Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wins 10-round yawner over Troy Rowland

by Scott Christ on Nov 14, 2009 11:28 PM EST in Boxing Results and Post-Fight Analysis

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won an easy decision over club fighter Troy Rowland. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. kept his undefeated record in a sleep-inducing 10-round decision over Michigan club fighter Troy Rowland in the final fight on the Cotto-Pacquiao undercard, winning on scores of 99-91, 98-92, 97-93. Bad Left Hook scored it 97-93 for Chavez.

Chavez is now 41-0-1 (30), while Rowland falls to 25-3 (7).

There's not really much analysis here. This fight had no business on PPV, especially one this big, and was met with boos by the crowd at the MGM Grand, which it rightly earned. In all fairness to Rowland, he came to win and did his very best. Chavez, who was there to be showcased, was terribly unimpressive yet again. At 23, I know some people like to point out that he's young, but he really just does not improve, ever. If there's really an "it," he does not have it.

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Yeah nothing impressive indeed. Rowland was snapping his head back at will with the jab .If only Rowland had more power though. You won’t see him in the ring with a guy that poses a serious threat for another 4 or 5 years.He looks slow at terribly sloppy at 154. All he’s gonna do is keep fluffing up his record. No wonder people get pissed off when they see Chavez jr.He’s not challenging himself. By the way his chin looks questionable.I guarantee he’ll get knocked flat on his ass quick by a real contender.

by killah27 on Nov 15, 2009 11:35 AM EST reply actions

To be fair, he was fighting at 160 last night, but he looked no different than he ever does. There are nights when he looks like he’s actually gotten worse. I have nothing in the world against JCC Jr., he’s just not good.

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by Scott Christ on Nov 15, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions

See that’s the thing about perfect records and fluffing up records. It doesn’t tell the whole story.Chavez Jr does not look like a 41-0-1 fighter.I would be more succeptible to believe you if you were to say he was like 30-5 rather than undefeated.He has so many flaws.I question his chin,I question his protection, his movement, etc. I hate to say this, but you wouldn’t hear as much as you do from him ,if he didn’t have his father’s name.Other than his twilight years, his father was soo exciting to watch..The greatest mexican fighter there ever was. His kid…. not so much.Jr has to challenge himself. He’s never been challenged.

by killah27 on Nov 16, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

Not Good

Jr. Should of KO Rowland, I agree it was BORING. I would have rather seen him fight Santos or Collazo. Arum needs to put his Cash Cow against Top Opponents in 2010 and if he gets KO’d so be it. Who does he have to Beat so he can get CREDIT

by rgb on Nov 15, 2009 5:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions