By Derek Bonnett I just can’t live like this anymore.
For years and years, I have been lying to myself. Among crowds of boxing writers and fans, I stay silent or nod quietly in agreement with their disparaging remarks concerning Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. I go home and look into the mirror and say, I’m just blinded by my feelings for his legendary father.
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November 20, 2011
Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones are on the scene in Houston for HBO's Boxing After Dark. We've got just one fight to watch tonight, as the son of a legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. goes toe to toe with Peter Manfredo.Jimmy Lennon Jr. asks the fans to observe a moment of silence for the passing of famed cutman Joe Souza. A memorial ten count tolls for Souza, who was one...
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November 20, 2011
A bit of a screw-up at TQBR Headquarters yesterday in writing up last night's HBO middleweight main event, so let's keep this brief: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., he showed that he CAN box, some. Maybe even pretty well. He dodged punches for the first time ever, countered effectively, fought going backward, and so forth. That was in the first three rounds. In the 4th, Peter Manfredo...
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November 19, 2011
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Peter Manfredo Jr. weighed in yesterday in Houston, Texas for their WBC Middleweight Title fight tonight at the Reliant Arena. Chavez Jr. will be making the first defense of his title.
Fighter Weights:
Peter Manfredo Jr.: 159.5 pounds
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 159.8 pounds
The fight will be broadcast live tonight...
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November 20, 2011
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained his WBC middleweight belt with a fifth round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. of season one of The Contender.
Manfredo, as always, gave a gutsy performance but Chavez was in control throughout. In round five, Chavez staggered Manfredo with a hard right hand and then threw a barrage of punches until referee Laurence Cole jumped in to end the bout. The...
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November 19, 2011
Who's ready to talk about some boxing outside of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez-Floyd Mayweather triumvirate? Fantastic!Tonight on HBO's Boxing After Dark, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. takes on Peter Manfredo in a fight in which the only visible link to the above paragraph will be the presence of trainer Freddie Roach. At stake is Junior's WBC middleweight strap, though...
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November 20, 2011
From the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. undercard at Reliant Arena in Houston:
-- Featherweight prospect Luis Zarazua (2-0, 1 KO) defeated Ricardo Avila (1-6, 0 KOs) by unanimous decision in what proved to be a workmanlike victory considering it was his second professional fight. Zarazua, fighting in classic Mexican style, dug to the body constantly and was aggressive...
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November 20, 2011
On Saturday evening, we saw Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. impressively dispatch of challenger Peter Manfredo, scoring a 5th round TKO victory to retain his WBC middleweight strap. Right here, you can catch a collection of post-fight Chavez Jr. vs. Manfredo videos, including interviews with Chavez and with his trainer Freddie Roach, and more.
Chavez Jr. Post-Fight Interview
JCC Jr. talks...
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November 20, 2011
While most fight fans were watching Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. walk through a pedestrian Peter Manfredo Jr. on HBO, there was a true passing of the torch going on in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, as Victor "El Vikingo" Terrazas (32-2-1, 18 KOs) battered and bloodied Fernando Montiel (46-4-2, 36 KOs) en route to a 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC silver junior...
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November 20, 2011
Yet again, after Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. disposed of Peter Manfredo, we were forced to endure a conclusion that irks anyone who has followed the fight game longer than 20 years. No, I am not talking about the ridiculously early stoppages that plague our sport, cheating fighters and fans, out of entertaining comebacks. I am talking about yet another interview where a fighter...
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