Perhaps it’s time for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to drop his surname and use his middle name Carrasco instead. Judging from his miserable performance against journeyman Bryan Vera in his most recent fight, Chavez Jr. may have inherited his killer instinct and dedication to boxing from the distaff side of the family.
A former football player who entered boxing to follow in the footsteps of his father who once boxed in the heavyweight division, Vera was specifically hired to play the role of sacrificial lamb against Chavez Jr., who was coming off a year-long inactivity. Vera sported a win-loss record of 23-6 heading into the fight and majority of his wins came against tomato cans. Though a regular middleweight (160 pounds), Vera agreed to take on Chavez Jr. at the hefty catch weight of 173 pounds.