Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr. Gets in Over 100 Rounds of Sparring Work

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Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is very prepared for his upcoming return, this coming Saturday night in El Paso, Texas. He goes against fellow Mexican Marco Antonio 'Dorado' Reyes.

This will be the first fight for Chavez with new trainer Robert Garcia. And Chavez reveals that he put in over 100 rounds of sparring, which was a product of work that Garcia demanded from the fighter. The match takes place at the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds. In his last fight, Chavez made the mistake of jumping up two divisions to light heavyweight and was stopped in nine rounds by Andrzej Fonfara.
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[BOXEO _]

Robert Garcia whipped him into shape.

[gamefrk]

I'm no expert, but isn't 100 rounds of sparring too excessive/counter-productive?

[whitelightning8]

I'm no expert, but isn't 100 rounds of sparring too excessive/counter-productive?

Not really. Idk how long his camp is but you should be able to spar at least as many rounds as you are fighting and especially if you blow up like Chavez does, you have to work your way up to being able to spar 12 rounds. Over several weeks its not that much. We have amateurs who probably train harder and longer than jr usually does.

[Beercules]

Good. I hope Robert is putting his feet to the fire.

[aldo5408]

And 50 of those rounds he was high.

[BoxingLegend89']

100 rounds of 30 seconds each.

[ElMeroChingon]

I'm no expert, but isn't 100 rounds of sparring too excessive/counter-productive?

He started training camp pretty early. if he sparred 3(maybe 4) times a week, starting with light 6 rounds in the beginning weeks to get back in groove, and working his way up , the rounds add up.

[Willie_pep1]

Chavez is finished

[Eastcoast]

Lets keep in mind he's fighting a slow, light-hitting unranked MW - Marcus Reyes at 168.

I will say I would look forward to seeing Haymon make Quillin/Chavez by the end of this year.