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Julio Cesar Chavez defends his WBC Super Lightweight Title against Frankie Mitchell on Showtime Boxing
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00:00versus Frankie Mitchell for the WBC
00:02Super Lightweight Championship and
00:05it is coming up in just a couple of
00:07minutes right now though we look at
00:11the challenger current NAVF
00:13lightweight champion Frankie
00:14Mitchell stepping up in weight one
00:16can only wonder what goes to a man's
00:18mind moments away from fighting the
00:20unsinkable Julio Cesar Chavez
00:30come on
01:00Come in!
01:01Stand up for your right.
01:02Hey!
01:03Let's go!
01:05Come on!
01:06Let's go!
01:07Let's go!
01:09Come on!
01:10Come on!
01:11Stand up.
01:13Stand up for your right.
01:16Get up.
01:17Stand up.
01:19Don't give up the fight.
01:23Preach a mano, tell me.
01:25Heaven is on your gear.
01:30I know you don't know what life is really worth.
01:35It's a call that needs a cold.
01:38Half that story had never been told.
01:41So now you see the light.
01:44Stand up for your eyes.
01:47Come on, get up, stand up.
01:51Stand up for your eyes.
01:56Frankie Mitchell, an amazing comeback story,
01:58found homeless and on cocaine about a week before a recent fight.
02:03He won that fight and has hopefully licked a five-year drug problem.
02:10And the champion, undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez,
02:14who says he's not overlooking Frankie Mitchell,
02:16despite the fact that he's chomping at the bit
02:18to get at Hector Camacho.
02:20Let's go, Walt! Let's go!
02:23Chavez!
02:25Bo頃滊嵃 com is over here.
02:29Ah, great!
02:31Bravo!
02:32Bravo!
02:32Bravo!
02:33Braca!
02:34Chavez, chavez una.
02:36Our love
02:52Oh oh oh!
02:58Oh oh oh! Mexicana!
03:04懈卸iore?
03:09Alec!
03:11Oh
03:41wherever Julio Cesar Chavez fights he always seems to have the home court advantage his fans loyal fans follow him everywhere three-time world champion returning to the scene of one of the most memorable fights in his career the stunning and controversial win over Meldrick Taylor in 1990 to unify the WBC and IBF super lightweight title
04:02and how do they measure up let's check the tail of the tape Chavez 30 Mitchell 33 one inch height advantage for Chavez
04:14officially he waited at 140 but appeared to be over no protest was lodged by Mitchell's people at the time and to polish it off a three and a half inch reach advantage to Mitchell
04:26to the rules according to the WBC 10 point must system three judges scoring the fight
04:32no standing eight count no three knockdown rule only the referee can stop the fight and
04:37the fighter cannot be saved by the bell except in the last round
04:41so we're just moments away as we stand by for the WBC super lightweight championship
04:49Julio Cesar Chavez and
04:52Frankie Mitchell and in the audience part of this huge crowd here tonight interested spectators showered up after his
04:58fourth round stoppage of Eddie Van Kirk two fights to go is the Macho Man Hector Camacho who will meet Chavez
05:05should Chavez prevail tonight on September the 12th with a big pay per view showdown here in Las Vegas
05:13so we're standing by to go ringside so with that let's go up to our ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.
05:21ladies and gentlemen at this time we ask you to rise for the singing of the national anthems first on
05:27behalf of the defending champion we have the national anthem of Mexico join me and
05:33welcoming to the microphone antonio de jesus
05:36jesus
05:40mexicanos al asaal grito de
05:46um
05:48l acero a prestar y l bridon
05:53And retiembla en sus centros la tierra, al sonoro rugir del ca帽贸n.
06:01Y retiembla en su centro la tierra, al sonoro rugir del ca帽贸n.
06:10Si帽a patria, t煤 sienes de oliva, de la paz el alc谩njel divino.
06:20Que en el cielo tu eterno destino, por el dedo de Dios escribi贸.
06:29Mas yo osare un extra帽o enemigo, profanar con sus plantas tu suelo.
06:39Piensa patria querida que el cielo, un soldado en cada hijo te dio.
06:47Mexicanos al grito de guerra, el acero a prestad y el brid贸n.
07:01Y retiembla en sus centros la tierra, al sonoro rugir del ca帽贸n.
07:11Y retiembla en sus centros la tierra, al sonoro rugir del ca帽贸n.
07:19Thank you very much to Antonio de Jesus.
07:25Now, ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing to lead us in our national anthem.
07:31Welcome the very talented local recording artist's checkmate.
07:35Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
07:49What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming.
08:01Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight.
08:12O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
08:22And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
08:34Gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there.
08:46Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
09:01O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
09:23Once again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much to Checkmates.
