The fight between Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ended in a unanimous decision victory for Paul, in a bout that was the main event at the Honda Center, went 10 rounds and left no one indifferent, as according to experts, this defeat of Chavez Jr. can be considered as a great failure in the history of Mexican boxing.
The feelings after the fight were somewhat strange, as on the one hand, the winner was Jake Paul, however, the fans present in the arena booed him a lot and made him notice the dislike they have against him. In fact, Paul himself commented that “all the boos are words, and actions speak louder than words, so all of you can shut the f**k up.”
On the other hand, what also surprised was the defeat of Chavez Jr. and the way in which several experts described the fight as a real failure for Mexican boxing. One of them was Erick Cervantes, who chose a top of the greatest disappointments in the history of boxing in Mexico.
The great disappointments of Mexican boxing
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs Jake Paul
Starting with the most recent, the boxing expert could not avoid mentioning this fight, and although not much was expected from Chavez Jr, it was still a disappointment
Official fight figures showed that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. threw just 154 punches and landed 61 in the 10 rounds against Jake Paul, who landed 140 of the 482 punches he attempted, something quite negative and leaving it as a fight that Mexican fans will want to forget.
Jose Luis Castillo vs Timothy Bradley
If we talk about disappointing fights, Erick Cervantes did not want to leave out a fight that did not even take place. It turns out that in 2008, Jose Luis Castillo earned the right to face Timothy Bradley, however, this never happened, as Castillo ended up weighing 7.5 pounds more than stipulated and everything had to be suspended. It was certainly a great disappointment.
Abner Mares vs Johnny Gonzalez
Finally, the last fight in this top 3 is the one between Abner Mares and Johnny Gonzalez. Mares was an undefeated three-division world champion and promised a lot. However, in the fight against Gonzalez, things did not go well for him and in just two minutes he took away his great unbeaten record in 2013.
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