Watching Chavez at his best is a great way for the lads to develop their boxing brains. Julio César Chávez confiesa como dejó las adicciones / Julio Cesar Chavez's addictions. Cha-vez! I don’t say this lightly, especially with such greats as Alexis Arguello, Roberto Duran and Henry Armstrong occupying the lightweight hall of fame. In short, this man put people to sleep as effectively as a chloroform soaked handkerchief. 8:50. Average: 4.6 (5 votes) Read more. The Puerto Rican prodigy was no doubt past his prime by at least a couple years when he locked up with Chavez, but that doesn’t change the fact that he represented Julio’s biggest challenge to date, both literally and figuratively. Chavez corners the battered and bleeding champion. Chavez vs Mayweather Edwin Rosario Floyd Mayweather Jr. Harold Brazier Jose Luis Ramirez Julio Cesar Chavez Manny Pacquiao Mike Tyson Pernell Whitaker Richard Steele Ricky Hatton Roger Mayweather The Mexican Assassin The Mexicutioner. What is your opinion of his epic fight, a war, with World Champion Meldrick Taylor? I’ve studied every great fighter that’s ever been recorded. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. On November 21, 1987 the brilliant Julio Cesar Chavez defeated Puerto Rican great Edwin Rosario. He was quite simply unbeatable on this night against Rosario, and I think that his mental approach played a major part in that. Hi Fran Boxing is generally judged on 4 criteria: 1. Putting that to one side for a moment, or longer for that matter, the fact that Taylor was or was not ahead is a moot point. Now the twenty four year old Rosario was getting an extensive write up in the New York Times on the eve of his bout against the lauded, but widely unknown, Julio Caesar Chavez. He suffered beatdowns from Ramirez and Julio Cesar Chavez but never tasted the canvas so his toughness is underrated. Chavez’s punching had rendered Taylor a physical wreck, and as you rightly point out this is the result of an accumulation of crunching blows. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Brilliant piece of proactive counter punching. Having never seen Chavez before he was from that day on a fighter that really inspired me to work harder and get better. Chavez’s agility and punches from awkward, unexpected angles sort of hypnotized Rosario. It’s a more practical problem. For me, Julio Cesar Chavez put in one of the best lightweight championship performances ever in defeating so comprehensively a dangerous champion like Edwin Rosario. In ’87, the Puerto Rican champ Edwin Rosario made some disparaging comments about the Mexican people, and even stated he would send Chavez back there in a coffin. For 60 seconds Julio Cesar simply crashes in uppercuts and hooks into Edwin’s head time after time. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. I think a bout between the two would go to a decision with Arguello by a point or two. Though Taylor fought in the center of the ring and away from the ropes for most of the bout, the fact of the matter is that he fought in the pocket with Chavez for nearly the whole bout. – George Foreman. By the way, thought Kev’s performance against Paul Edwards was absolute class. I fought professionally 33 times but then my career was cut short due to decisions I made out of honor and integrity for my country. Rosario was inactive for seven months then went 7-0 with 6 KO’s in his next fights. In fact quite the contrary, I greatly admire this trait in the best pro fighters. Simple but very effective as it makes it more difficult for Rosario to counter the jab with any success. I suppose Peter that Chavez was like Duran in many ways, that is his defensive capability was under-rated and therefore he didn’t take as many shots as some people might think. So, rather than just ‘jab’, it’s ‘jab/slip’ or ‘jab/duck’. Watch the second fight against Mayweather, it was similar to this one. He’s fighting with a controlled ferocity that you very rarely get to see in the ring. Julio César Chávez salió en su noche y mostró lo grandes que podía ser. This is very effective and is used more and more as the fight progresses. Few jabs were thrown anyway, the fight was at close range. Fingers crossed he will keep all of his faculties and live to a ripe old age. Stunned and now bleeding, with lumps all over his face, Rosario hung on and tried to shake off the cobwebs as Julio sought to land the one big shot that could end it. When he uses the jab though he likes to change the position of his head as he lands his shot, making him difficult to be countered. The final 30 seconds is devastating for Rosario, truly broken by the Chavez assault and again the Mexican jogs back to his corner – insult to injury. Goes to show that even a fighting machine like Julio Cesar Chavez attaches great importance to his defensive skills. If only eh mate…, See you soon Paul. Chavez, on the other hand, was on the cusp of being one of the most celebrated fighters in the business. I’ve studied many great fighters in person. Notice that his stance is quite wide, enough distance between front and back foot to provide a solid base to both launch attacks and absorb any incoming assault without backing off. