San Francisco, CA- When you look at his record of 45-0, 22 stops, WBA 126 lb. champ Chris John, the one fight that stands out is his controverial win over Juan Manuel Marquez. You remember that, don?t you? He turned down six figures to fight Manny Pacquiao, then went to Indonesia for like $40,000 and was beaten on points by John, That being said, John, fighting at home, won a clear cut 12 round nod over Daud Yordan (27-2, 21 KOs Sunday in Jakarta.
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For John, he looked pretty good in the feed I wtched. But being so much bigger and stronger than Yordan, that was no surprise out of the gate. If he keeps fighting in Indonesia and the like, John, 31.5 years of age will never achieve stardom outside of Asia. For the record his Texas draw 12 with Rocky Juarez and a Las Vegas UD 12 over the same Juarez are his only US appearances in 13 years as a pro. With Juan Manuel Lopez having been reduced to pugilsitc dust, at least for the moment, John should look to meet Cuba?s WBC champ Yuri Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) or move up in weight. Scores were 17-111 and 116-112 twice.
