Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Howard Davis Jr.

Chavez would have torn Davis' guts out within 10 rounds. It would have been similar to Starling-Breland I, only with more conclusive brutality. Chavez would have introduced Davis to his full arsenal of body punches, pressure, and intimidation. Chavez would have loved every minute of it, and would have tortured poor Howard sadistically for a few rounds before mercifully ending it in round 8.

 

Taylor was still relatively green during the Davis fight though. That Taylor was a different animal to the one that beat McGirt and nearly beat Chavez.

Whilst I think Davis might hold his own for 4 or 5 rounds against Chavez, by the end of the fight he will be battered and bruised from body shots, and merely looking to survive. Chavez with a 9-3, 10-2 type decision. He might force a stoppage in the late rounds, and I'd probably favour him to in a 15 round affair.

 

As much as I like Howard, I think Julio batters him en route to an easy 12 round decision.

 

Chavez in 9

 

Julio's Pressure was Educated, he was relaxed and would cut down the ring, disecting it into smaller and smaller operating quadrants, his reeling in of the very speedy John Duplesis was a Prime Example, Meldrick Taylor was able to through solid combinations to enable him spin away, but Howards more simplistic, (But Visually Stylish) Jab and Move will not present Julio with the same Problems, Certainly Howard is not going give Julio any reason to be cautious, I can see Julio, taking a relaxed attitude to the "hunt the Howards" early rounds, but come midway, Howard may find that he has put 12 rounds of energerial eggs into a six rounds basket, i can see a couple of left hooks to the body sinking Howard perhaps around the eighth, but if Julio attacks Howard like he did Rasario..then Howard may not see the half way stage..?

 

No sir, I do not overrate Chavez, in fact, I hardly ever have a positive post regarding him, but this one is really a no-brainer. Davis never really cut the mustard, you know, and despite the gold medal and all that jazz, remember, he lost a 15 round decision to JIM WATT(!!!!) He would have caved in like a ton of bricks against the relentless pressure that Chavez would offer. He didn't have the strength or the chin to withstand that kind of hell Chavez would have inflicted on him. No punch worth speaking of to make Julio respect him, and no chin. He would have taken maybe the first two rounds before the inevitable happened to him. You should refence some of my other posts about Chavez before you say I overestimate him. Far from it, but come on, in this one you have to be objective about it, and realize that Howard Davis would have been one of his highlight performances.

 

Howard Davis was, for the record, decked twice by Edwin Rosario, but ko'd by Dana Rosenblatt in 2 and Buddy McGirt in 1, which indicates that he did not have the chin to withstand a Julio Cesar Chavez.

 

When did Taylor dominate Chavez? If you are talking about March 17th 1990, I suggest you watch the fight again, because a pint and a half of his own blood swallowed and a broken eye orbital says Taylor did not dominate.

As for the thread, an 80-81 Davis would give Chavez a bit of sorting out to do, but JC Superstar would figure out Howard by the middle rounds, and win on a late stoppage IMO.

 

Luigi1985, we're on the exact same page! That's exactly my call, I just think that when Chavez finally got to him, it would be kind of brutal. I respected JCC, but I've always thought that Duran, Buchanan, Sal Sanchez, and several others would have beaten him. He was never one of my favorites, and an arrogant a__hole to boot!

 

Taylor was winning, but only just going into the last round. 7-4 would of been fair. But that did matter in the end, because Chavez stopped him.