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. At the end of round ten he was almost defenseless in the face of Julio’s unyielding attack. Alot of the time, the commentary isn’t even accurate. I remember some of his fights of that era, he didn’t even sat in his corner in the end of the rounds!. It’s easy to look back and question the significance of Chavez vs Rosario given what we now know about “Chapo,” a boxer of immense talent and crippling power but also a man who, between fights, did not live an athlete’s life and would suffer an untimely death at only 34 years of age. Edwin Rosario current fights and historical boxing matches from the archives. He doesn’t cheat to even out the playing field, nor does he do it out of desperation. I’m a fighter. I think I’ll take another look at that Mayweather fight. I really hope that you find this useful, there’s so much to learn from this fight and I certainly hope that it’s worth 30 minutes or so of your viewing time. It's hard for me to wrap my head around the years that have gone by. Do people not understand what The Sweet Science is? Perhaps it’s too soon to tell and I really hope it’s not the case, but he doesn’t seem to be suffering from any long term brain damage despite being in so many wars. He took a dangerous and proud champion and he battered and humbled him, winning almost every round. 1:33. Julio Cesar has chosen to nullify Edwin’s crushing power by getting right up close and denying the Puerto Rican the leverage he craves to bring his power to bear on the Mexican. I always like to hear the British commentary as opposed to HBO or Showtime here in the States. The guy was tireless, you can see how he returns to his corner almost running. Chavez, on the other hand, was landing clean punches that were hard and effective as he typically did. And against Rosario, just one of the best performances I’ve seen by any fighter, ever. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Rosario was battered by Chavez until the fight was stopped by the referee. In his very prime. Funny that Taylor one isn’t it. Check out the short range right uppercut at 8:30, case in point. 3:08. julio cesar chavez sr on his son julio chavez jr - EsNews. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. cheers Fran. Previous post: Best Knockout…Tyson Style! This was a terrific fight and one of the great performances by Chavez. All the antics would have been useless without the outstanding boxing skills of Chavez, he really delivered a great performance. Regularly throwing shots and missing really tires you out. julio has all the answers. “Chapo” re-discovered his jab in round seven, throwing it with conviction and backing up Chavez but he lacked the strength and stamina to maintain the intensity and in the final minute of the round he was trapped on the ropes again and getting the painful end of the ferocious toe-to-toe exchanges. This man is all about applying pressure, being in the opponent’s face and not giving them a rest. Benton told him to settle in with Chavez,dig in, and stay close to Chavez to prevent Chavez from throwing the right hand with distance,leverage and timing. Edwin Rosario was a seriously big hitter. This post is a video analysis of the fight. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. As I say, for me, Chavez is the greatest of all Mexican fighters and this was his finest hour, his masterpiece, a performance to stand alongside those of the legends of the past. In the corner with Joe he did not like what he was seeing. He brought so much intensity but he also used an array of boxing skills worthy of any era. as the Mexican warrior chased his quarry from corner to corner, hurting Edwin with every solid blow. These cookies do not store any personal information. In his prime, he was rarely stung let alone seriously hurt, his ability to take shots and keep firing back one of the keys to his amazing ring success. Now Chavez loves his country. The Puerto Rican attempted to keep Chavez at bay with his jab and earn his respect with his powerful right hand but from the outset Julio showed his quarry absolutely no respect at all, walking straight to him and unleashing heavy artillery to Rosario’s body. Pundits were divided, some pointing out that Chavez looked to be the fresher fighter, while others made much of the fact that the Mexican