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By Jake Donovan - For years, the term ‘it’s not what you know but who you know’ applied to the career of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
The son of the Mexico’s most famous – and arguably greatest – fighter ever was viewed as living the pampered life as he was matched soft on the way up the ranks. Even to this day, he’s viewed as a soft fighter who trains on his own terms.
Who he knows helped him arrive to this point. Come September 15, the degree of his success will depend entirely upon what he knows – or doesn’t know – when he faces lineal middleweight king Sergio Martinez at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
That the venue has completely sold out on tickets is a testament to Chavez Jr’s drawing power, having as much to do with who he is as it does with whom he knows. What he knows – and continues to learn – brings a once-viewed mismatch into discussion as a potentially competitive fight.
It’s perhaps the highest compliment paid to Chavez Jr’s career, which is approaching nine years in the pro ranks.
“I think they saw the dedication and the preparation that I had in the past year,” notes Chavez Jr. (46-0-1, 32KO), who faces his fifth straight Top 10-ranked fighter in a span of 15 months. “I noticed improvement and I feel very confident in what I can accomplish. I know how hard it has been working day after day to get to this point and I’m not going to disappoint anyone.”
There was a time where Chavez Jr. was damned no matter what he accomplished in the ring. Soft matchmaking while appearing in high profile pay-per-view undercard slots certainly didn’t help matters any. His handlers – including top American promotional outfit, Top Rank – had a goal in mind from the moment they became involved in his career; cash in on the popularity while transitioning the fighter from a novice to a top-shelf talent. [Click Here To Read More]
The son of the Mexico’s most famous – and arguably greatest – fighter ever was viewed as living the pampered life as he was matched soft on the way up the ranks. Even to this day, he’s viewed as a soft fighter who trains on his own terms.
Who he knows helped him arrive to this point. Come September 15, the degree of his success will depend entirely upon what he knows – or doesn’t know – when he faces lineal middleweight king Sergio Martinez at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
That the venue has completely sold out on tickets is a testament to Chavez Jr’s drawing power, having as much to do with who he is as it does with whom he knows. What he knows – and continues to learn – brings a once-viewed mismatch into discussion as a potentially competitive fight.
It’s perhaps the highest compliment paid to Chavez Jr’s career, which is approaching nine years in the pro ranks.
“I think they saw the dedication and the preparation that I had in the past year,” notes Chavez Jr. (46-0-1, 32KO), who faces his fifth straight Top 10-ranked fighter in a span of 15 months. “I noticed improvement and I feel very confident in what I can accomplish. I know how hard it has been working day after day to get to this point and I’m not going to disappoint anyone.”
There was a time where Chavez Jr. was damned no matter what he accomplished in the ring. Soft matchmaking while appearing in high profile pay-per-view undercard slots certainly didn’t help matters any. His handlers – including top American promotional outfit, Top Rank – had a goal in mind from the moment they became involved in his career; cash in on the popularity while transitioning the fighter from a novice to a top-shelf talent. [Click Here To Read More]
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