09:31Ladies and gentlemen in attendance, and sports fans joining us around the world,
09:37we welcome you to the beautiful Las Vegas Hilton,
09:40as Don King Productions, in association with the Las Vegas Hilton,
09:44present the main event of the evening,
09:47the WBC Super Lightweight Championship.
09:51This bout is sanctioned by the World Boxing Council,
09:54the president, Jose Suleiman,
09:57the supervisor, Dr. Elias Ghanam,
10:02along with the Nevada State Athletic Commission,
10:04the chairman, Luther Mack,
10:06commissioners, Dr. James Nave, Dr. Elias Ghanam,
10:09Bruce Lane, and Nat Karasali,
10:11and the chief inspector is Mark Ratner.
10:14Introducing the officials as appointed,
10:16physicians at ringside, Dr. Flip Pomansky,
10:19Dr. James Game, Dr. Al Capanna,
10:21timekeepers at the bell, also keeping count of the knockdowns,
10:24we have Al Bicek and James Cavan presenting the judges at ringside.
10:29We have tonight, Angel Luis Guzman,
10:33Art Lurie, and Omar Minton.
10:37Introducing the referee in charge of this bout,
10:39working in this, his 68th world title bout,
10:43Mills Lane.
10:44All right, fans, here we go.
10:50It's showtime, the main event of the evening,
10:53the WBC Super Lightweight Championship of the World,
10:57scheduled for 12 rounds of boxing.
11:00Introducing to you first, the challenger on my right.
11:04He is fighting out of the blue corner,
11:06wearing gold trunks with red trim.
11:09He is hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
11:12and he weighed in at 137 and one-half pounds.
11:17His fine record includes 29 wins,
11:20only one defeat,
11:21with 13 wins by way of knockout.
11:24He is ranked the number six lightweight contender in the world,
11:28welcomed the current NABF lightweight champion,
11:32known as the Matador,
11:35Frankie Mitchell.
11:36And his opponent across the ring.
11:43On my left, fighting out of the red corners,
11:45the defending WBC Super Lightweight Champion.
11:49He enters the ring,
11:51wearing white trunks with dark blue trim,
11:53fighting out of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
11:58His weight is at an even 140 pounds,
12:02and his tremendous record represents the longest undefeated streak in boxing today,
12:08with 80 wins.
12:09No defeats, 66 wins by way of knockout.
12:14Welcome, the three-time world champion,
12:17one of boxing's pound-for-pound greatest,
12:19is the Grand Campeon Mexicano,
12:23Julio Cesar Chavez.
12:27Once again, the referee in charge of this bout,
12:34to give instructions, Mills Lane.
12:40All right, gentlemen,
12:41this is for the championship of the world.
12:43We're going through all the instructions one time.
12:46Protect yourself at all times.
12:48Any questions on the challenger?
12:50Any questions on the champion?
12:51Let's get it on.
12:52Round one, scheduled for 12,
13:08as Hector Camacho looks on,
13:09awaiting Julio Cesar Chavez,
13:12September the 12th.
13:13Chavez, generally a slow starter,
13:15usually works the body in the early rounds,
13:17hoping to accumulate punches,
13:20the accumulative effect,
13:21producing an easy knockout in the later rounds.
13:23Very economical puncher,
13:25and he can also take a punch very well.
13:28And there's no surprise to most people.
13:29Mitchell come out moving,
13:30trying to use a jab,
13:31give him a little lateral movement.
13:32I'll be surprised to see if he tries
13:34to get inside at all early
13:35to hurt Chavez,
13:36or at least gain the respect
13:37that he thinks he needs.
13:38Mitchell making his debut
13:40as a super lightweight,
13:42the 140-pound weight division.
13:44Touched on it before,
13:45just an unbelievable story.
13:47Prior to a recent fight,
13:48January 14th,
13:49against Brian Payton three fights ago,
13:51was found homeless,
13:52living in the street
13:53in a cardboard box on drugs
13:55one week before the fight.
13:57He trained one week for the fight
13:59and won it,
14:00a 12-round decision.
14:02His frustration began
14:03when he was undefeated,
14:04being turned down by top 10 fighters,
14:07suffered depression
14:07after his first and only loss
14:09for the WBA junior lightweight title
14:11in 1990.
14:12Through all of this,
14:13he was basically
14:14a small-town kid
14:15overwhelmed by the big city,
14:18Philadelphia.
14:19His problems became severe.
14:21There's a right-hand by Chavez.
14:23And as recently
14:24as this past January,
14:25he was living in a box,
14:28literally homeless,
14:28hiding from his handlers.
14:30But he's come out
14:31in the open, Bobby,
14:32tonight,
14:32fights for his biggest purse
14:34and reported $115,000
14:35against the great
14:37Julio Cesar Chavez.
14:38What a story.
14:39Well, you certainly have
14:40to give Mitchell a lot of credit.
