Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr. Dares Martin Murray To Fight, WBC Title on 8/3

[El Angel]

Man Murray is always having to come to people's home arenas.

[chiguy91]

I don't think Murray is allowed into the US. He's been in prison a couple of times and his last meeting with Chavez in Texas was called off due to Visa issues.

yeah, that's why they'd have it in mexico. can you link me to that other article that said chavez offered murray a fight at 165? or is it that chavez had plans of fighting at 165 (not talking about a murray fight)?

[dwighttsharpe]

I don't think Murray is allowed into the US. He's been in prison a couple of times and his last meeting with Chavez in Texas was called off due to Visa issues.

Won't be in the US. It will be in Mexico!

[mathed]

I don't think Murray is allowed into the US. He's been in prison a couple of times and his last meeting with Chavez in Texas was called off due to Visa issues.

I didn't think about his criminal record being a travel issue. He better KO Chavez if he wants any chance of winning

[Weebler I]

yeah, that's why they'd have it in mexico. can you link me to that other article that said chavez offered murray a fight at 165? or is it that chavez had plans of fighting at 165 (not talking about a murray fight)?

It's on the "other" website in an article by the illusory troll Gilfoid so perhaps some doubts about its authenticity, but I'll give you the paragraph anyway:

Chavez Jr. recently said he wants his next fight to take place at a catch-weight of 165. That’s no big deal, but it does show you that he doesn’t want to boil down to 160, and it gives you hint that he could come in really heavy for the fight. That’s bad news for Murray because without a weight advantage of his own, he’s going to be in deep, deep trouble against Chavez Jr.

I didn't think about his criminal record being a travel issue. He better KO Chavez if he wants any chance of winning

Yeah, they were supposed to fight last year.

England’s middleweight contender Martin Murray has been forced to withdraw from his shot at WBC titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over red-tape delay obtaining a visa into the United States.

The undefeated British and Commonwealth champion was slated to challenge Mexican ace Chavez Jr. in El Paso, Texas, June 16, but has been denied the chance because of his criminal past.

Murray, 29, from St Helens, spent time in jail in his early 20s and, while now a respected family man and qualified youth worker, the American authorities have refused to grant him a swift visa - therefore preventing him from being able to promote the fight on US soil.

Bob Arum, Chavez's promoter, told ******.com's Lem Satterfield that he was unaware of Murray's criminal background.

"They (Murray's management) didn't tell us about it," the CEO of Top Rank told ******.com. "They thought that it wasn't relevant. We lost a lot of time. We can't rely on Murray for the fight. We just can't. It's unfortunate, but we can't. He would have been a good opponent and all of that sort of stuff, but it is what it is.

"We're not going to be able to, with any certainty, get him a U.S. Visa in time. Which means, that we can't, with all that's going on, rely on the fact that the U.S. government will give him a Visa. If the consulate gives him a waiver in London, then it has to go Washington, D.C. to get a Visa, and there is all of this paperwork, and it takes a long time.

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[Motofan]

Outside of Mexico and I love this fight. Murray vs Jr would be a dog fight and I favor Murray. Although in Mexico he needs a ko to get a draw...

[Motofan]

Chavez would come in the ring high weighing 195 pounds in Mexico. Injected to the gills with deer antler juice.

This right here ^^^^^^^^^^^

[HeroBando]

He didn't seem to care about being robbed, I think he just wants to fight the best and get paid.



Yeah I read it in another article.

Yeah both him and Julio Diaz were fine with it and matter of fact, kinda unexpected. But he'd be getting paid if he'd won a belt, short and long term.

[Jaliscoguey13]

It's on the "other" website in an article by the illusory troll Gilfoid so perhaps some doubts about its authenticity, but I'll give you the paragraph anyway:





Yeah, they were supposed to fight last year.

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lol at the troll comment. You have to take that with a grain of salt.


I hope Chavez does get the fight so he can be ready for when Martinez gets back and takes his belt.

[P-4-P-King]

Chavez should just move up to freakin 175. Hes always using diuretics and **** to cut weight anyway.