A biography for Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.hasn’t been written yet.
“I hate boxers who dance. To me that is a stinky style.”
“I'm gonna challenge Camacho, Rosario or anyone else who has the lightweight title.”
“Chicanito Hernandez certainly is not an opponent in my category.”
“Other great fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali have fallen to the canvas. Why not Julio Cesar Chavez?”
“I am popular at home, I am popular everywhere.”
“I get quite depressed and unmotivated by my injuries.”
“Americans treat me very, very well.”
“I like to drink cold beer from time to time when it's very hot.”
“One hundred fights and I will stop.”
“I needed Oscar De La Hoya to get motivated.”
“I'm not a selfish person.”
“I want 100 victories, not just 100 fights.”
“I have set crowd records fighting indoors and outdoors.”
“All I did was win, win, win. I took winning for granted.”
“Hands down, my son fighting for a world title, that's bigger than me going into the Hall of Fame.”
“I fought every kind of boxer.”
“I would like to keep fighting until I have my 100th victory. But if I lose, I'll lose fighting hard, with pride and dignity.”
“Americans did not want to see a Mexican become more popular in boxing than Muhammad Ali.”
“Certainly old men are old, but they keep going strong, don't they?”
“I've had a lot of problems with my arms, with my knees.”