John Chavez
204 articles · Hard Core Boxing
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The Boxing Bookie Predicts Pure Destruction
I never like it when a fighter smiles too much before a battle. While there are a select few that can seem perfectly content with themselves and life as a whole before…
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Will There Ever Be Another “El Terrible”?
"El Ausente” It’s the name of the song Erik “El Terrible” Morales has made his grand entrance to time and time again. It’s a tune that has been ingrained in my mind…
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Oscar De la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather is OFF! Rescheduled for September 16th Due to Injury
I couldn?t believe it when I heard it. The biggest fight of the past decade, century and millennium is being rescheduled. Why o why did this have to happen? I heard through…
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Manny Pacquiao: A True Filipino Icon
So usually when having a boxing conversation with people unfamiliar to the sport, I tend to cut it short. Just for the fact that I have no patience to explain weight classes,…
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?I Agree, the Odds are OFF for Floyd-Oscar?
I just want to reiterate that my character name, ?The Boxing Bookie? was something given to me by my esteemed colleague Ricardo Lois. It?s not the type of thing were I labeled…
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Who’s the Realest, “El Terrible” or the “Baby Face Assasin”?
After reflecting on what occurred this past weekend at the post-fight press conference I started to think. Imagine that, I used my brain. From speaking with those in attendance, either they were…
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Diego Corrales: The Last of a Dying Breed<br>A Warrior’s Warrior and a True Gladiator
I have yet to see the movie 300. From what I’ve read it’s based on the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against…
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While The Atmosphere In Las Vegas Is At An All Time High, It Still Doesn’t Compare To The Morales-Pacquiao Frenzy
While taking a stroll in the casino last night I noticed a couple of things. There was a lot of drunken NCAA sports fanatics as well as a legion of loyal boxing…
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Can Manny Run through Solis like he did to “El Terrible”?
There’s a saying that goes something like, “It takes two to tangle, or was it tango.” Whatever. Erik Morales has been the consummate tangler throughout his career. He tangled when it was…
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We Can All Breathe Once Again: Victor Burgos is Seemingly OK
What a roller coaster of emotions this past weekend. It was filled with the highs of the terrific battle between Izrael Vazquez and Rafael Marquez encompassed with the lows of worrying and…
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The Boxing Bookie Interviews Freddie Roach: Freddie says, “I’m Betting on Oscar!”
As I attempted to “cover” the Oscar De la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. press conference in San Francisco, I was able to secure a quick interview with the true “Professor” of boxing, Freddie…
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The Boxing Bookie Interviews Freddie Roach:
As I attempted to ?cover? the Oscar De la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. press conference in San Francisco, I was able to secure a quick interview with the true ?Professor? of boxing, Freddie…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao at 130 Pounds: A Mythical Match-Up Now, but at One Point Not So Mythical
In the recent press conferences to promote the May 5 showdown between Oscar De la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., the "Pretty Boy" has been on some serious rants that don't even…
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In the battle of Humberto’s, Soto put Toledo’s light’s out! Tools to beat Pacman?
When I refer to Pacquiao’s “rain of punches”, I don’t refer to a slight shower, I refer to a storm from hell that would flood the Grand Canyon. With Manny, when it…
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10 Reasons Why You Must Respect Manny Pacquiao The Fighter, Business Wise It Is Another Story…
While you might not agree with the way Manny Pacquiao has recently handled his business affairs outside the ring, you must acknowledge the amount of damage that he has done were it…
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High Roller John Chavez: Oscar Moves To Roach Motel! Time To Make Bank!
With the not so surprising news that Freddie Roach will be training Oscar De La Hoya for his May 5 showdown, I definitely expect a huge flood of money coming in on…
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Pacquiao, Morales, and Barrera Should All Hail the Prince
Prince Naseem Hamed was everything Manny Pacquiao isn’t. He was out-spoken, arrogant, unorthodox, and ridiculously theatrical. He did things in the ring that made you either laugh in amusement or grind your…
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A Fan’s Perspective of Pacquiao-Chi
I don’t understand the dissatisfaction upon the announcement of a potential Pacquiao v. Chi confrontation by Bob Arum. As the saying goes, “styles make fights.” As a fan of boxing, I was…
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Arum Dispells Valero’s Statement; Not Looking to Buy Into Fighter; Macau Bracing Itself for Pacquiao v. Chi
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – After a short but fruitful conversation with Mr. Bob Arum of Top Rank promotions, he dispelled Edwin Valero’s statements in the Venezuelan press. Valero claimed that Arum,…
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Uncharted waters with Pacquiao-Chi in Macau
Since when have boxing promoters gone the way of Christopher Columbus sailing off to uncharted waters in search of gold? It’s no secret that the business of boxing promotion can be a…
