A biography for Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.hasn’t been written yet.
“The North American media have been very difficult and very critical of Julio Cesar Chavez. Why?... Because a Mexican broke the records of Muhammad Ali.”
“I would die for my son.”
“Logically money is important in a boxer's career. That is why one fights.”
“There have been times I've fought just to fight.”
“Camacho's a very fast and intelligent fighter but I don't think he can handle the pressure I will put on him.”
“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.”
“For me it's very difficult to watch my boys fight. I have to support them, but it's hard.”
“I know sooner or later I'll lose.”
“I'm an authentic Mexican.”
“People are very confused and wrong because there is no comparison between me and Canelo.”
“I took some fights where I didn't care if I won or lost.”
“I respect Frankie Randall.”
“I can fight at both 135 pounds and 140. I want to lose both my titles in the ring.”
“I think open-scoring should be a part of boxing so the public doesn't walk away with a bad feeling.”
“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.”
“All my goals I have accomplished. All of them.”
“I wanted to be a good role model for my son.”
“One-forty-two is my natural, normal weight.”
“Oscar De La Hoya looks good boxing, but you have to consider the opponent.”
“Sometimes I have signed blank contracts.”