McGirt-Chavez?

I would have favored Chavez at that time myself. But McGirt was a force to be reconned with. He was quick, crafty and durable. Beating Simon Brown at welterweight when he did was no small feat

 

It would have been a decision bout and the DKP big $$$$ provider is not losing a decision. The best Buddy does is a MA Gonzalez type effort and though many might feel he won, the 3 guys scoring the fight won't.

 

At Welterweight McGirt could possibly beat him what did Chavez do notably at Welterweight ? He got a gift decision vs Pernell Whitaker and lost to ODLH.

Chavez had no notable wins at Welterweight that I recall and it wasn't a good weight for him overall.

I could see it being a very close decision either way if McGirt is on top form like he was vs Brown.

 

Yeah I saw it 30 years ago or whoever it was. McGirt completely dominated that fight

 

McGirt looked better at Welterweight than Chavez ever did though. In his prime I think McGirt went like 24-2 at the weight losing only to Whitaker at his best. And McGirt did far better than Chavez did vs Whitaker at Welterweight.

As for McGirt vs Brown that was a masterclass from McGirt not an off night from Brown just a very good performance from McGirt.

 

I like McGirt at 147 , of course he'd need to win 10 rounds to get a draw

 

at 147, Buddy could probably do it.

 

Buddy was a HOF calibre talent, dont underestimate him because he came up short against whitaker who besides being an ATG is also a difficult style for a jack of all trades type like Buddy.
He would do better against a pressure fighter/puncher of the same level, especially if it ats welterweight vs Chavez who was never comfortable there

 

This is similar to how I see it if they fought after Buddy's technical masterclass over Simon Brown. After 10 JC would be trailing by a clear margin on the cards, but in the last two rounds, the judges would rally strongly and, with true grit, win the fight for Chavez.

 

A shopworn Chavez held a peak Whitaker (at Whitaker's better weight) to a draw, something McGirt couldn't accomplish.

Chavez by KO.

 

Bro, you don’t actually believe Chavez DESERVED that draw do you ? And you think Whitaker was better at welter than he was at lightweight ? If you say yes to the above two questions then you’d be the first I’ve heard it from

 

Well, I think Julio could have been given the W by a round but I'm not going to quibble with the draw. Whitaker worked hard to keep up with Julio and deserved it most likely.