Good fight! Cervantes's piston jab, fundamentally sound defense, and murderous right hand would trouble JCC, but I think that eventually JCC would out-hustle and move on in Pambele, working the body and then head. I don't think he knocks him out, but I favor a JCC decision. I wouldn't be surprised, however, if Cervantes used his perfect combination of reach, technique, and straight up power to offset and punish JCC to a decision win for himself.
Cervantes did a real job on Esteban De Jesus. A Chavez fight would be closer..but I go with Cervantes by decision.
Cervantes would dictate things with his long straight punches, outside boxing ability and height/reach advantages. neither man is that quick at the weight, but i think that hampers Julio more and i don't see himhaving the physical attributes to execute the kind of technical pressing game he could at 130 or 135. Relatively even early and mid, but i see Cervantes as the one who would start to pull away.Much easier for him to fight his usual fight from a comfort zone and Chavez is the one who needs to really work.Difficult to imagine him being anything other than a step behind on the outside.
If Cervantes can Chavez at bay with his jab, I like Pembele for a UD. Otherwise, if Chavez can work his way inside, he would chip away to the body and slowly wear Cervantes down, for either a UD or possibly a late stoppage.
Chavez definatly wouldn't keep it on the outside. Inside pressure with a hard body attack. A late fight rally should pull it out. Chavez did have Technical infighting ability at 140. Some of his biggest wins of that sort. were at 140. Mayweather II, Camacho, Haugen, & Taylor. Chavez came foreward with hard pressure inside & subtle defensr, slipping punches & landing hard counters.
