Top 60 Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. Quotes

Macho means you are in the ring to fight, to attack.

Certainly old men are old, but they keep going strong, don’t they?

I would die for my son.

Bobby Lee’s actions and his dealings with Bob Arum have convinced me that I am not being treated fairly by Bobby Lee.

Logically money is important in a boxer’s career. That is why one fights.

Whitaker is much better. De La Hoya hits hard, and he’s fast, and he comes in with a lot of force. But he has to learn how to fight, and Whitaker is very difficult.

My opponents, they say, ‘Aw, I can take this one.’ But when they see me in the ring, when I transform myself, then they say to themselves, ‘God, what have I put myself into?’

I sometimes get worn out by the training and going into the gym, but never by the fights.

Americans treat me very, very well.

I don’t like to judge from tapes. The strategy starts in the ring.

I’ve had a lot of problems with my arms, with my knees.

It was tough to overcome Lockridge. I damaged my right hand beating him.

People are very confused and wrong because there is no comparison between me and Canelo.

Mexican boxing is very aggressive; you go forward with great heart. The American style is always that you run around, you try to be elusive. The Mexican style is much better. I never tried to be elusive.

I have too much chin.

I want that fight with Tszyu.

I want 100 victories, not just 100 fights.

Fights are won by fighting, not by running.

They would not boo me in Culiacan.

I have received all this criticism because I am a Latin American.

The fighter is born. He cannot be made.

I hate boxers who dance. To me that is a stinky style.

I made my history. I don’t have to prove anything.

I told my mother I was going to become a world champion and buy her a home.

There have been times I’ve fought just to fight.

I can fight at both 135 pounds and 140. I want to lose both my titles in the ring.

I am a boxer for the people. I am one of them.

All my goals I have accomplished. All of them.

I want to shut Camacho’s mouth, quiet him for good.

Americans did not want to see a Mexican become more popular in boxing than Muhammad Ali.

Chicanito Hernandez certainly is not an opponent in my category.

One hundred fights and I will stop.

Whitaker will be nothing without Julio Cesar Chavez. I do not need Whitaker. Whitaker doesn’t make the money I can. He can’t fill arenas. He is nobody.

I like to surround myself with people, to always celebrate!

One-forty-two is my natural, normal weight.

I want everybody to see, even though they say I am old and should retire, I can still do it in the ring.

I needed Oscar De La Hoya to get motivated.

I have set crowd records fighting indoors and outdoors.

I don’t live for publicity or glory.

I took some fights where I didn’t care if I won or lost.

I know I symbolize something. I don’t really know what.

I am going to have to search for Whitaker. I intend to throw punches at him from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

To beat me, Camacho has to beat me in the ring.

I was always winning, winning, winning. I took winning for granted.

All the drinking and emotional problems I had, I really let the fans down. I lost my respect for them. I did not give them my best effort.

I get quite depressed and unmotivated by my injuries.

Professional athletes have been blessed by God.

Whitaker cannot be and will not be the best because he has lost. His style is bad and he doesn’t motivate people.

I wanted to be a good role model for my son.

Whitaker is nothing without me. He can’t fill an arena or stadium. He’s nobody.

I think 113 fights are really enough.

I have had 100 fights and I am very proud.

Most people know who I am and what kind of legacy I have.

Meldrick Taylor deserves the rematch. He gave me the toughest fight of my career.

The thing I don’t like about Whitaker is he has an ugly style. He makes all his opponents look ugly.

When you fight the best and then you have to face someone who is supposedly easy to beat, that’s when you take your eye off the ball and the defeats begin.

I like to drink cold beer from time to time when it’s very hot.

Very few people can reach 100 fights.

I’m an authentic Mexican.

All I did was win, win, win. I took winning for granted.