Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is predicting a 4th-round victory over Anderson Silva … and he wants to follow it up with a rematch against Canelo Alvarez!!
TMZ Sports broke the story … 35-year-old Chavez — 52-5-1 as a pro boxer — is taking on the MMA legend in Mexico on June 19 … a fight Anderson believes he can win.
We spoke to Chavez Jr. who told us Silva’s delusional … and he’s predicting a short and violent end to The Spider’s foray into boxing.
“[The Silva matchup] has all the ingredients to be an exciting fight. I predict I can finish him after the 3rd or 4th round. That’s when I get in the groove and start feeling myself in the ring.”
Julio then doubled down on the prognostication … “Look, I predict that after the 4th round I’ll be able to knock him out. And, if he lasts longer than that, that’s gonna be his fault because that’s gonna be a beating.”
Julio — son of boxing Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez — admits he relied too heavily on his natural ability throughout his career.
But, Jr. says he is now laser-focused and looking to get back in the ring with the best fighters in the world.
“Of course I want to have [a Canelo rematch] on my mind. That’s what makes this fight such a big deal for me. It’s gonna give me the opportunity to get these rematches with Canelo or Danny Jacobs.”
Of course, Chavez Jr. previously fought Canelo back in May 2017 … and lost via unanimous decision in a 12-round scrap.
Julio says he isn’t just content with getting back in the ring with Alvarez … he wants to — and believes he can — truly win the fight.
“I think that I do have the style to win the [Canelo] fight because I attack. I try to not give him too much space to move around because he’s a great boxer,” Chavez Jr. says.
“I just think it’ll be a better fight, but yes, I think I could beat Canelo. I’m thinking I have to get past Silva more than anything first. After Silva, I’m thinking 1 more fight, then I’ll be prepared to face Canelo.”
Yeah. What boxing fan isn’t clamoring for Canelo-Chavez Jr. rematch?
Well said. Chavez is simply looking for a paycheck rather than the glory of fighting. Chavez has demonstrated many times over that he quits when the pressure mounts and his heart is not in the right spot for the sport at this time. Canelo’s team would be making a poor investment even to consider such a match-up. Chavez is done in my opinion and needs to walk away.
He is probably pissed off that his dad respects Canelo more than his own son.
If Silva is delusional he has company there.
Delusional! Had too much cocaine with his breakfast! No talk about earning a reputation. Once you you quit on the rong like he has a few times, it becomes the psychological escape route when the going gets tough! Put the silver spoon back in your mouth and try to be a family man!
Chavez, Jr. = Haaaaaa!!!
Chavez, Jr. has a loooong road to gaining the boxing public’s trust and confidence (IF EVER POSSIBLE).
Oh sure, even my granpa is calling out canelo for a fight!
Why even print this garbage
The guy is delusional.
Chavez Jr is demented. I was one of the few who predicted that when he fought Canelo years back, everyone said it would be a Mexican war, but I knew it be more of a sparring session at best because Both Canelo and Chavez Jr agreed to sell the public out by lying. Not one single person wants to see a rematch at all, bum needs to wake hip and retire.
Once a quitter, always a quitter.
laughable he should fight one of the Paul brothers
or, become a comedian
Papa..I want more peso please..
I’d rather see Chavez Sr against Canelo than this putz
Chavez Jr has been given all the opportunities in world to be someone and he has squandered. He is a joke and doesn’t deserve no more high profile fights.
Just make sure daddy can stand at the end of your bed when you get tapped on you nose :-p
Yuh….. keep dreaming!
Is this boy crazy? He look like a Punching bag last time they fought.
The rationale of people Chavez Jr’s age is unreal. Be a superficial fluff, with no real talent, class, substance, depth, integrity, character, or poise, enjoying the undeserving limelight because of your father’s greatness, clamoring for a major fight with the champion, a fight you didn’t earn, by beating an 46 year old who is not a fighter. We live in the Age of Absurdity.
By this pathetic man’s rationale, if he beats Silva, a 46 year old MMA fighter with a name, this qualifies him for a championship fight with a champion who has already blown him away. Such a shame the great sport of Boxing is cursed by people like Chavez Jr.
What 46 year old is not a fighter? Silva? Where were you?
That’s all jealousy big bro talk … he now knows canelo is his Lil bro and fights like his father and don’t quit lol … haaaa
Fight news don’t waste a post on jr
“Payday payday, you want Payday.. I know that”
I guess this is the part where he says “get the fock out!”
