Julio Cesar Chavez Boxing News

By William Mackay: 33-year-old former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) returned to the ring last night and showed little signs of rust in stopping Jessie Nicklow (22-3-3, 8 KO’s) in the 8th round of a scheduled 10 round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.

By Dan Ambrose: Boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. chimed in on his views for tonight’s huge fight between Antonio Margarito and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. Chavez Sr. really likes the boxing skills of Cotto, but he sees Margarito as having too much heart, too much size and too much courage for Cotto [...]

By José Sulaimán: The wind of Time continues its path after bygones are bygones, glories, deeds, personalities, adventures and so many other matters pass through the life of a human being. Every one is a drama, a history, a movie, and everyone lives his moment without thinking that the wind of time will come to [...]

By Mark LeRoy: Top 10 listings have been woven into the very foundation of the sport we love from the beginning; these lists stir debate through the generations. It’s very seldom your list will house the same names of that of your father, or even your grandfather. With the exception of course of Sugar Ray [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Some fighters are great, others are extraordinary, but there are a only a few that belong to the immortals. These men will be honored due their personal achievements in boxing, Actor Silvester Stallone, Referee Joe Cortez, Trainer Ignacio Beristain, fighters Kostya Tszyu, Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez; they were elected to [...]

By Dallan o’ Donnell: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and former three division champion Julio Cesar Chavez have been elected into the international boxing hall of fame class 2011. The two legendary fighters will be joined by former light-welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez, trainer Ignacio Beristain and screenwriter and actor Sylvester Stallone. Tyson [...]

CANASTOTA, NY – DECEMBER 7, 2010 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees include three-division champion Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (Russia / Australia), heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (USA), trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain (Mexico), referee Joe [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Twenty years ago, way back in 1990 two warriors faced each other in the fight of the year and one that will never be forgotten. Lightning vs. Thunder both in their prime, young and hungry for glory, Taylor an Olympic Gold Medalist and Chavez one of the toughest fighters that ever step [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Same approach as the last question, both in their prime, young macho Latinos, eager to prove they are the best. This fight will be agreed either on lightweight or light welterweight. Can you imagine Don King announcing this fight? Only in America! I can imagine him holding the Mexican flag in one [...]

By Kieran Gallagher: Just watched an entire series of HBO boxing documentaries entitled Legendary Nights on You Tube – every episode is worth watching but I think two of them complement each other particularly well; ‘Julio Cesar Chavez Vs. Meldrick Taylor’ and ‘Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Felix Trinidad’. Both fights serve as a cautionary [...]

By Klaas Mabetlela: Julio Cesar Chavez and Marvin Hagler got me into boxing and when I reflect into the career of JC Superstar, I understand exactly why. It will help some of the younger boxing fans to look into careers of these all-time greats to enhance their understanding of boxing. Younger fans tend to underestimate [...]

By Steven Pink: Acknowledging that Julio Cesar Chavez is a legend in Mexico would be to indulge in a classic bout of understatement. In the eyes of many of his compatriots the Lion of Culican stands alone, resplendent and unrivaled as the greatest fighter his country has ever produced. His 37-world title fights and 27 [...]

By Dave Lahr: It seems as if Oscar De La Hoya will never be forgiven by some Mexican boxing fans after beating an old Julio Cesar Chavez twice earlier in Oscar’s career in 1996 and then again in 1998. In both fights, Chavez’s face was badly cut up, making it necessary for the bouts to [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Since everyone has been busy discussing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s poor performance on Saturday against Matt Vanda, I thought this was the best time to examine the boxing career of Chavez Jr’s father, Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 KOs). I don’t really see the greatness there, to tell you the truth. Sure, [...]