Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: A man attempting to fill a giants shoes

By Boxing News - 08/30/2012 - Comments

Image: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: A man attempting to fill a giants shoesBy Mark Havey: On September 15th, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has the fight of his life. He faces the pound for pound ranked WBC Diamond and ring magazine middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez. I have wanted to see this fight for so long. Both are big punchers so anything could happen. This fight has been a few years in the making, but hasn’t come too late.

I don’t envy Chavez Jr to be honest. Not because he has to face Martinez, but he is a man faced with the daunting task of filling a giants shoes. That man is Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. It must be hard to be in your Father’s shadow. Chavez Jr is a world champion in his own right, but he wants to be more than that. His Father is a Mexican legend. I think he is the greatest Mexican boxer ever, and that is saying something. He retired with an unbelievable record of 107 wins- 2 draws- only 6 loses and 89 knock outs. He set a standard that his Son will never match. He will never fill those shoes and he will stay in that shadow. But that isn’t such a bad thing. It means he comes from good stock and I think he will make his Father even more proud.

This added pressure gives Chavez Jr an advantage that Martinez doesn’t have. He will be apprehensively cognizant of his Father eyes fixated on every punch, and he will want to make him proud. Most people are foreseeing a victory for Martinez, I think Chavez will win and gain the respect he deserves.



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