Why never a Whitaker-Chavez rematch?

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    I rewatched the Randall - Chavez fight last night. Without the point deduction in round 11 it would have been a draw which would have been pretty ugly let alone if both deductions weren't given for a Chavez win. Thankfully Richard Steele righted all that LOL
     
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    I'd say Ramirez, since Whitaker lost the fight. Whitaker didn't get to hang an official L on Chavez's record, but in all other ways, it was a win. He kept his WW title, got on the cover of SI for being robbed, was viewed widely as the winner and #1 p4p fighter after that. Only until 14 months later when RJJ dominated Toney did people start to even question if anyone was a legitimate challenger to Whitaker's P4P crown.

    Against Ramirez, Whitaker lost the fight, lost his undefeated record, and had to wait a year to get another title fight.

    As for the scorecards, I think I had it 117-112 for Whitaker over Ramirez, and 116-112 for Whitaker over Chavez.
     
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    "Tell Richard Steele that he is a **** you"- JC Chavez
     
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    Hahahaha he was p1ssed. Chavez hit Randall low that many times they would have been hard to count. Steele saved yet another black eye for boxing.