Comments Thread For: Chavez, Vera Agree To 173 Limit, Ten Round Bout

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Ronnie Shields, the trainer of Brian Vera (23-6, 14KOs), has advised BoxingScene.com that a deal was reached to face former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 173-pounds on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California - and the fight has also been changed to from a twelve to a ten round fight. HBO will televise.

The fight was first set to take place at 163 when the initial negotiations began, but then quickly changed to 165 and then bumped to the super middleweight limit of 168. The actual date was also pushed back several times and was finally set for earlier this month at the Staples Center, but the promoters were forced to push it back even further after Chavez sustained a cut in training. [Click Here To Read More]

[El Angel]

And they cut it to 10 round?! FFS this is a disgrace.

[Hougigo]

Great.... can't wait to not watch it.
Seriously, it's a joke of a fight, which explains why only 3k tickets were bought

[turnedup]

Arum look so pissed about all of this I believe they are going to end up feeding Chavez Jr to the wolves.

[Russian Crushin]

They had to change it 4 times

[lopez36]

want to see if shields follows through with that threat saying you have to draw the line somewhere,when there is money involved they change their minds,for once I would like to see someone really mean it and go ahead and pull out of the fight,that would make a big statement

[freudianslip]

I usually don't care but you know when they say this is making a mockery of something. Well this is for real making a mockery of the sport.

[Hougigo]

Arum look so pissed about all of this I believe they are going to end up feeding Chavez Jr to the wolves.

Ward then Sergio and if he's still up to it, Golovkin

[walrusthewill]

unprofessional

[pugilistprophet1994]

Such bull****. I'll be rooting hard for Vera to win.