Chavez Jr. pulls out of Wolak fight to challenge Cotto!

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Chavez jr has had 41 fights and is now 24 years of age, that is one long initiation into the world of boxing. He isn't a kid anymore, and if he is to prove he is half the fighter his father was then now is the time to do it. Cotto may no longer be at his best, he has had some wars, but he is still one helluva fighter and Chavez jr will soon know about what a step up in class is all about!

He had no amateur career, I think his trajectory is understandable.

read my post on Vazquez Jr., that excuse can only go so far

Chavez Jr. is only 24 years old though and he's only just starting to refine his game. It's not like he's 32 and still fighting bums. To me, the number of fights he has had is less important and less indicative of his potential as a fighter than his age and development.

Vazquez was 21 when he first picked up boxing, turned pro at 22, and is a world champion looking to unify at 26, so he went from no experience to world champ in 5 years, whats Chavez Jr's excuse?

So because Vazquez Jr. developed rapidly in an almost unheard of manner Chavez Jr. is expected to do the same? That's a ridiculous argument. The kid is 24 years old, he's showing a lot of promise under Freddy Roach, and he' steadily increasing his level of opposition. I don't understand what else he could do.