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Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
GrantZilla Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:40 am
Middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s first defense against Ronald Hearns, scheduled for Sept. 17, was called off Thursday night because a laceration on Chavez's hand has not fully healed, manager Billy Keane told ESPN.com
Keane said Chavez suffered a freak injury about two weeks ago when he was in the gym training and stretched out his arms and caught his right hand on a ceiling fan. The fan cut Chavez's hand, which needed two stitches, Keane said.
Lou DiBella, Hearns' promoter, said his right-hand man, Ron Rizzo, got the news Thursday night from Sean Gibbons of Zanfer Promotions, Chavez's co-promoter. DiBella said he simply does not believe the story.
"They say he hurt himself two weeks ago and then I heard he was sparring two days ago with (Antonio) Margarito," DiBella said. "People said he was way overweight, maybe 180 pounds. There's a lot of red flags here so, no, I don't believe it. I certainly believe he was in no condition to fight. His gut was injured. This was totally predictable, which is sad."
Speculation that Chavez was indeed having weight problems surfaced again last week when the WBC conducted its mandated weight-check 30 days before the fight, a procedure designed to make sure the boxers are within a certain range of safely making weight.
Hearns' was within the range when his weight was announced at 174.51 pounds while Chavez's was listed as unavailable. Two days later, Chavez's weight was announced at 173.
"I totally saw this coming when the 30-day weights--- was going on," DiBella said. "They released Hearns' weight and wouldn't release Chavez's weight until a couple of days later. Come on. Ronald is going to be crushed because he was working his ass off. He loved this fight. He thought a big right hand might land. I think it would have been a competitive fight. An out of shape Chavez loses to an in-shape Hearns and I think that's why the fight isn't happening.
"Do I believe the injury happened weeks ago? No. Then the 30-day weigh-in stuff happened. There are just too many coincidences. Why do a press conference after this supposed injury? Come on. There is nothing you can do but shrug your shoulders and say f---."
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Keane said Chavez suffered a freak injury about two weeks ago when he was in the gym training and stretched out his arms and caught his right hand on a ceiling fan. The fan cut Chavez's hand, which needed two stitches, Keane said.
Lou DiBella, Hearns' promoter, said his right-hand man, Ron Rizzo, got the news Thursday night from Sean Gibbons of Zanfer Promotions, Chavez's co-promoter. DiBella said he simply does not believe the story.
"They say he hurt himself two weeks ago and then I heard he was sparring two days ago with (Antonio) Margarito," DiBella said. "People said he was way overweight, maybe 180 pounds. There's a lot of red flags here so, no, I don't believe it. I certainly believe he was in no condition to fight. His gut was injured. This was totally predictable, which is sad."
Speculation that Chavez was indeed having weight problems surfaced again last week when the WBC conducted its mandated weight-check 30 days before the fight, a procedure designed to make sure the boxers are within a certain range of safely making weight.
Hearns' was within the range when his weight was announced at 174.51 pounds while Chavez's was listed as unavailable. Two days later, Chavez's weight was announced at 173.
"I totally saw this coming when the 30-day weights--- was going on," DiBella said. "They released Hearns' weight and wouldn't release Chavez's weight until a couple of days later. Come on. Ronald is going to be crushed because he was working his ass off. He loved this fight. He thought a big right hand might land. I think it would have been a competitive fight. An out of shape Chavez loses to an in-shape Hearns and I think that's why the fight isn't happening.
"Do I believe the injury happened weeks ago? No. Then the 30-day weigh-in stuff happened. There are just too many coincidences. Why do a press conference after this supposed injury? Come on. There is nothing you can do but shrug your shoulders and say f---."
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
Guest Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:11 am
No surprise, this whole ordeal was a shambles.
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
SlickMoney Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:17 am
Is Chavez Jr getting lazy with his weight or is he just naturally getting bigger? I think it's the latter. Time to move up to Super Middleweight and end your career, son.
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
Diego408 Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:22 am
I think hes really undisciplined, hes always had a weight problem since I remembered. Chavez always looks really thick, he needs to seriously take his boxing career seriously. Lou was talking so much shit last night too lol He said Chavez was in no condition to fight becuase his gut was injured hahahaSlickMoney wrote:Is Chavez Jr getting lazy with his weight or is he just naturally getting bigger? I think it's the latter. Time to move up to Super Middleweight and end your career, son.
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
gomez1012 Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:37 am
SlickMoney wrote:Is Chavez Jr getting lazy with his weight or is he just naturally getting bigger? I think it's the latter. Time to move up to Super Middleweight and end your career, son.
Combination of the two is my guess
Jr put up pics of his hand "injury" on his twitter, not sure what its suppose to be. Looks like a jacked up knuckle or something. Who knows how serious it really is
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
gomez1012 Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:38 am
what bothers me is how DiBella and dumb ass Rafael are crying over Jr's injury
This is fat POS always complaining about the WBC yet bitches because this fraud of fight isnt going to happen
Pick one or the other you fucking fat lard
This is fat POS always complaining about the WBC yet bitches because this fraud of fight isnt going to happen
Pick one or the other you fucking fat lard
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Re: Bum Jr vs Hearns Called Off
Guest Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:39 am
Jr's spoiled, he's doesn't even go up to the Wild Card for full camps. If the kid had any discipline he'd make the limit without much struggle.
lol at the pictures, looks like a mosquito bite.
lol at the pictures, looks like a mosquito bite.
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