Chavez Jr., Vanda set for boxing rematch in Vegas

[Kev]

Considering the criticism Amir Khan gets I'm baffled by the support for Chavez Jr who clearly has barely 10% of the talent of his father.
As soon as he steps up to even top domestic level he's getting creamed. He's from the same cloth as Tye Fields and Roman Greenberg and is building his record on complete nobodies.

As it has been said before...Chavez Jr. has no amateur experience, no olympic experience, etc. He put those gloves for the first time and straight to the pros. An amateur facing an amateur is quite different than an amateur (which Chavez Jr. is technically) facing a pro who already had in average more than 100 fights as an amateur plus olympic exposure or something. Of course we want to see Chavez Jr. fight for a belt already. If his name was not J.C. Chavez Jr., we wouldn't really care.
Same thing happened with J.C. Chavez. Straight to the pros and now a hall of famer after all his well deserved accomplishments.

I kind of agree with you but it only highlights even more the absurdity of him being a PPV star imo.

At least Khan had an amatuer pedigree and won an Olympic medal, Chavez has done nothing whatsoever as either an amatuer or pro and yet has headlined maybe 3 PPV shows now.

It's ridiculous especially when you consider the level of opposition he has fought, and gone life and death with.

In most of his recent 'step up' fights he has struggled and looked uncomfortable. I know he hasn't had the most amatuer schooling but that carries no weight regarding his status as a pro imo.

It maybe a decent excuse as to why he'll never be anything but let's be clear on this, he will never be anything.

At least Khan has talent and boxing ability and can compete with anyone if he can protect his frail chin. Chavez simply cannot box and the highest level. Nothing he can do about that I'm afraid, maybe he started too late but either way he's not winning any world titles, now or in the future.

[Chino]

I kind of agree with you but it only highlights even more the absurdity of him being a PPV star imo.

Yes, gotta agree with you as well.

It's ridiculous especially when you consider the level of opposition he has fought, and gone life and death with.
In most of his recent 'step up' fights he has struggled and looked uncomfortable. I know he hasn't had the most amatuer schooling but that carries no weight regarding his status as a pro imo.

He has that level of opposition for the same reasons that have been mentioned already. He is not the typical boxer who had amateur exposure which normally consists of more than 120 fights. No golden glove exposure, no jr. olympic exposure, no olympic exposure, etc. Pretty much just wore those gloves and up to the ring he went. Lots of people seem to forget that. See it this way, it’s a guy with about 30 fights facing guys with more than 140 fights experience (add their amateur fights plus all other tournaments plus pro fights).

It maybe a decent excuse as to why he'll never be anything but let's be clear on this, he will never be anything.

I can imagine people said the same thing about J.C. Chavez and look at all his accomplishments? No wonder he's a total Hall of Famer.

At least Khan has talent and boxing ability and can compete with anyone if he can protect his frail chin

Can't really say much now.

Chavez simply cannot box and the highest level.

Not at this moment.

[TitoFan]

Junior needs to quit getting babied so much and fight some live bodies. He's riding his daddy's name, plain and simple. Next case...