Remembering Whitaker - Chavez: images from the most important fight of the 1990s

Actually Scientist, Whitaker looked to be slightly physically stronger at 147 lbs than Chavez......In his weight jump to 147 lbs, he put on muscle that helped him to not be physically overwhelmed by Chavez.
Chavez did'nt have a body building type of physique, and he did'nt add much muscle to jump to welter.

Imo it certainly could have played out differently at 140 lbs with Pea carrying 5 lbs less muscle mass......
......mass that he used to his advantage againt Chavez at Welter.

 

Very true.

It wasnt as bad as people make it out to be but I thought Whitaker did win.

 

It was actually the other way around.

Whitaker`s team didnt think he was ready for Chavez when JCC was in his prime yrs (which with hindsight were also Pea`s prime yrs)

135 & 140 is a toss-up between these 2.... you must notice that Chavez was never any good after the Whitaker fight, he was on a downward slope, it would be much closer when both were nearer their prime.

 

Exactly.

Chavez got old like any other fighter.... people have short memories.... you cant take away what Chavez did until the Whitaker fight... 87-0, 31 yrs of age, attempting to become a 4 weight champion.

Chavez is top 10.

 

No it doesn't. Because he had never been one, so how in the world can the "EXPERTS" think he was a great Welter if he has never fought as a Welter.

They thought he had the skill and power tohave success. That is different.

 

Chavez KO any welter today.

 

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I dont think so......Chavez would have some sucess againt some Welters......but someone like Mosely would be too physically strong for someone of Chavez' size and style to handle.

Chavez would not be able to back up the skilled and physically strong fighters like Mayweather, Mosely, and Williams.

Like Scientiest alluded to earlier.....maybe if Chavez bulked himself up and used the modern (and likely unnatural) training methods that likely is used today, it might be a different story......but I doubt the Chavez that passed before our eyes was strong enough to back up the elite welters of today.

Now, 140 lbs and below, unnatural or not.....Chavez busts these *******s up!:yep

 

I agree with you Vlade. I just dont see Chavez naturally strong enough to just blow through the welters of today. He could definetely outpoint them, maybe, but just KO them, I doubt it.

 

What do you know, one of the very few times that I'll disagree with you when you're praising Chavez!