Mayorga targeting Chavez Jr.
March 29th, 2011
By Jason Kim: Former two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KO’s) is praying that he can get a shot at unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) next if the 25-year-old Chavez Jr. wins his bout against WBC middleweight paper champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) on June 4th in Los Angeles, California.
Chavez Jr. would likely been beaten with ease by Martinez. He would also have huge problems against contenders like David Lemieux, Paul Williams, and Fernando Guerrero. I doubt that Chavez Jr’s promoter Bob Arum will want to see Chavez Jr. get taken apart by Lemieux or beaten by the likes of Williams and Guerrero. Instead, I can see Chavez Jr. getting a fight with the 38-year-old Mayorga, who Chavez Jr. can probably beat in a life and death type fight. Chavez Jr. could then be matched up with WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in a nice in house Top Rank fight and be torn apart by Cotto. That’s the probably end game for Chavez Jr.
They need to put him in with Cotto as fast as possible for a cash out fight because if Chavez Jr. has to defend his title more than once, he’ll have to fight his mandatory and that’s not going to be a good thing because he’ll get trounced by Lemieux. The Mayorga fight will be a risky one for Chavez Jr. to be sure. But it’s a fight that he can definitely win if he comes in shape and throws some hard left hooks. Mayorga was stopped in the 12th round in his last fight against Cotto on March 12th, and is vulnerable to being knocked out. It’s going to be interesting to see if Chavez’s promoter has enough faith in him to put him in with someone like Mayorga.
My guess is they won’t want to take the risk and will either put Chavez Jr. in immediately for a cash out fight with Cotto or they’ll match him up with a bottom dweller contender in the middleweight division like Sam Soliman or Koji Sato. In other words, someone ranked low without any power or much of a chance to beat Chavez Jr. They’ll probably make it a pay-per-view bout, of course, and fans will have to pay somewhere along the lines of $40 to watch Chavez Jr. beat up on a lower ranked fighter before he’s eventually thrown in and ripped apart by Cotto.
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Paper champ or not Chavez Jr. will be champ rather we like it or not, and will be champ for a long long time! just look at pacman who was he until he fought Barrera? thats right a nobody. But Fredie saw something in him no other trainer did and ofcourse with his help with weight draining and beating past there prime fighters he became todays pound for pound champ! Fredie knows allot more then either you or I so if he beleaves in Chaves Jr. who are we to disagree! All I know is that Roach knows his stuff and will find a salution to beat Mayorga and Cotto! Chavez jr. will not face someone like Martinez any time soon Roach will not allow it right now Chavez Jr. Has a better chance in beating Pacman or Mayweather than Martinez! Martinez is Fire right now!
I hate to say this because i am not chavez fan, But some of you are wrong. chavez Jr will be a champion for a long time, The guy is not bad as he may look sometimes, Regardless how he look in the ring he will find a way to beat you. When he fight big names and beat them all i will not be surprise at all.
I think mayorga would give Chavez jr hell maybe even beat him.. cotto would destroy him especially Martinez but its time to put the kid against some name’s..
Martinez would beat everyone with ease including Pac Man and Mayweather!
MAYORGA ACTUALLY HAS A CHANCE TO BEAT CHAVEZ. THIS IS PROBABLY HIS BEST OPTION. CUZ ALVAREZ WILL TEAR MAYORGA APART.
Sounds like top grade stuff.
Mr cali north star. Its ok the doctors on his way to see you.thats prop what you are smoking any for sale ?
@ bob I agree 100% .
@Mr.Cali North Star says,
Are you for real? Cotto may be shot and Mayorga may be a clown but trust me there is no way that Chavez jr it’s going to beat Cotto or Mayorga. Beside Bob and Chavez Sr are not going to allowed. Mr. Cali North Star I have read some of your post before and you sounded like you knew boxing. For you write this comment about Chavez jr make me question your sanity. Tell the truth did you overdose on your medication?
@Silky says,
You must be on medication. Chavez jr is a joke. He doesn’t have the goods like his father. Only on your dreams can chavez jr beat Margarito, Cotto, Alvarez or Mayorga. You have a better chance to have a wet dream than dream about chavez jr beating anyone.
He is for sure a brawler,and can be exciteing to watch.He doesn,t leave anything behind.
cotto will destroy chavez jr…but mayorga and chavez jr will be a good fight chavez need to stop fighting warehouse workers
Mayorga dosent have it anymore. I talks a lot of trash so people will buy his fights then he gets ko.
Cotto is washed up but will beat Margarito another washed up fighter. Jr. Can easly beat all of these boxers. Make it happen!
Jason Kim I Agree With You Big Time Ricardo Mayorga Would Be The Perfect Opponent For Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.Cause I Really Wanna See If Jr.Could Swim In Deep Waters With A Crazy Animal Like Mayorga But I Seriously Doubt His Father Julio Sr.Would Allow Him In The Ring With Mayorga!
Lol. Chavez Sr. would never put Jr. anywhere near Mayorga. That’s for sure and for only two reasons. One, Jr. doesn’t have enough power to KO Mayorga and two, Mayorga has more than enough power to send Jr. to dreamland. You think?
Julio Cesar Chavez would love this fight becaus itl look ggood on his record and id say hel win easy with the judges givig him everything.
but then again mayorga could ko him but i dont think it will happen as the ref wil DQ him
Jason Kim You Make A lot Of Sense Ricardo Mayorga Would Be A Perfect Opponent For Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.It’s A Chance To See If Jr.Could Hang With A Crazy Animal Like Mayorga But Keep Jr.Away From My Man Cotto He’ll Get Destroyed In That Fight Easily!
I don’t think Chavez stands a chance against Mayorga. But Mayorga deserves a break. He’s always fighting the toughest guys. Let Mayorga have a piece of cake once in awhile at the same time exposing Chavez, Jr.
Chavez will destroy Coto and mayoraga. Coto is a bum and mayoraga is a clown.
sad but the article is tru they won’t risk chavez loosing mayorga so the might put him to fight cotto next and get destroyed
Now dats a fight im willing 2 pay 2 see Jr fight a live body. Make it happend Uncle Bob & Don King. I want 2 see this Clown take a beat down by the Matador, even if its only for 4rds.
Chavez jr fights bums and mayorga will destory him,41 0 fighting pudins
Wait……Chavez jr record is about 41-0? He gotta fight 40 other Bums and at 81-0 he will perhaps start to fight real fighters
Chavez Jr, wont have the chance to be thrown in with Cotto, Mayorga will destroy that bum of a boxer.