was the one moving up in weight to challenge a boxer who had proven knockout power at 135 pounds. – The roughhousing itself is admirable. Julio Cesar on the other hand uses rolls and slips as well as ducking to pretty much constantly keep his head moving across the ‘strike zone’. As a fighter, you know what I mean. Rosario fights back hard but Chavez is really beginning to turn the screw. Rosario defended the title against fellow Puerto Rican Juan Nazario with a knockout in eight in Chicago. Very entertaining fight, your highlights add an insight to the technical side. Rosario has a big mouth, and the people around him have big mouths.”, At a pre-fight press conference the two almost came to blows and Rosario fired his own volley, telling Chavez “I will send you back to Mexico in a box, you coward!”. At the end of round six he began to find the target upstairs with his own right, staggering Rosario more than once. how do i stand right in front of a k.o artist for 11 rounds and smash him up without getting hit? Chavez is making Edwin miss so often that this adds to his overall strategy of wearing Rosario down. And from that performance is where I dare to say that he is one of the 10 or 15 greatest boxers of all time. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The Mexican pounded away with fury, digging viciously at the champion’s torso like it was a pinata and inside Rosario’s rib cage was the great prize that Chavez had to have. The roller-coaster ride that was the career of Edwin Rosario continued as he twice successfully defended his new title before Julio Cesar Chavez handed him a one-sided battering that was prolonged, vicious and painful. He doesn’t just rush in, he’s using the lay back and the usual single backward movement to out-manoeuvre Rosario. Rosario injured his hand during the fight and needed surgery, for which the World Boxing Councilgave hi… And which victories during that time when Chavez dominated the fistic landscape are most note-worthy, most demonstrative of Julio’s superiority? This looks more like a pack of wolves tiring out a moose, hamstringing it, and bringing it down from sheer exhaustion and bloodloss than an actual fight. Edwin’s only defense against this shot is to land first. Julio Cesar Chavez(56-0, 46 KO) vs. Edwin Rosario(31-2, 24 KO) Ticket prices were $400, $200, $100 and $25. Many think,even Chavez fans, that Chavez was behind on points before the dramatic finish and KO,due to Steele’s stoppage based on Taylor’s FUBAR condition and not being able to stay focused on Steele’s eyes during questioning,allowing himself to be distracted. i seem to remember you doing a very fair chavez impression on my ribs a few times fran back when we used to punch each other for fun What if Taylor had taken another right hand of the force that dropped him? )Effective Aggressiveness 3. He was like a master painter at the peak of his talent, the brush strokes flowing free, and the brilliant end result was nothing short of awesome, a masterpiece of pugilistic perfection. We can say what we like about his subsequent career, about controversial fights with Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor and others, but this fight was a masterclass. Referee Steele takes a close look as a trapped Rosario soaks up more punishment. Not only had the Puerto Rican fighter nearly humbled Hector Camacho, he had upset Livingstone Bramble for the WBA lightweight title just a year earlier. As suicidal as it sounds to fight Chavez in the trenches, it beat the alternative due to the circumstance. I judge JC Chavez from this fight. I’m not a good enough boxer to comment on the style, but the mentality alone is terrifying. It is always great to receive positive feedback, it’s very special when it comes from someone who truly knows and understands the sport by paying the dues over years which you obviously have, so thank you. Chavez seems to be one amazing example of unparalleled grit. The 5th round is basically a toe-to-toe smash-up. You know, I watched the fight as it happened. I’m going to be revisiting Chavez vs Taylor real soon. By half way through this round Rosario is already showing some signs and wear and tear around his face, and things only get worse from here on in despite all of his unquestionable bravery, or maybe more accurately because of his unquestionable bravery. