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By Jake Donovan - The time has finally arrived for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to advance to the part of his career where every fight matters.
Fans have been screaming for years for the son of the Mexican legend to crap or get off the pot, but it has been a slow road to respectability.
Chavez Jr. perhaps still has a ways to go before removing the sideshow label, as evidenced by his failure to please a capacity crowd of more than 12,000 in his hometown of Culiacan, Mexico on Saturday as he outpointed American journeyman Billy Lyell in their ten-round bout.
Scores were 99-92, 96-94, 98-92 in the Fox Sports Espanol headliner that was fought at a brisk pace yet not always entertaining.
It has been a while since Chavez Jr has been on good terms with his countrymen, who have proven to be outspoken critics in his past several bouts. Collective booing has become a far too frequent occurrence of his past several bouts that have taken place south of the border. [Click Here To Read More]
Fans have been screaming for years for the son of the Mexican legend to crap or get off the pot, but it has been a slow road to respectability.
Chavez Jr. perhaps still has a ways to go before removing the sideshow label, as evidenced by his failure to please a capacity crowd of more than 12,000 in his hometown of Culiacan, Mexico on Saturday as he outpointed American journeyman Billy Lyell in their ten-round bout.
Scores were 99-92, 96-94, 98-92 in the Fox Sports Espanol headliner that was fought at a brisk pace yet not always entertaining.
It has been a while since Chavez Jr has been on good terms with his countrymen, who have proven to be outspoken critics in his past several bouts. Collective booing has become a far too frequent occurrence of his past several bouts that have taken place south of the border. [Click Here To Read More]
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