14:41I mean, that's just
14:41a hell of a turnaround
14:42and it takes a good man
14:43to do it.
14:46Past the midway point
14:47of round one,
14:49Chavez, 80-0,
14:5166 knockouts,
14:53has garnered five world titles
14:54in three different
14:55weight categories
14:56and owns the longest
14:58streak of wins
14:59at the start of a career
15:00by any boxer in history.
15:02And, of course,
15:03widely recognized
15:04as the best pound-for-pound
15:05fighter in the world.
15:07What could possibly be said
15:08about him
15:08that hasn't already been said?
15:09It would only be repetitious.
15:10He does everything
15:11so very well.
15:12And Mitchell doing
15:13basically all,
15:14the only options
15:15that he has really here
15:16is moving, moving,
15:17covering up.
15:20But, of course,
15:21at a moment's notice,
15:22Chavez has the ability
15:23to just turn it on,
15:25completely change
15:26the tempo
15:26of a fight
15:28to his favorite,
15:29upgrade the quality
15:30of his punches,
15:32administer punishment,
15:33which really gets
15:33the crowd into a frenzy,
15:34which in turn
15:35gets his adrenaline
15:36going more.
15:36Mitchell boxing
15:37boxing a little south
15:38going now,
15:39switching back and forth,
15:40trying to confuse him
15:40a little.
15:41Mitchell saw the marquee
15:43advertising Chavez Camacho
15:45September the 12th,
15:46which they put up
15:47just today.
15:48The report is
15:49he was not happy.
15:50There goes the mouthpiece
15:51of Mitchell.
15:53Well, that's a mark
15:53of a prideful man
15:54to see.
15:55It must be thought of
15:56as a stepping stone.
15:56It has to be offensive.
15:57Very upset when he saw that.
16:01Final seconds of the first round.
16:03Fall.
16:10Iui莽玫es.
16:12They're on the other way.
16:12They're on the other way.
16:17They're on the other way.
16:22They're off.
16:23Time so much.
16:26They're nothing.
16:27They're in the other way.
16:30They're on the other way.
16:32Guys.
16:32And here we see Chavez backing Mitchell up to the ropes using the left hook, and there
16:38goes the mouthpiece.
16:39Lean out of his mouth.
16:40To Mitchell's credit he fought back hard.
16:43It's the same thing from another angle.
16:45Again, constant pressure backing to the ropes using the double left hook.
16:49Again, mouthpiece and Kline out.
16:53Wipe that stuff down a little bit.
16:58Wipe that stuff down a little bit, will ya?
17:00You heard Mills Lane, who's also a district judge in Reno, telling the Mitchell corner to wipe the Vaseline off the face.
17:12How does Mitchell plan to fight Chavez?
17:15He told us by attacking the body because he's usually in a low crouch.
17:19That's pretty true.
17:20There he is right now in that low crouch.
17:22The big weapon has to be the left hook, says Frankie Mitchell.
17:25And he'll try to keep the jab on the face of Chavez.
17:28Unfortunately, take an awful lot of risk going to Chavez's body.
17:31Something Taylor did get away with with his speed.
17:33We'll see if Frankie can pull off the same.
17:37And the chance of Chavez.
17:40Mitchell, as we said, is stepping up in weight.
17:43He says he picks out, gets up to about 150, then comes down.
17:47Interesting approach.
17:48I'm wondering if Chavez didn't take the fight as serious as usually.
17:51He looked to be a pinch over the weight.
17:53And two or three times, took off his shorts, took off his undershorts in front of a lot of people.
17:57And just barely made the way.
18:06To his credit, Mitchell is fighting back.
18:07He's throwing some uppercuts and some hooks.
18:08Nice combination.
18:09Mitchell really a fighter who has two styles.
18:14He can box.
18:15He can also trade punches.
18:16Come on.
18:17He wants to jab and move early on.
18:20And it's only the second round.
18:21It is scheduled for 12.
18:26Chavez in his last fight against a game Angel Hernandez.
18:29Close to 15,000 fans at El Torreo Stadium.
18:32You saw it here on Showtime from Mexico City.
18:34Ho, ho, ho.
18:35All right.
18:36Chavez just brings out such nationalism from the fans.
18:39All right.
18:40Get him up.
18:41Doing the same from his followers here.
18:43Something that impressed me in the last fight with Chavez.
18:45When he gets his man hurt, he doesn't headhunt.
18:46He goes to the body.
18:47He goes back to the head, back to the body.
18:49A very complete fighter.
18:51Well, we observed from his fight with Hernandez at Southpaw
18:54that it didn't bother Chavez at all.
18:56Keeping in mind that the September 12th showdown is against the Southpaw.
19:00He's landed a couple of pretty clean shots.
19:02And Mitchell's taking them very well.
19:03Not showing any real bad effects.