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ vs. EDWIN ROSARIO (Don King) Description : Here we have an original vintage onsite poster from Don King productions in association with the Las Vegas Hilton for the WBA Lightweight Title clash between reigning champion Rosario & WBC super/featherweight kingpin Chavez. same with the whittaker fight. Beschreibung.WBA World Lightweight Title Fight Venue: Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Beschreibung. After a 9th round of similarly remorseless ‘in your face’ pressure, we enter the 10th at 39:00. Richard Steele was 100% right to stop the fight. I agree that the Rosario fight was a masterclass. Watch the neat jab-slip in-right hook at 25:10. – Secondly, the fighting style itself. this is my favourite site on the internet. Here’s the key things that I noticed about this particular Chavez attack: This is a repeating pattern throughout the fight. Good job. Thanks for the comment Ted. For me, THAT was JCC. Chavez was moving up in weight to challenge Rosario but it was the Mexican who was stronger, his powerful body punches and relentless attack grinding Edwin down until … From that point on Chavez vs Rosario slowly devolved into a one-sided beat down. He tortured Camacho with body punches! WBA lightweight world champion, Edwin Rosario, takes on former super featherweight world champion, Julio Cesar Chavez, in Las Vegas. Many of those flurries were parried,bob&weaved,slipped or blocked by Chavez. Julio Cesar, even in the face of serious incoming bombs from Rosario, keeps firing highly disciplined short range shots whilst still building in his slips to present a difficult target. With Arguello moving divisions, Rosario was matched with Mexico's José Luis Ramírez on May 1, 1983 for the vacant WBC lightweight title. After Chavez vacated the title in 1989, Rosario came back and won it again, beating Anthony Jones, a tough Kronk prospect for the championship. The commentators only call the Taylor action, and mis-lead the viewing audience at that. I’m a mixed martial artist, so perhaps I don’t share your purist’s dislike for such tactics, but Chavez uses them very effectively. Julio Cesar Chavez VS. Julio Cesar Chavz Jr. jsfboxe. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. In his prime, he is without question, the most complete fighter of the last 60 yrs. It was a performance that was as terrifying as it was beautiful. At this particular juncture, it was difficult to say which fighter was more lethal, but it seemed reasonable to conclude that “Chapo” had an edge in both power and physical strength. Some real points of note in the 6th, not least of which is the explosion in intensity by Chavez that we’ll come onto in a moment. Chavez leveled some choice insults Rosario’s way when he accused Puerto Rican fighters of always being too cocky. Thanks Pal., means more to me that you and the lads like the site. like the way you picked up on chavez’ defensive skills fran, theyre what elevated him to the top of the world for 10 years. Then, at 25:20, Julio Cesar really begins to open up on Edwin backing him into a corner and demonstrating a terrifying display of short range punching. Date: Saturday, November 21, 1987. I remember as a young boxer watching the fight the following week and being in absolute awe of what I witnessed. Edwin Rosario: Edwin Rosario (à gauche) Fiche d’identité ... Il remporte une seconde fois cette ceinture laissée rapidement vacante par Chavez en stoppant au 6 e round Anthony Jones le 9 juillet 1989 [4], ceinture qu'il perd dès le combat suivant face à Juan Nazario [5]. Outstanding fighter. It was a terrific action round, but by its end Chavez had re-established control. This was Chavez’s finest hour, his most impressive performance, the fight in which all his gifts were on clear display. Rosario dominated the first 7 rounds, but tired down the stretch to make for a very close fight. Vs Edwin Rosario Vs Macho Camacho JCChavez Boxing Highlights Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Why Rosario’s corner chose to send their man out for another round of misery is anyone’s guess, but round eleven was strictly an exercise in masochism for the brave Puerto Rican. Taylor was agressive, no doubt,but, was it truely effective? That left boxing skill and hand speed as Rosario’s only weapons to offset his aggressive adversary but as early as round one it was clear that would not be enough. Just an amazing round after which Chavez jogs back to his corner, pretty demoralizing for Edwin I would imagine. recently watched chavez – taylor again with some of our fighters, we all scored it. Chavez had Taylor right where he wanted him, in the pocket, where he defended better than any fighter in the sport, and could work the body and throw those notorious short uppercuts. Ring generalship advantage Chavez. Chavez starts the round as if it was the opener, right on top of Rosario hammering home every shot in the book. Edwin is pretty much spent, although because of his heart and belief he continues to fight. The boxing lesson, and he stalks Rosario all throughout the fight was at close range Cesar had his cut. 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