Julio Cesar Chavez

IBHoF Bio

Name: Julio Cesar Chavez
Alias: J.C Chavez.
Birth Name: Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez
Hometown: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Birthplace: Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 171cm
Reach: 173cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

• Manager: Ramon Felix
• Trainers: Cristobal Rosas, Emanuel Steward (1994-)
• Julio Cesar Chavez Gallery

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 30 opponents (20 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts, the most in boxing history.
  • 17 opponents (12 by KO) in World Light Welterweight Title bouts.
  • 3 opponents (2 by KO) in World Lightweight Title bouts.
  • 10 opponents (6 by KO) in World Super Featherweight Title bouts.
• Has a record of 31-4-2 (21 KOs) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 18-4-2 (10 KOs) against former world titlists:
  • Won against Roger Mayweather (twice), Rocky Lockridge, Juan Laporte, Edwin Rosario, Rafael Limon, Jose Luis Ramirez, Sammy Fuentes, Meldrick Taylor (twice), Lonnie Smith, Hector Camacho, Greg Haugen, Frankie Randall (twice), Tony Lopez, Giovanni Parisi, Joey Gamache.
  • Lost against Frankie Randall, Oscar De La Hoya (twice), Kostya Tszyu.
  • Drew with Pernell Whitaker, Miguel Angel Gonzalez.

Variant Record

• Has a record of 5-4-1 (2 KO's) against former or current lineal titlists:
  • Won against Roger Mayweather (twice), Rocky Lockridge, Frankie Randall (twice).
  • Lost against Frankie Randall, Oscar De La Hoya (twice) & Kostya Tszyu.
  • Drew with Pernell Whitaker.

• Defeated 7 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Rodolfo Aguilar, Alberto Cortes, Meldrick Taylor, Angel Hernandez, Marty Jakubowski, Andy Holligan, David Kamau.

International Boxing Hall of Fame Record

• Has a record of 2-3-1 (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees:
  • Won against Edwin Rosario and Hector Camacho.
  • Lost against Oscar De La Hoya (twice) and Kostya Tszyu.
  • Drew with Pernell Whitaker.

Notes

• Chavez had a purported amateur record of 14-1.
• Won his first 87 professional fights.
• In his 12th pro fight, Chavez fought Miguel Ruiz on March 4, 1981 in Culiacan, Mexico. Chavez was initially disqualified by the referee for hitting Ruiz after the bell ending the first round, but the result was officially overturned the next day by the Culiacan commission and changed to a 1st-round knockout for Chavez. The commission ruled that Chavez had not hit Ruiz after the bell. Chavez's manager, the late Ramon Felix, was on the Culiacan commission at the time.
• Father of fellow boxers Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Omar Chavez.

Awards & Recognition

• Named the Boxing Writers Association of America "Fighter of the Year" for 1987.
• Named The Ring "Fighter of the Year" for 1990.
• Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I was named The Ring "Fight of the Year" for 1990 and "Fight of the Decade" for the 1990s.
• Named the 6th greatest fighter of the last 50 years by The Ring in 1996.
• Named the 18th greatest fighter of the last 80 years by The Ring 2002.
• Named the 17th greatest fighter of all-time by Bert Sugar in his 2006 book Boxing's Greatest Fighters.

Preceded by: Hector Camacho Vacated	WBC Super Featherweight Champion 1984 Sep 13 – 1987 Vacated	Succeeded by: Azumah Nelson
Preceded by: Edwin Rosario	WBA Lightweight Champion 1987 Nov 21 – 1989 Vacated	Succeeded by: Edwin Rosario
Preceded by: Jose Luis Ramirez	WBC Lightweight Champion 1988 Oct 29 – 1989 Vacated	Succeeded by: Pernell Whitaker
Preceded by: Roger Mayweather	WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1989 May 13 – 1994 Jan 29	Succeeded by: Frankie Randall
Preceded by: Meldrick Taylor	IBF Light Welterweight Champion 1990 Mar 17 – 1991 Vacated	Succeeded by: Rafael Pineda
Preceded by: Frankie Randall	WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1994 May 7 – 1996 Jun 7	Succeeded by: Oscar De La Hoya