Arum is such a *****. El Paso sits across the most violent area of Mexico. The drug cartels own that corridor and the people of El Paso are worried about them coming in to watch the fight. He won't risk his safety and money by fighting on that side of the border, but cracks the local population (which is overwhelmingly Hispanic) as racists.
I can tell you what happened, big time Narco Drug Lord, placed alot of money on Andy Lee, and Arum probably had his usual judges ready giving JCC JR the win Ala Marquez-Pac 3, and realized that his head would end up in Juarez while his body remained in El Paso. :deal
The best place they could stage this in Texas (if it was available) would be the American Airlines Arena in Dallas where the stars play. That place with an indoor atmosphere would be unreal. But best place anywhere in the world for this would be MSG and I am not talking about the theatre. Think of the amount of Mexicans AND Irish in New York. they would sell the whoke place out. This could be the makings of a great trilogy too.
He's just tall and lanky. . . His face isn't full like CHavez's. . . Chavez is probably 185-190 right now, and Lee might be all of 175. Lee usually rehydrates about 8-10 pounds, so Chavez will still enjoy his usual 10 pounds on fight night.