It isn?t easy being the son of a legend.
Ask Marvis Frazier. The son of late legendary heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, Marvis finished his career with a 19-2 record. His lone losses were to men often listed among the greatest heavyweights who ever lived: Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson.
But he?ll always be remembered first for being Joe?s son. Always.
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. is in the same boat. Chavez, Jr., the current WBC middleweight champion of the world, isn?t known for what he?s done inside the ring, but instead who he is outside of it. Heck, he?s headlining a major HBO card this Saturday and he doesn?t even have his own website to show for it.
Google it and you?ll see. His official internet presence is a subpage on his father?s site.
But don?t feel sorry for the guy. Not yet. Chavez, Jr. isn?t in the twilight of his career. He?s not looking back on what might have been or counting losses against all-time greats. He still has time to make the Chavez name known for more than just his father. He still has time to emerge from the shadow of his father?s greatness.
Some fight fans just aren?t having it, though.
Go to any internet message board and you?ll see. They seem to hate the guy. They argue Chavez, Jr. doesn?t deserve to be a showcase fighter on HBO. They mock how he spent much of his early career being prominently featured on undercards. They detest the number of minor PPV cards he?s had with revenue numbers propped up by eager Mexican fight fans ready to embrace another Chavez.
