CANELO SHAMES CHAVEZ JR. WHO IS NOT A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 08 May 2017
It was supposed to be one of the greatest fights between two very popular Mexican warriors. But the Cinco de Mayo "superfight" proved to be a complete disgust from round one to twelve. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez hit Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at will frustrating the jampacked crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez dominated the tussle so much that he connected 228 punches while Chavez's 71 punches paled so much in comparison.
The scores were a devastating 120-108 on all three judges' scorecards. Badlefthook.com said Chavez has not won a single minute of the fight. Los Angeles Times called it "a glorified sparring session" in preparation for a fight with Gennady G. Golovkin which was already set for September 16 this year.
The Junior clearly is not a chip off the old block Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. (107-6-2, 86 KO's) who is considered as the greatest Mexican boxer of all time, and one of the greatest boxers of all time. The son has the same name as the father but has not acquired the same skill and expertise as his father, a six-time world champion in three weight divisions. For many years Chavez Sr. was considered the best boxer in the world pound for pound.
Together with Omar Narvaez, Chavez Sr. holds the record for the most total successful world title defenses with 27, most title fight wins with 31, most title fights at 37, and the second most title defenses won by knockout at 21, second to Joe Louis with 23.
Chavez Sr. also has the longest winning streak in boxing history at 13 years. His fight record was 89 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw before his first professional loss to Frankie Randall in 1994. Before his first loss, he had an 87-fight winning streak and was stopped by his draw with Pernell Whitaker in 1993. Chavez Jr. also set the record for the largest attendance for a boxing match with 132,274 spectators at the Estadio Azteca for his fight against Greg Haugen in 1993.
Canelo completely wiped out the son of a legend. Netizens said the fight was not PPV worthy. One commented it was worse than Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. It was just a warm up bout for the red-haired Mexican for the upcoming world middleweight title fight with GGG.
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