Top Rank shoves Chavez down your throat on Nov. 14
by SC on Oct 2, 2009 2:23 PM EDT
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Bob Arum promised a "spectacular" undercard for the November 14 pay-per-view featuring the huge Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao main event. Promises, promises.
Dan Rafael reports that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be in the co-feature, taking on another mid-level opponent who presents no real threat. Michigan's Troy Rowland (25-2, 7 KO) will be the opponent for Chavez (40-0-1, 30 KO), who looks to keep fluffing up that record.
As for Arum's "spectacular" undercard, it now looks like this:
- Chavez v. Rowland in an obvious hope that the loyal Mexican fanbase will tune in for JCC Jr. in addition to a great main event
- A snoozer-in-the-making between Daniel Santos and Yuri Foreman for Santos' 154-pound title
- Jesus Soto Karass v. Alfonso Gomez in a battle of welterweight also-rans, but it could be a damn exciting fight since both guys tend to bring it pretty hard
Color me -- and I'm betting many others -- quite unimpressed. This also means the proposed Acosta-Soto fight is off, which is too bad.
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I'm not trying to incite backlash BUT:
Sooner or later JCC’s going to have to fight somebody legit. When he does he’s going to get his ass kicked and I will relish the moment.
I’m tired of this Camacho Jr. esque charade. The kid’s 40-0 and he’s fighting a guy with 27 fights and 7 KOs? Are you F’ing kidding me?
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Oct 2, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Troy Rowland has fought out of Michigan once…where was that you ask? INDIANA…but he’s from the Midwest so judging by Roger Mayweather’s standards he should be the favorite
by JohnUtah on Oct 2, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
People are giving JCC jr too much hate
He’s never had an amateur career and is rumored to go directly at Sergio next year. What’s the problem? He’s not going around claiming he’s #1 or anything
by gunranger on Oct 2, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He does claim Saul Alvarez isn’t good enough for him. He’s been rumored to do lots of things but instead he fights Matt Vanda (and almost loses) and Troy Rowland. Chavez is a marketing tool that allows Top Rank to sell three PPVs a year to people gullible enough to pay for his name.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 2, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sergio who?
Mora? Martinez? The rumor I keep hearing for a step-up is John Duddy. Either way, any prominent fighter named Sergio kicks his ass.
Sure, he’s still young and had no amateur career, so he gets some slack, but until he actually looks better in the ring, I’m not going to be that impressed.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Oct 2, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Martinez
The WBC is talking about naming Chavez their 154-pound mandatory in 2010.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 2, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That can't go well for Chavez
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Oct 2, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he’ll get slaughtered.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 2, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure why, but this cracked me up.
You’re right, I just found it funny.
I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.
by Warden11 on Oct 3, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when you think about it, he’s no different than a lot of other Mexicans who come to the states with a gaudy record built on fighting cab drivers and Tomato cans, some become greats, others are exposed and sent back where they came from…a lot of the guys that he’s fighting are house clubfighters who are just as protected that know the biggest payday they’ll ever see is being a sacrifical lamb to jcc jr.
by JohnUtah on Oct 2, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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