What could Duddy have done to beat Chavez?
June 27th, 2010
By Jim Dower: John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) gave a good account of himself on Saturday night in his 12 round decision loss to unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) in San Antonio, Texas. Duddy, 31, has nothing to be ashamed of because he fought remarkably well during the first half of the fight and if he could have maintained the high pace of the fight then he would have had an excellent chance of beating Chavez Jr.
By neglecting throwing to the body, Duddy missed out on the chance of wearing Chavez down in the later rounds. Instead, it was Chavez who was the one that was throwing powerful body shots and having Duddy flinching a lot of the time, even when Chavez wasn’t looking to throw body shots.
I don’t know if the outcome of the fight would have been any different had Duddy thrown more body punches, but I think it couldn’t have hurt him any. He would have at least had the chance of tiring Chavez out. And by keeping him close, Duddy would have limited some of the powerful right hands that Chavez was repeatedly nailing him with while on the outside.
Duddy also could have worked harder during his training camp on his stamina. He didn’t look as well conditioned as Chavez Jr. and didn’t appear to have the stamina to fight hard for 12 rounds without tiring. With a little more training and more of an emphasis on throwing body punches, Duddy would have stood a much better chance at winning the fight.
The other things that Duddy did wrong in the fight was retreating to the ropes and letting Chavez nail him. Duddy did that frequently in the fight and Chavez was able to take advantage of that by nailing him with heavy punches.
Duddy didn’t appear ready for Chavez’s late surge at the ends of every round. He should have seen that Chavez would throw a lot of shots at the end of the round to steal it and influence the judges. It worked well, because Duddy was never prepared for Chavez’s round stealing tactics and took punishment in the final seconds each time.
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John might have won if he took a baseball bat into the ring. On a serious note, Duddy
has to be more of a defensive fighter, you can’t have a long career trading punches, hoping your opponent will fall before you do.
@Cbee1
The link made by MUTCHIE was between Chavez and Roach – which didnt exist at the time – not Pacquiao and Chavez.
I’m not aware that Pacquiao and Chavez were training together at the time. Where did you get that from? (Links please) Nevertheless what is exactly the connection? Did Pacquiao inform Chavez: “Hey, if you wanna fool the boxing comitee, take a diuretic before the fight. They wont detect the steroids”. Again, why would Chavez use steroids, if he was struggling to make weight? There’s no proof he did, and everything points to him not using steroids (as explained in my previous comment).
You cannot overtrain if you get propper sleep and adaquit rest before fight day,I believe a win is a win.one always hears the could of should of.Its done.
Excuses excuses be a man and accept jr won the fight cause he was the better man in the ring that night
Not much within the realm of his abilities.
Maybe drink some of Ariza’s Pacjuice?
@dien,
chavez jr had already went to train with pacq so……..
LOL Mutchie!
A few facts:
1- Chavez was caught with a Furosemide, which is a diuretic. Yes, it can be used to mask steroid use, but it also can be use to assist weight drain.
2- Given Chavez difficulty to make weight and his performance against Rowland (he tested positive for the diuretic after that fight) its much more probable that he used Furosemide to assist the weight loss.
3- Chavez was never suspended for steroid use and steroids were never detected.
4- The suspension occured in the begining of March. There was no relation between Roach and Chavez at the time.
5- There was no real scientific reason to use steroids. Chavez wasnt trying to move up in weight, he had problems losing it. The steroid would have the undesired affect of dificulting the weight loss.
Come on guys give this kid some credit. He worked his ass off in the gym and it showed in his performance. Roach is the best trainer in the world and the fighters in his charge prove it fight after fight. Look for some big things from Chavez Jr.
It’s funny how people always find excuses when they don’t really like someone. I never have been a fan of Chavez Jr., because I never liked how he fought. He always looked weak, but this time you can tell that we worked really hard. What is wrong with a guy working extra hard and getting better. We have to admit that he fought good and Duddy didn’t. That’s just the bottom line.
just let it be, Chavez fought good, thats it,
He needed to jab more and give allot more body shots!
Dats a lot of bull wen julio tested positive he wasnt even wit fredie and ders no proof pacmans on steroids
wow,is this actually true he tested positive for a drug which masks steroid use,sooner these tests come the better,im looking at roach in a whole different light lately,these guys need watching closely,i havent watched the fight yet but how the hell can these guys get away with ped,s at this level,shocking,
BULL ! BOTH THESE GUYS ARE NEVER WAS BUMS.
HE WAS UP AGAINST A GUY ON PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS SO HE WAS NEVER GOING TO WIN ….EVERY OTHER FIGHT WITH CHAVEZ HE HAS FADED LATE ON BUT 4 WEEKS WITH FREEDIE ROACH AND HE LOOKS LIKE A WORLD BEATER ALREADY – HE LOOKED LIKE HE,D GO 15 ROUNDS AND HE WAS MORE POWERFULL THAN I EVER SAW HIM BE BEFORE ….ALSO CHAVEZ TESTED POSITIVE IN HIS LAST FIGHT FOR A DRUG WHICH MASKS THE USAGE OF STEROIDS SO IT,S OBVIOUS WHY HE WON !!!
THE SOONER THEY START OLYMPIC STYLE TESTING THE BETTER BECAUSE THE LIKES OF PAC MAN ARE NOT ONLY CHEATING THE OTHER BOXERS THEY ARE CHEATING THE FANS ASWELL – TAKE THE TEST MANNY !
he was pity patting the whole fight