Julio Cesar Chavez retired in 2005 with a record of 107-6-2, and remains one of Mexico’s greatest sporting icons.
Julio Cesar Chavez lost only a handful of times in his impressive 115 pro fights, and was beaten only by five men.
He was able to avenge two of these losses, though, with Chavez defeating Frankie Randall via a technical decision immediately after dropping a split decision loss to him.
The only other loss Chavez was able to avenge came at the hands of a man who won in the biggest upset of the year.
Julio Cesar Chavez lost to Willy Wise in his 108th fight
In 1999, 102-3-2 Chavez faced 23-6-4 Willy Wise.
Wise was coming off three losses in a row, including a KO loss and a technical decision stoppage, and had just one win in the past two years, against a 10-10 opponent in 1997.
Despite these hindrances, and the fact almost nobody gave him a chance, Wise did the unthinkable, and outboxed an aged Chavez, cruising to a near shut-out unanimous decision victory.
Chavez waited four years to settle the score, and fought Wise once more in 2003, in what was one of his final five fights.
Chavez, despite his age, reversed the odds, and won by second-round stoppage as a cut opened above Wise’s eye.
Wise would never fight again, though Chavez had three more outings, with Chavez’s final being a RTD loss to Grover Wiley.
Julio Cesar Chavez faced winless fighter with one bout in his 66th fight
Despite his legendary status, Chavez’s resume does include some strange opponents.
Taking nothing away from the Mexican’s supreme skill and talent, a closer look at his record reveals a few of his opponents had no business sharing the ring with him.
In his 66th fight, for example, Chavez faced 0-1 Ramon Aramburu, who he stopped in three rounds.
In his 70th fight, he unsurprisingly defeated a 5-3 opponent, and then a 4-3-1 opponent in his fight after that.
In his 50th fight, he was matched with 2-15 Roberto Collins, and in his 41st fight he fought a debutant by the name of Armando Flores.
His record remains an impressive one, though there are some question marks surrounding just a few of his foes.
His son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will face Jake Paul next.