Where do you rank Julio Cesar Chavez among the best?

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  1. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    HAGLER????? What do u base THAT on, his good looks?
     
  2. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For the record, I voted for Top 50, but not Top 25. Not too many fighters these days can sport a 100+ professional record, and some of his wins were from some good fighters, although a few more big names would have pushed him up further in the rankings.
     
  3. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    me too

    Im abit surprised you dont have him higher.
     
  4. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not realy commited to a all time pound for pound list
    My top 3 are 1. Pernell Whitaker 2. Benny Leonard 3. Ray Robinson. after that I'm not commited to anyone else. That being said If I were to make a list JC Chavez would most likly be in the top 25. 1. He is one of the very best ever at 130. He is a top 10 canadate for 135. Won a championship at 140 allthough I think he is overated at 140. He was also one of the best agresive style boxers with an underrated defensive style.
     
  5. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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  6. retriever

    retriever Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chavez cracks the top 10 in fact the last list i did i had him at 8 or 9.
     
  8. keith

    keith ESB OG Full Member

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    I have him number 5 to be exact. The best fighter ever between 130-140.



    Keith
     
  9. JMP

    JMP Champion Full Member

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    better than duran or benny leonard? :huh
     
  10. keith

    keith ESB OG Full Member

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    Slightly better. I have Leonard at 7, so it's neglible. Duran, and have at 12 I believe. He lost too many big fights for me to put him in the top 10.


    Keith
     
  11. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    :good agreed. i have him in top 20 easily. ring magazine has him #18.
     
  12. PunchOut

    PunchOut Active Member Full Member

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    WTF., he is the greatest 140 lb ever ...

    for me , julio is top 5 ! ... but ESB is a Gringo Forum .. so the top 5 must be ... SRR, Armstrong, Ali, Louis, etc etc etc etc .... jaja they even put chavez outside top 20 ... what an absolute subjective and racist bull**** ...

    i mean, i`m sure that if Chavez would have been American ... well... u guess
     
  13. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Abit behind/ahead of PAC but definitely higher than Hagler:patsch
     
  14. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Why? Because he's Mexican? :lol: I'm ****ing British for Christ sake.

    Julio Cesar Chavez was about as aesthetically pleasing as any fighter that ever lived in my judgment. It's the technically sound fighters that work methodically to head and body, putting punches together in clusters that mostly get my attention from the get-go. Despite all that, he doesn't have the resume to be in contention with the guys among the top 30 of all time. Truth be told, he's one of the greatest fighters that doesn't hold a win over a fellow all-time great. He rates highly based on his skill set, his consistency, and career achievements.