By Allen Fox: Challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) can’t afford to start slow tonight against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) if he wants to win the fight and keep from getting bombed out from long range.
Marco Antonio Rubio
Roach: Chavez Jr. will beat Rubio and move on to bigger things
(Photo credit: Alma Montiel) By Chris Williams: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s trainer Freddie Roach sees Chavez Jr. beating tough challenger Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday night and then moving on to bigger things in the division.
Weights: Chavez Jr. 159.5, Rubio 159; Donaire 121.5, Vazquez Jr. 122
(Photo credit: Alma Montiel) By Jim Dower: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) made weight at today’s weigh-in by a half pound coming in at 159.5lbs for tomorrow night’s clash against Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Chavez Jr: I don’t think Rubio has given me the respect I deserve
(Photo credit: Alma Montiel) By Dan Ambrose: It burns WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) that challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) doesn’t see him as a legitimate champion and who is predicting an early 6th round TKO this Saturday night in their fight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Arum: 10,000 tickets sold, 13,000 expected for Chavez-Rubio bout on Saturday at the Alamodome
Photo credit: Alma Montiel – By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is incredibly happy with the amount of tickets sold for Saturday’s bout between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) and challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas.
Chavez-Rubio will be the feature bout on the HBO televised bout, and Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. will be the co-feature in a fight for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title. Arum says that 10,000 tickets have sold for the fight, according to Dan Rafael, and he expects 13,000 to be sold by Saturday night. That’s a respectable number for a card like this as none of the fighters involved are at the super star level as of yet.
Chavez Jr. could outweigh Rubio by 25 pounds on Saturday
By Dan Ambrose: Saturday night against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) when they meet up in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome.
Rubio, who rarely weighs more than 165lbs on the night of his fights, may have to deal with a 190 pound Chavez Jr. in this fight. Rubio is a good puncher but he’s really more of a junior middleweight fighting in the middleweight division, whereas Chavez Jr. is more like a cruiserweight fighting as a middleweight.
Rubio looking to end Chavez Jr’s brief run as champion on Saturday
By Sean McDaniel: Challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) could be the one to end WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s run as the champion by beating him and taking his title on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Rubio needs to take Chavez Jr. deep in the fight to stop him
By Jason Kim: When you’ve got a huge middleweight like WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) it’s a big advantage for him to come into his fights a lot heavier than his opponents.
Andy Lee: Chavez Jr. is too big for Rubio
By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight contender Andy Lee says that he was briefly approached to take the fight with WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) for this Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, but Chavez’s management decided instead to face the shorter 5’10” Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) instead.
Arum to match Chavez Jr. against Antonio Margarito if he can beat Rubio on Saturday
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) will be facing former IBF/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) in 2012 if Chavez Jr. can beat challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.