Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Defies Top Rank Wishes, Will Fight Ronald Hearns on Sept. 17
by Scott Christ on Aug 6, 2011 3:08 AM EDT
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Despite Bob Arum of Top Rank saying publicly that he would advise against it and not be involved, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will indeed be fighting in September, facing Ronald Hearns in a marketing match that the WBC will hilariously sanction as a "world title fight."
The fight will come on September 17 and be televised in Mexico by TV Azteca, but will draw almost no attention in the United States as it comes the same night as the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Victor Ortiz fight on HBO pay-per-view.
Obviously, the fight is being booked because the fathers of the two fighters are Hall of Fame names and were great fighters, but to say that the sons don't exactly live up to the name would be kind. Chavez (43-0-1, 30 KO) beat Sebastian Zbik on June 4 to win the WBC's bogus vacant middleweight belt. Now his first defense will come against Hearns (26-2, 20 KO), the 32-year-old non-contender who will receive his second undeserved title shot this year. In Hearns' last fight, he traveled to Germany and was completely dominated by Felix Sturm.
To date, Hearns has never beaten anyone of substance, and his record frankly makes Chavez's look incredible. To call this a substandard title fight, even in an era of watered-down so-called champions, would be an incredible understatement. But it's exactly the sort of thing that Chavez's career has been based on, and Hearns has been exposed as a non-factor, and this is about as notable a fight is he's going to get.
Arum noted previously that trainer Freddie Roach, given the timing, may not be able to spend much time with Chavez for the fight, so we'll see if that has any impact on his performance. Chavez is also scheduled to return to HBO on November 19, when he faces Peter Manfredo Jr the weekend after Pacquiao vs Marquez.
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these unprofessional crooks…. JC jr whole career is manufactured. How can someone have so many fans based on their name. This bum hunter, paper champion. Its insulting towards Mexicans. They will never ever give Maravilla his title shot. I’m hoping JCC jr gets KTFO by one of the bums he’s fighting. He has to be KTFO, cuz no way in hell is he gonna lose on the scorecard as history has showed us before. This shit makes boxing look like a rinke-dink sport, completely unprofessional.
by Mohammedini Hussein on Aug 6, 2011 8:00 AM EDT reply actions
I guess Peter Manfredo and Nobuhiro Ishida were just a bit too intimidating for young JCCJr at this point in his career.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 6, 2011 11:56 AM EDT reply actions
He’s got PMJ in November
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by Scott Christ on Aug 6, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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Well… I suppose, if you cast this as purely a victory lap, stay-busy type fight, it’s actually not the worst thing in the world. We didn’t begrudge Orlando Salido for taking an easy fight in Mexico, for instance. (And yes, I know, JCCJr wishes he was half as tough as Salido.)
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 6, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does JC Jr. get so much coverage? He’s not a champion, he’s not particularly good, he’s not getting any better, he’s always going to be a source of frustration because he’s not going to fight anyone who can beat him, he’s going to gifted decisions. He’s just not a factor in boxing.
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by Stevosaurus Rex on Aug 6, 2011 12:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
He holds a title, he makes for watchable fights, he has gotten better but fact is he’s just not very good, he draws major ratings in both Mexico and the U.S., and he can actually sell tickets. This all makes him a factor in boxing, unfair as it may be.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 6, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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JCCjr is gonna win a controversial majority decision, Hearns will give him “hard”, the judges will give the fight to junior, people are gonna get mad at the arena and everything will end in controversy as usual….. JCC fights against bums are always controversial, he can´t win them….. but they keep giving him the decision
alright i'll go ahead and say it
i actually like jr.
the only fight i saw of his was his last one against zbik.
loved the way he went after the body.
in the limited amount i’ve seen and heard of him, he seems likeable. and seems like he’ll fight whoever is put in front of him.
now is he demanding to fight the best? no. but i don’t think he’s backing away from anyone. it’s his handlers who are. (similar in my mind to pacquiao. yes, i made a connection b/t jr and pacquiao just now.)
it must be tough to be the son of an absolute legend. i’m happy he’s doing something positive with his life and not some christian brando type of guy.
Chavez Jr avoiding tougher opponents in favor of a lesser talented, low-risk, fighter?
Shocking! I almost can’t believe it. :)
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by SmittytheCutman on Aug 6, 2011 3:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
the "sons"
of great fighters
old timer’s tours & fat heavyweights = the pulse of the sport??? nah, it can’t
Andy Warhol famously painted 32 Cambell's Soup Cans
The best known being Tomato.
Chavez has bested him. He has painted a record full of tomato cans and he continues to line them up. Hearns, in a word, sucks. He is not elite. His name is but Ronald is not.
Manfredo was at his best on the Contender. And he lost to Sergio Mora.
Nuff said.
There is no way that arum would or should walk away from easy money. Junior makes money. Roach on the other hand doesn’t make his living training him. And I do think Roiach has had an impact.
That said, I really don’t give a damn about this kid. I think he’s an entertainer, not a top prize fighter. He won’t ever be matched with an opponent who can beat him badly and at the moment, he isn’t even seeking guys who can compete with him.
More of a chump…than a champ.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
i think there is a place in boxing for big name money makers who are not elite fighters.
and i don’t begrudge the fighters camps for guiding their careers in the way that jrs is being guided.
i mean, i get it. if jr and his camp say they will face the best and never do, i totally understand why that would be annoying. all fighters say they are the best. i think they have to say that, and might have to believe it too. but i’m not chomping at the bit to see maravella destroy jr like many here. i don’t like to see mismatches.
as mentioned in my earlier post, i don’t know jr at all. seen one of his fights. it was a decent fight.
at the end of the day, what i care about the most are entertaining fights.
i am not down with blatant robberies. the perception that jr cannot be beat on the scorecards is troublesome. and i’m not down with non-elite cash cows like him facing inferior competition for easy wins. but if he’s non-elite, let him face other non-elite fighters who are at or near his same level. i’ll watch.
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