For example, a fighter who left one country as a small child was assigned to his second country. Background: JCC was bigger than boxing. Heck, he was bigger than life.
He fought his way out of poverty to become the greatest boxer in his boxing-crazy country and a beloved icon of the Mexican people, who continue to revere him.
His career reads like fiction. He won his first 87 fights, at which point he controversially drew with fellow Hall of Famer Pernell Whitaker. He won seven major titles in three weight classes. And, most important, he gave his fans one thrill after another over two glorious decades.
He had so many great moments. He stopped capable Mario Martinez to win his first title in Three fights later he knocked out Roger Mayweather for the first of two times. And the demolition continued regardless of the level of opposition. Perhaps his greatest moment came in March , when, behind on the cards, he stopped Meldrick Taylor with 2 seconds remaining in their classic fight.
I will fight De La Hoya for a lot of money, and then retire. Heavy blood flow prompted the referee to stop the fight in the fourth round. That fight ended in a doubtful draw for Chavez, when most saw Gonzalez win. I have no resentment towards him De la Hoya was younger than me during our fight, and I was on my way out of boxing.
De la Hoya was a kid Chavez won his first two bouts in before losing to unheralded Willy Wise via 10 round unanimous decision. Chavez lost the bout via 6th round TKO. However, on November 24, , he came out of retirement to avenge his earlier loss to Willy Wise, knocking Wise out in two rounds in Tijuana, Mexico. On September 17, , at the U. He stated that he started drinking the night after his fight with Edwin Rosario. He later developed a cocaine habit.
Nowadays he remains sober, in shape and training, and weighs around pounds Bad rounding here Lua error in package. He was also awarded the The Ring Lightweight Championship in Boxing Wiki Explore. Wiki Content.
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Boxing career information. Grover Wiley. America West Arena, Phoenix , Arizona. Ivan Robinson. Staples Center, Los Angeles , California. Frankie Randall. Willy Wise. Terry Thomas.
Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix , Arizona. Buck Smith. Culiacan , Sinaloa , Mexico. Marty Jakubowski. Mexicali , Baja California , Mexico. Verdell Smith. Oscar De La Hoya. For WBC Welterweight title. Ken Sigurani. Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket , Connecticut. Larry LaCoursiere. Tony Martin. Joey Gamache. Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim , California. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas , Nevada. Scott Walker.
Craig Houk. Horizon , Rosemont , Illinois , United States. Giovanni Parisi. Tony Lopez. Meldrick Taylor. Chavez suffers the first knockdown of his career in round De La Hoya proved to be tougher than expected as he defeated Chavez twice. In what I think and many others think was the end of Chavez. Furthermore he still insist to fight staging a series of farewell fights against Willy Wise, Kostya Tszyu and a third match with Randall.
He was often criticize for fighting so-called "tomato cans" and "Tijuana taxi drivers" but with more than wins under his belt, Chavez will always be remembered as the best fighter to ever hail from Mexico.
Today, he is busy in training his son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. He is also extending himself to the Youth of East L. Love him or hate him, criticize him or praise him. He'll always be the Great Mexican Champion. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!
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