Was Julio Cesar Chavez "shot" at the time of his 1st fight with De La Hoya?

i dont know about shot but definitely on the decline

 

He wasnt as shot as he was for the 2nd fight but he was nothing compared to his prime yrs, a complete shell in fact.

DLH will probably even admit this.

 

I also think DLH was a level above the guys JCC had been fighting in his previous fights (were he didnt look that good IMO) aswell as being naturally bigger than Chavez.
DLH was bigger, faster, younger & likely hit harder... in other words, the completely wrong opponent for a 34 yr old legend in severe decline.

Despite the size advantage, I think prime Chavez outpoints DLH.

 

I don´t think he was shot but ver much past his prime. He still was able top beat mediocre ot average opposition but somebody like DLH was just too good at that time of his career.

 

Yes.

But that doesn't give him a go directly to go and collect $200 card. It was just a case of the shoe being on the other foot, is all. Chavez built his record when he was the guy with youth and reflexes fighting the older guy on the other side of the mountain. The DLH fight was a role reversal and time to see how he would do against against pedigreed youth.

 

He was a disgrace that night.

I always liked Chavez, and always will, but that night he let himself down and cost his fans a fortune, purely so he could make some money.

To go into a borderline superfight knowing a few days back you had been busted opening in sparring is way over the line IMO.

 

I would say he was shot personally. To me he never looked the same at 140 as what he was at the lower weights. He was young and hungry, and a force of nature at 130, seemed to be at his best at 135, matured yet still hungry. And then imol wasnt the same again at 140, but still had a desire to emerge victoriious.

 

after 100 fights what do you expect. Yes it was apparant to anyone who'd seen him he had mileage and was just holding on for some crumbs to be thrown his way. Soft, round, over the hill, a steppingstone to be sure

 

no chavez wasnt shot, he had just beaten a slew of top 10 guys heading into the oscar fight and his record was 96-1.

lol in your dreams, chavez always would never have beaten oscar. oscar had too much boxing skills for chavez, too stiff of a jab, too much sharp fast combos for chavez to deal with.

 

On the downslope, but not totally shot.

 

Lets be realistic here I think he'd outhussle De La Hoya and get the decision. The only real time a close to peak Chavez was outclassed was against Whitaker (unfortunately the judges failed to see the same) who was without question a much better fighter than DLH (that's no slight on Oscar by the way).

 

Not shot, but very under prepared.
Chavez Vs. De La Hoya II is the proof.
Julio was able to hang with Oscar and at times hit him with
shot's that would have hurt an average 140Lbs'er, but this fight
was way out of Chavez BEST, and Oscar was no normal 147.
Welterweight was defo a weightclass that Chavez should have avoided.
On fight night Chavez was 144Lbs & De La Hoya was 160Lbs.
4 years after their first fight, And Chavez gave a better account.
(But by then, Oscar was in unbeatable mode & Life had caught up to Chavez)

 

The first fight Oscar De La Hoya boxed to a set plan, clearly to use his height and reach advantages. Oscar was never accepted by Mexican fans because he destroyed their Champion in 4 rounds, They told him he was afraid of trading with Chavez and he was not a great fighter, Mexican Fans wanted blood and guts, Chavez bled for them. Oscar was angered by this so in the rematch he stood and traded with Chavez, forcing him to submit in the later rounds, Mexico had finally accepted Oscar De La Hoya.