Opinons on Julio Cesar Chavez?

One of the best offensive fighters Ive seen..One of the best mexican fighters ever, probably my number one but he would at that top tier with guys like Olivares, Salvidar and Sanchez.

Him fighting some bums is irrelevant, as so many greats have done similar..You cant expect to fight 100+ top shelf opponents in an era, it just doesnt happen.
Whats most important is the wins over his best opponents and he was clearly impressive in this regard...at the same time though people shouldnt be to deceived by pretty numbers his record shows. His resume is certainly no better if at all then someone like Whitaker who had less then half the fights he did.

Like Pac he has a lot of parochial supporters who are to blinded by their man love to critique the man's record and abilities. Thats why you will sometimes see a little bit of a backlash from people who see it a bit differently.
Its not underrating or underappreciating him at all IMO, its just getting a little perspective on him so as not to belittle or forget blokes who were just as good but dont get the attention.

He is the quintessential Mexican warrior/boxer-puncher..He is the man 90% of Mexican fighters since have based their styles on, who they idolize, who they revere. It will be a long time until we see another Chavez, not just from Mexico but from anywhere.

 

Everybody is underrated by their haters and overrated by their fans. Chavez was a fantastic fighter who gave birth to at least two generations of top level Mexican fighters. Though him being rated as the #18 greatest fighter from Ring magazine is a bit ridiculous.

 

Maybe Gomez Addie...I think he is just about the best offensive fighter Ive seen. Bit quicker, more fluid overall.

 

This is a pretty good one.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDMgHtoJqZ4&feature=related[/ame]

Let me see of I can find some specific sequences from his others fights on the tube.

 

I don't have a personal list either but he would be around #40 if I did have one.

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQRlmMPBVSc[/ame]

From about 1:50-3:00 is pretty damn brutal.

 

Underrated defensively. You're right, it's largely due to underexposure. I dare anyone to watch the Rosario performance, for instance, and not come away awed at the complete package (not just the offensive components).

 

I only rate fighters from my era of watching boxing, 1980 to present.....I dont have a list because there are just to many great fighters during that span, but I will say without hesitation that JC Chavez is the most complete fighter I've ever been privaleged to witness.

Offensively, defensively, chin, stamina, and boxing IQ were just superb.

In my 30 years of watching boxing, Julio Cesar Chavez imo is simply the best!

 

I think Chavez is even underrated by the posts on this thread and you guys like chavez. Id put Chavez more or less around 10. He didnt have an amatuer background,so i see nothing wrong with him fighting no names coming up. Besides some of those so called "taxi drivers" werent all that bad. I find it funny how many fans dismiss these guys as bums,mexico is pretty deep in talent around the weightclass that Chavez started at. There are some American prospects that would not have that glossy record had they fought in Mexico. He has the record in career title defenses 27 so any talk about the level of opposition he faced is not valid. To put him 30 or 40 is absurd!!! I can only think of maybe 10 fighters that should be ahead of him.