Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr. Wants Fresh Start, Begins The Road Back

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

By Thomas Gerbasi - “I haven't been 100% all the time, but my career has had lots of accomplishments,” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. said on a recent media teleconference. “I was the first Mexican to win the middleweight world championship. I've been a world champion. I've defended my belt. In addition to that, I've beaten really great fighters. And I have a record of 48 and 2. So it's not fair to say that I haven't accomplished a lot and haven't been prepared all the time.”

He’s not exactly right on all points, but he is on at least a few, and it makes you wonder how we would perceive the 29-year-old from Culiacan if he was named Julio Cesar Smith. Would we call him a great fighter, or at least a potential great? Would we dub him a throwback fighter because he’s fought 52 times before the age of 30? Or would we even be talking about him at all if his last name wasn’t Chavez.

It’s all fine for speculation’s sake, but in the here and now, as Chavez prepares for a Saturday bout against countryman Marcos Reyes, he’s pictured by many as someone who not only won’t live up to the standard set by his father - Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez - but as a young man who doesn’t even want to be in the ring, one who quit on his stool when the going got tough against Andrzej Fonfara in April. [Click Here To Read More]

[PAC-BOY]

He still has a great road in front of him. This is what happens when fighters are spoiled building up a record with popularity.

Like "Rocky Balboa" said..."Its not how hard you can hit, its how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"!

[puro dinamita]

He still has a great road in front of him. This is what happens when fighters are spoiled building up a record with popularity.

Like "Rocky Balboa" said..."Its not how hard you can hit, its how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"!

he's proved that countless time his atttitude towards his dedication is what's his down fall he is never a hard worker you can't question his will to keep pressuring or coming "forward"

[whitelightning8]

By Thomas Gerbasi - “I haven't been 100% all the time, but my career has had lots of accomplishments,” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. said on a recent media teleconference. “I was the first Mexican to win the middleweight world championship. I've been a world champion. I've defended my belt. In addition to that, I've beaten really great fighters. And I have a record of 48 and 2. So it's not fair to say that I haven't accomplished a lot and haven't been prepared all the time.”

He’s not exactly right on all points, but he is on at least a few, and it makes you wonder how we would perceive the 29-year-old from Culiacan if he was named Julio Cesar Smith. Would we call him a great fighter, or at least a potential great? Would we dub him a throwback fighter because he’s fought 52 times before the age of 30? Or would we even be talking about him at all if his last name wasn’t Chavez.

It’s all fine for speculation’s sake, but in the here and now, as Chavez prepares for a Saturday bout against countryman Marcos Reyes, he’s pictured by many as someone who not only won’t live up to the standard set by his father - Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez - but as a young man who doesn’t even want to be in the ring, one who quit on his stool when the going got tough against Andrzej Fonfara in April. [Click Here To Read More]

His real problem is that he complains about how hard it is being a Chavez. No one wants to hear that ****. And yea he hurt Sergio but to say he almost won is an exaggeration. Martinez beat his ass for 35 minutes, and Martinez showed as much heart as anyone in that last minute fighting back instead of just getting on his bike. He has 2 quality wins. Andy Lee and Rubio. Lost to Zbik obviously. I've never seen a grown man whine so much except for Khan.

[Tobi.G]

Man up and fight Golovkin.

[bigdunny1]

The hype train is over with this chump. The one thing he had was the mexicans behind him because of his daddy's name. But that is gone after his last fight where he quit and the mexicans threw beers at him and started a mini riot. Ain't no coming back from that. His career was nothing but a natural light heavyweight cherry picking middleweights. He won a paper belt and got embarrassed when he stepped up in competition and weight. His only quality win was against Lee. He never should of been a world champ in the first place the vacant belt he got was because of the WBC bogus stripping the true middleweight champ Martinez. And he should have another loss on his record from the first Vera fight. His resume is full of bums and a paper belt that he held for 15 mins until Martinez took it back.

He has had a million different trainers all complain about his laziness and lack of respect for boxing. He's an entitled spoiled brat and adding another trainer won't change a thing.

[KTFO]

Middleweight champ my a$$! Let's not forget that WBC middleweight title JCC "attained" was wrongfully stripped from Sergio.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

A fresh start eh?

[yoshik]

Wham-o

Fresh star it is. Now he is over weight for a SMW bout. What a chump. What a loser. And ANYBODY that defends this is an abject moron so don't do it.

[daggum]

wants fresh start....fails to make weight again