By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) may be the next big name fighter that jumps ship and dumps trainer Freddie Roach, according to fightnews.com A source has revealed that Chavez Jr. could possibly end up with trainer Nacho Beristain if Roach is dumped.
Beristain is the trainer that made a world champion out of Juan Manuel Marquez. Beristain has trained countless top fighters over the years, such as Ricardo Lopez, Abner Mares, Jhonny Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya, Jorge Arce, and many more.
Chavez Jr. needs a trainer that can get him in line and focused in training in an actual gym instead of home like he did frequently for his fight with Sergio Martinez last September. Chavez Jr. lost his World Boxing Council middleweight strap in that fight by a lopsided 12 round decision.
Apart from the 12th round, the fight was sickeningly one-sided with Chavez Jr. soaking up a ton of punishment. In the 12th, Chavez Jr was able to knock Martinez down with a series of punches. That was enough to create interest in a rematch between Chavez Jr. and Martinez.
Chavez Jr. is going to need to really train hard if he’s to beat Martinez the next time they fight. Beristain has a ton of knowledge and he would know how to beat Martinez, but it won’t be any good unless Chavez Jr. follows his every instruction. I can’t see a Beristain-Chavez Jr. relationship working out with Chavez Jr. blowing off training sessions or working out with Beristain at his home instead of the gym.
Beristain would have to put his foot down by insisting that the camp be run in a disciplined manner because it won’t be any good for him if he’s not getting full cooperation from him.
It might not help Chavez Jr. even if Beristain helps him because there’s just too much for Chavez Jr. to learn in one training camp with Beristain. Marquez is a great fighter, but he’s trained with Beristain since he was young, and he didn’t just become a great fighter in 8 weeks of training camp. I don’t know if Beristain can help Chavez Jr. enough for him to beat a fighter like Martinez.
I think he can help him, but it might not be enough for Chavez Jr. to get the win unless he can knock Martinez out, which I seriously doubt. Chavez Jr. definitely won’t win a decision against the much quicker and light on his feet Martinez. Part of the problem is Chavez Jr’s weight. He’s basically a cruiserweight fighting at middleweight, and you’re not going to get a quick cruiserweight moving around against a small middleweight with fast feet like Martinez.
Comments are closed.