How important is Julio Cesar Chavez within Mexican boxing?
He was a national hero. For many, many years in Mexico the only good news we had was this man’s fights. As a kid, I remember going to my uncle’s house, who would get the pay-per-view, and we would have all the family and friends watching on a big screen and it was a huge party. We got used to this man always winning; they were very intense fights, but it didn’t matter if the other guy was better, Chavez would win. Losing is a word that we’re very used to saying; defeat is a word that is part of every day. So the idea of having a Mexican who didn’t know what losing was for 11 years made it a very special story. Do you remember when he lost for the first time after more than 80 fights? Yeah. And do you know what is the most painful thing? When I was interviewing him, he said it was because it was so close to Christmas, he didn’t train. It was so sad, it says so much! The most important record in the history of boxing was lost because of Christmas parties. I’m guessing you have never boxe
