Fantasy fights: JC Chavez vs Manny Pacquio at 135?

Question

I believe JC Chavez was most dominant at 135 and I would give him the edge on a late round TKO. We all know JC has a tremendous chin and stamina and was a better technician than Pacquio. Pacquio would have the speed and power advantage but JC was no pushover, he had one punch KO power as well and among the best body punchers in history.

Take the JMM fight, JC is like JMM but much better defense, power and a granite chin.

We will never know for sure but it would be a fight for the ages I am sure.

Answer 1

I'll still go with Manny Pacquiao. JC Chavez might have a one-punch KO and one of the great boxers of all time, but even if you have tremendous power, if you can't catch a speedy one like Pacman, JC Chavez wouldn't stand a chance. He'll just move in and out and frustrate JC Chavez just like what he did with David Diaz, and eventually he'll KO Chavez in the late rounds.

Answer 2

Chavez would've ate Pacquio alive. KO round 8.

Answer 3

I'd go with Chavez.  JCC is the best pound-for-pound fighter of all time, next to the great Sugar Ray Robinson.  He's a methodical fighter, with superb skills, great defense and a granite chin.  He fights with the clinical precision of a surgeon, picking his punches beginning with ferocious body shots to bring down his opponent's guard, then finishing him off with combinations to the head.  He was never a one-punch KO artist but he did take out a lot of guys with great combination punching.  He could've certainly taken Manny's best blows and he would wear the Pacman down until he finishes him off in the later rounds.

Answer 4

Manny has had one good fight against an average opponent; JCC was one of the best ever at that weight, and won about 80 fights against guys like Diaz.

Chavez would wade through Manny's speed earlier and start landing heavy in the middle rounds, if Manny could be KOd at much lighter weights, Chavez could stop him inside of 8.

Manny may well be the best in the sport right now, but at 135 we're not talking about Valerio, Diaz, Casamayor, Campell, or JMM, we're talking about the JC Superstar.

Answer 5

chavez wins it at 130 or 135.