There is no denying the Mexicans are a special bunch in boxing.
A truly amazing country and people, moreover. Highly recommended.
While debates among fight fans always exist about all time best lists for Mexico’s best champions one name always consistently goes near the top.
Time and time again.
Julio César Chávez.
This on Chavez perhaps sums it up best:
"Julio César Chávez defines Mexican boxing in a way no other fighter has. He is its image, its scarred and often battered face. In any gym, a Chávez photo or poster will be there, right alongside the Mexican flag."
Even in fitness gyms in Mexico you’d often see posters of Chavez in many of them.
Huge heart, unbelievable boxing record, fought and beat the best and a relentless work ethic, stoic resolve, resilience and spirit, unique in all of boxing history, as well as excellent engine and stamina.
Chavez could punch too and was a very intelligent champion in his time.
Very cool the way he patiently used combinations and mixed up his work to the head and body at times.
Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez was at the UFC this weekend and got a huge reception. And rightly so. Boxing and MMA (mixed martial arts) have never been so close now as sports -- with all the fighters from either sport competing in one another's sport and so on…
One of the great boxers of all-time and the WBC President were at a ceremony with the Mexican head of State this weekend. Obviously that's great for boxing that two of Mexico's main people in the sport were honored at such a big stage with Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. The WBC…
Look, there's a lot of garbage in boxing and in the world at the moment, obviously, but once again, respectfully, each to their own. Different fan bases will buy into different things. The world is becoming more independent and critically thinking by the day with the growing distrust of some…
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