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By Jhonny Gonzalez - WBC silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is not too impressed with the recent win by his Mexican rival, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who knocked out veteran Carlos Baldomir in six one-sided rounds last weekend in Los Angeles.
Chavez wants to remind everyone that Baldomir was nearly 40-years-old and he struggled to make weight. Baldomir came in a few pounds over.
"He had a good fight, but we must take into account who he fought, how old he was, how he had to lose weight, how bad he was and his condition on the day of the fight,” Chavez told Sal Rodriguez.. “Logically, a fighter at 40 years of age who was retired and had to lose 20 kilos (44 lb.), would be greatly diminished for a fight with a boy who is only 20-years-old.” [Click Here To Read More]
Chavez wants to remind everyone that Baldomir was nearly 40-years-old and he struggled to make weight. Baldomir came in a few pounds over.
"He had a good fight, but we must take into account who he fought, how old he was, how he had to lose weight, how bad he was and his condition on the day of the fight,” Chavez told Sal Rodriguez.. “Logically, a fighter at 40 years of age who was retired and had to lose 20 kilos (44 lb.), would be greatly diminished for a fight with a boy who is only 20-years-old.” [Click Here To Read More]
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