Yeah, Jr wants lots of $ to keep up with his spending habits. Canelo can fight who he likes, but giving a “payday” to someone should be Andrade long before he rematches someone like Jr. Even if he hates Andrade, and puts up with Jr (because of everyone’s affinity for his pops).
Chavez Jr forgot April fool’s day was 2 months ago…
Haha wow a very difficult sell indeed!
He needs to wait until Canelo is done with his boxing career and becomes interested in an exhibition match. And that’s if he does exhibitions. Until then, keep on with the excuses as to why he loses.
Now that the brothers are fighting each other again, I guess he figured why not them two again.
Jr. must have run out of coke money, why would we care what this out of shape hustler does. Fool me once, you know the rest!
“Chavez Jr. wants Canelo rematch after Silva”
– Why?
– Your dad would prefer Alvarez for a son instead of you 🙁
Sorry even if i understand what you are all thinking about Chavez Jr, i disagree with a lot of it. I respect Chavez Jr as a fighter because while failing about some reasons against the top of the crop he’s a world champ though, he did achieve what we couldn’t.. He is probably a bit lazy i agree but he’s an athlete, he got some skills and he’s tough. He fought the likes of Canelo, S. Martinez, Fonfara, Jacobs, Manfredo, Zbik, Rubio and Lee, beat a lot of of them, goes the distance against the others and lost a couple via TKO. Stop spitting on the soup we would’ve been knocked out like bitches by all the names i talked about in this post..
Well Regis, I’m not stepping in the ring because I know I’d get my ass beat. And I’m not repeatedly telling everybody how now I’m fully dedicated to the sport and taking it seriously only to stay on the stool mid fight. I know my place, and I stay there. I rooted for this guy coming up because he showed that he wanted it, but as soon as he saw the he had some marketability he went from wanting to win and be the best to quitting as soon as he knew the check would clear. Similar to bob sapp.
Bob Sapp beat Mr Perfect.
I remember back in the day when Senior brought Junior to his fights at a very young age, same thing done by Camacho Senior. I respect any person that gets in the ring, but when your fists can’t back up your mouth (especially more than one time), then my respect for you as a fighter drops like a rock.
Take care.
– Gary G
We aren’t professional fighters! So what the hell are you talking about?
Please re-read my post a little slower if you can’t understand what I’m trying to say. Did I ever say that “we” were professional fighters? No.
Regis: I love the fact that you stick up for fellow fighters. Im 100% with you on that as I do the same with my fellow fighters. Chavez Jr was becoming really good early on. But he stopped being a fighter quite a while back. Most folks might not understand that comment but u as a fighter as well, know what im talking about. The hunger, the drive, and most importantly, The Will! He lost it. Maybe hes getting it back, maybe not but we’ve heard that song and dance with him multiple times. As i once respected him as a fighter, his normalcy “with fighting ability” has gotten the best of him and his desire to be great is gone.
You must not know his whole career was a scandal. His God father the late Jose Sulaiman gifted him so many illegal opportunities such as rigged scales, masking his PEDs, among other things. He obviously had the scales rigged because once Jose passed he was never able to make 160 again. In fact he couldn’t even make 168. His fights had to be at a catchweight moving forward. Chavez Jr. was a “very big” middleweight that had no desire to train like a champion. Testimony from Freddy Roach himself is proof enough. He fatigued throughout his career in the mid to late rounds but somehow managed to have the energy to go straight after a rugged guy with stamina in Marco Rubio for 12rds and refused to take a urine test after the fight and later showing up that weed was in his system (B.S.!) . This guy should not treated like something special when even with all the advantages he got he turned out just as good as his black sheep brother Omar.
Canelo should tell Chavez Jr. the same thing he said to Demetrius Andrade at his Press Conference.
I would laugh my ass off if Silva wins.
Joe, I thought the same thing.
I would love to see Chavez Jr against that YouTuber
That’s why I don’t do cocaine it kills your brain
Chavez Jr. you’re a disgrace to Mexico and Canelo would consider fighting your father than fighting you. Omar got more heart than you. Just go away nobody cares about you.
I need more updates on real fights like Paul v Mayweathers. Anderson can’t take a shot. He’s in big trouble unless they allow him to kick.
This is a joke. He doesn’t belong in the same ring as Silva or Canelo. He needs to get his head back in the game or forget about boxing ever again.