Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marcos Reyes: Live Round-by-Round Results

(48-2-1, 32 by KO) faces Marcos “Dorado” Reyes this Saturday at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, a tiff that is pretty much important to both fighters.

For the son of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, his career has been a rollercoaster ride. Fonfara was way ahead on all three scorecards – 89-80, 88-81 and 88-81 – before Chavez quit on his stool after the ninth round, drawing the ire of his shrinking fan base. He’s now using Robert Garcia after having had Joe Goossen in his corner for the Fonfara fight. Roach has talked about Chavez’s refusal to come to the gym to train, which meant Roach would go to the house he rented in Las Vegas.

He’s had the best of the best of the best when it comes to trainers. I need to show the people all of my abilities. Junior was a star from the moment he turned pro because of his name and his father’s résumé. But from the beginning, Chavez had favorable matchmaking and always seemed to get the benefit of the doubt from the judges and referees. It was a fight that his father didn’t want him to take.

The result is that Chavez has never really had to take responsibility for his actions. And yet, he still performed miserably against a guy he should have dominated.

In his most recent fight, in April, Chavez also appeared to be out of shape after a 13-month layoff and was hammered by Andrzej Fonfara, who accepted the fight at 172 pounds.

Chavez and Reyes, 27, will fight at a 168-pound limit, the figure Chavez couldn’t make two years ago before gaining a highly disputed decision over Brian Vera at StubHub Center.

“I’m not planning on losing”. “I fought somebody after 13 months being inactive”.

“I don’t understand what Nacho Beristain’s problem”, Chavez said via BoxingScene. I think Robert Garcia is the best option for me because he speaks Spanish and he knows the Mexican style and I have had good connections with him. “There’s nobody in boxing who can beat me when I fight at my weight”.

To suggest otherwise is to be hopelessly naïve.

He won a version of the middleweight title, no easy feat even in this day of multiple belts, and beat a quality opponent, Andy Lee, in order to do it.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.is trying to convince the world that a new trainer, in this case Robert Garcia, will fix what has become a damaged brand.

What do you expect to see from Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.?

And 36 hours before the fight, Chavez Jr.’s promises were already ringing hollow. Whether Chavez ignored Goosen’s instructions and training camp tutelage (highly plausible) or they just crafted a Bizzaro World gameplan (highly unlikely), something was off. Chavez plodded forward with his arms at his waist and his head jutting forward – an excellent strategy if your intention is to eat flush shots.

“I took on a challenge that was tough”. Instead, Chavez feels put upon.

Once again, Chavez failed to make weight, a sure sign that he did not buckle down in training camp as he swore he had. “He’s a respected trainer”. “Everything I’ve heard of what people have told me was nothing but negative stuff”. Being at the crossroads of his career, it is certainly make or break time for the prodigal son. The issues, though, with Chavez persist.