Chavez vs. Rubio

Boxing need rehydration rules

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Image: Boxing need rehydration rules(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Jason Kim: In looking at some of WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s last three fights in which he’s made weight at 160 and then rehydrated to near or above 180lbs, it seems clear that boxing badly needs rehydration rules and/or to have the weigh-ins changed to the day of the fight rather than the day before fight.

We’ve seen Chavez Jr. weigh in at 185, 179 and 181 for his last three fights to where he’s had big weight advantages over his opponents. Having a fighter that can rehydrate to put on massive amounts of weight the way that Chavez Jr. and some other fighters do, it’s just makes the point of a weigh-in seem kid of meaningless.

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Team Rubio says Chavez Jr. skipped drug test after fight to check for PEDs

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Image: Team Rubio says Chavez Jr. skipped drug test after fight to check for PEDs(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: According to figthtnews.com, Promciones de Pueblo, representatives for middleweight challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 46 KO’s), are saying that WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) failed to leave a urine sample for examination for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) after last Saturday night’s fight between Chavez Jr. and Rubio in San Antonio, Texas. Team Rubio say that Chavez Jr. left without giving a urine sample.

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Chavez Jr: I’ll fight whoever my promoter tells me to; Margarito likely next opponent

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Image: Chavez Jr: I'll fight whoever my promoter tells me to; Margarito likely next opponentBy Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) had his usual excuse about why he couldn’t fight Sergio Martinez next after Chavez Jr’s 12 round unanimous decision win over Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday night, saying according to Dan Rafael “If my promoter says go, let’s go…Whatever my promoter wants, whoever they put in front of me, I will fight.”

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Chavez Jr. defeats Rubio in a slugfest!

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Image: Chavez Jr. defeats Rubio in a slugfest!By Dan Ambrose: Making his second defense of his WBC middleweight title, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) retained his World Boxing Council title with a 12 round unanimous decision over the much lighter – and slower – Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 47 KO’s) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 116-112, 115-113.

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Chavez Jr. forced to take 8 pounds off in last two days for Rubio bout

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Image: Chavez Jr. forced to take 8 pounds off in last two days for Rubio bout(Photo: Alma Montiel) By Allan Fox: In a sign where there could be some problems tonight, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) reportedly had to drop eight pounds in the last two days for tonight’s fight against Marco Antonio Rubio in San Antonio, Texas, according to Dan Rafael.

Chavez Jr. looked badly drained on Friday at the weigh-in, looking as if he had every ounce of water taken out of his body. In the past week, Chavez J. looked very heavy. Judging by how big he’s been looking, my guess is Chavez Jr. will scale well over 180lbs tonight for the Rubio fight.

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