot).

Yeah its a good step up for Chavez jr. Hopefully canelo starts stepping up his comp as well.

I don't like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr either, but his fight against Rubio is very legit. Rubio is a top Middleweight contender. Yes, Julio is hiding behind his promoter Bob Arum in regards to a Sergio Martinez fight and seems to be "ducking" Sergio. But, Marco Antonio Rubio presents a threat to Chavez Jr. He hasn't lost in over a few years, is still a pretty good fighter, and is coming off a pretty solid win over Lemieux. Rubio has more than a punchers shot at beating Julio, he has a pretty good shot. Lets not forget that Zbik took Chavez Jr to the cards and nearly won a tight decision over him. Yes, Julio should fight Sergio, but Rubio is a legitimate defense. You cant have a legitimate title defense if you never won the title. Chavez is the fakest champion in boxing history and rubio ain't shiit. Pavlik whooped that ass years ago.

It's better then anything Canelo has done so far......

Good fiGHT, BUT Chavez is still a bonified duck, but I do like him more than I like Canelo. He's actually fighting fighters with heartbeats.

I don't like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr either, but his fight against Rubio is very legit. Rubio is a top Middleweight contender. Yes, Julio is hiding behind his promoter Bob Arum in regards to a Sergio Martinez fight and seems to be "ducking" Sergio. But, Marco Antonio Rubio presents a threat to Chavez Jr. He hasn't lost in over a few years, is still a pretty good fighter, and is coming off a pretty solid win over Lemieux. Rubio has more than a punchers shot at beating Julio, he has a pretty good shot. Lets not forget that Zbik took Chavez Jr to the cards and nearly won a tight decision over him. Yes, Julio should fight Sergio, but Rubio is a legitimate defense. Well said. JCC should either give up the belt or fight Martinez, but that's boxing politics and as usual is bullshlt. However, in terms of gradually stepping up quality of opposition, this is a reasonable matchup for Chavez. I'm gonna laugh my ass off if JCC turns out to actually be the goods. Lotta' folks are wanting him to fail and that is looking increasingly unlikely.

While I like watching a fight where I am rooting hard for the guy I really like, I really enjoy watching a fight where I could give a f**kless who wins. Chavez-Rubio is that fight for me. I think Julio is going to TKO him. Yes, Rubio is legit, a good fighter, probably better than nayone else Julio has fought, but Rubio does seem to gas a bit int he middle rounds. Lemieux may have proved to be overrated, but we'll see. I am picking Chavez by TKO in 9. I'm not a Rubio fan by any stretch of the imagination and I'm not a Chavez Jr hater, I think he sucks but he puts butts in seats which is good for the sport. I just like watching journeymen upset overhyped fighters, it's very satisfying.

Yes it's a legit fight, that's why Chavez Jr is gonna lose. While I like watching a fight where I am rooting hard for the guy I really like, I really enjoy watching a fight where I could give a f**kless who wins. Chavez-Rubio is that fight for me. I think Julio is going to TKO him. Yes, Rubio is legit, a good fighter, probably better than nayone else Julio has fought, but Rubio does seem to gas a bit int he middle rounds. Lemieux may have proved to be overrated, but we'll see. I am picking Chavez by TKO in 9.

Yes it's a legit fight, that's why Chavez Jr is gonna lose.