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[SIZE=5]Shobox Chavez vs Fonfara results: Fonfara drops Chavez Jr. who then quits on stool[/SIZE]
By Connor Ruebusch[/URL] [URL=‘http://twitter.com/BoxingBusch’]@BoxingBusch[/URL] on Apr 19, 2015, 12:22a [URL=‘http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/19/8451367/fonfara-vs-chavez-boxing-knockout-quit-retire-stool-fight-result-analysis-live-play-shobox#comments’]106
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Andzrej Fonfara became the first man to stop Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tonight, dropping the much-maligned son of the Mexican legend and forcing him to quit on his stool soon after.
Andrzej Fonfara and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did their best to match the excitement of Matthysse-Provodnikov at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles California. They didn’t achieve quite those heights, but it was a hell of a good fight.
Chavez didn’t exactly make himself likable early as he complained incessantly to the referee about everything from Fonfara pushing down on his head (after putting it right under his arm to be pushed) to headbutts (despite his own rough head positioning tactics). Still, he was competitive with Fonfara in the early stages of the fight, trading rounds and punches with him. By the middle of the bout, however, Fonfara seemed to have found his range, and his rhythm.
He popped Chavez repeatedly with short punches, not sitting down on them but putting just enough force into each to snap Chavez’s head back, while keeping them fast enough to be thrown in machine-gun combination. Fonfara lost a point for a very rough shoulder bump in the seventh, which didn’t really make sense considering the fact that Chavez was driving into him with forehead and shoulder all night, but he recovered admirably, went on to win a 9-9 round, and then dropped Chavez just two rounds later for the first time in his career.
Chavez quit on the stool shortly after, emphatically telling trainer Joe Goossen that he wanted no more. The fans booed uproariously, even pelting the ring and everyone in it with refuse and beer containers. The sad thing about this is that Chavez really can’t win. Fight fans–especially Mexican fans–feel obligated to root for him because of the name he shares with his father, a true legend of the sport. And yet this arbitrary adoration turns into abject hatred the moment he doesn’t stack up to his incomparable ancestor. It’s a tough situation to figure out. Less difficult to figure out is this: Andrzej Fonfara looked great, and reestablished himself as a top light heavyweight.
Andrzej Fonfara defeats Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by TKO (retirement), round nine
Excellent documentary on Setanta till 12 on Pacquiao.
I’m more convinced by the day that pacquaio will beat Mayweather
+1
Mayweather will KO him, Pacquiao will eat straight rights all night.
Pacquiao’s line that you must give a man on death row anything he asks for was fucking brilliant. Would never have expected it from him.
I hope you’re right but I think this fight is 3 years too late for him.
Why? Take away the Marquez knockout (in a fight he was winning) and I think it looks like his decline is being exaggerated.
Well you can’t just take away the Marquez knockout for one thing. He got knocked the fuck out because he is slowing a bit. I hope I’m wrong and would love to see him beat the shit out of Mayweather.
Agreed. He was always so exciting because his all out attack left him vulnerable to that kind of counter puncher though. I don’t think mayweather has the same knockout power, at least I hope not. Which may save pacquiao.
There have been stories for the last few days about the tickets for the fight still not being available, and it’s finally emerged today why that’s the case - http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/21/8465845/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-contracts-still-not-signed-for-may-2-fight
The contracts for the fight haven’t even been signed 
[QUOTE=“Watch The Break, post: 1127339, member: 260”]There have been stories for the last few days about the tickets for the fight still not being available, and it’s finally emerged today why that’s the case - http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/21/8465845/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-contracts-still-not-signed-for-may-2-fight
The contracts for the fight haven’t even been signed :D[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=“Watch The Break, post: 1127339, member: 260”]There have been stories for the last few days about the tickets for the fight still not being available, and it’s finally emerged today why that’s the case - http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/21/8465845/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-contracts-still-not-signed-for-may-2-fight
The contracts for the fight haven’t even been signed :D[/QUOTE]
This could be as big as the Gareth Brooks fiasco
[QUOTE=“Watch The Break, post: 1127339, member: 260”]There have been stories for the last few days about the tickets for the fight still not being available, and it’s finally emerged today why that’s the case - http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/21/8465845/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-contracts-still-not-signed-for-may-2-fight
The contracts for the fight haven’t even been signed :D[/QUOTE]
I’m not that surprised really I don’t think Mayweather wants this fight
WTF!
Alarm set, night now…
Back in 5 hours for Klitschko v Jennings.
[QUOTE=“Ebeneezer Goode, post: 1129232, member: 1785”]Alarm set, night now…
Back in 5 hours for Klitschko v Jennings.[/QUOTE]
Getting up for Wlad is a bit of a gamble