19:05And if you notice, his face is a little red, Chavez.
19:07Mitchell's landing some nice light combinations, but a lot of them.
19:10And Chavez will always come in.
19:15Willing to take shots.
19:16Often has no regard for the punching power of an opponent.
19:21Mitchell has 13 knockouts and 29 victories.
19:24He's 29 and 1.
19:25Get him up, Mitchell.
19:26Come on.
19:28A notoriously slow starter, Chavez, has been documented.
19:32And I think right here, Mitchell's taking a little bit of a shot.
19:35The close-in fighting right above us.
19:41Get him up, both sides.
19:47Get him up, both sides.
19:49Chavez told our Steve Farhood he is praying that he wins.
19:54And he was praying that Camacho would win.
19:56Well, one of those prayers was answered.
19:58Guy's looking for number two.
20:00Well, this prayer's all in his hands.
20:02Oh, a solid right hand at the bell by Chavez.
20:14Don't know that.
20:15Just keep touching them up.
20:16Bing, bing, bing, bing.
20:17Boom.
20:18Just touch one, two, three, and drop one in, right?
20:23Move your feet.
20:24When you be punching, walking around, move the feet with it.
20:28Breathe deep.
20:30When I say underneath, go to the chin with him.
20:36Go to the body, from the body to the chin.
20:42Once again, a very interested spectator.
20:46He knows the cameras on him, of course, so he gets up and goes into one of his anthems.
20:51Asking, what time is it?
20:54And, of course, the fans reply, Chavez time.
20:57You know what really frightens me?
20:58I have two pair of the same sunglasses.
21:01Come on, let's go, bring her out of here.
21:07Round three, scheduled for 12.
21:11Frankie Mitchell appropriately named the Matador.
21:14Well, tonight he goes up against the Bull.
21:18Big left hook by Chavez, and Frankie Mitchell firing right back.
21:21Very impressive.
21:26Well, Mitchell no slouch.
21:28Rated number six by the WBC as a lightweight.
21:31Number nine by the WBA, number seven by the IVF.
21:35Right now, I think some of the left hooks to the body are really taking their toll on Mitchell.
21:40I think Mitchell embarrassed Chavez a little bit in certain points in the first round.
21:46Chavez came back out here to establish who's in charge.
21:50Mitchell does have a lot of heart, alluding to the point you made in his first fight after his only defeat.
21:58He came back and won the NABF lightweight title.
22:00A second round knockout of Kenny Weiss in July of 91.
22:04He's defended it three times, but now he steps up.
22:07Here we see him switching to south for again, trying to confuse Chavez, give him some different looks and different angles.
22:12Maybe effective, maybe not, but so far not too bad.
22:15Well, the southpaw effect of Hazel Hernandez in his last fight.
22:19Oh!
22:20Did not deter Chavez.
22:21He just landed with a stiff right.
22:23An explosive right.
22:24And now Chavez rucking the court on.
22:26One of the better finishers in the game this fight could be over in this round.
22:29And Mitchell is in deep trouble as he goes down for the count.
22:39Gets up at five.
22:42He went down on his own, but he is still hurt.
22:50So it happens at about the midway point of round three.
22:54He shouldn't just cover up on the ropes here.
22:55He should tie up Chavez.
22:56It's the only way for him to get out and survive.
23:00And like a shark sensing the finish, Chavez has him down for the second time.
23:05Four, five, six, seven, eight.
23:08Powerful close to the body.
23:10Chavez has to get to the neutral corner.
23:12He started yelling at Kamacho, leaning over the ropes and towing each other right now in the middle of a fight.
23:16You okay?
23:18Yeah.
23:19All right.
23:21No three knockdown rule.
23:2440 seconds to go.
23:26Can Mitchell survive the round?
23:30And he's fighting back hard.
23:33Good left hook by Mitchell.
23:34Right on.
23:35Stop Kamacho right in his trap.
23:36Another one by Frankie Mitchell.
23:39Mitchell landing two solid lefts to the face of Chavez.
23:46But Chavez, undaunted, spins him around and airs it out.
23:51There goes.
23:52Again, not a mouthpiece.
23:53Not a mouthpiece.
23:54Somebody threw something into their ring.
23:55Again, the left hook, the only punch that's keeping Chavez off him.
23:58He's landing it, but not enough.
24:00He's got to tie him up and get through the round.
24:02Mitchell cornered.
24:03And that's it.
24:04He made it through.
24:05Mitchell's forcing Chavez to fight early.
24:08If you ever do that in here, better not do it again.
24:11Nice, buddy.
24:12Great fun.
24:13Okay, we have two guys here.
24:14Yeah, you're okay.
24:15Just relax.
24:16Check the legs out, Frank.
24:17Check the legs out.
24:18Don't move no water.
24:19God damn it.
24:20I'm using that to team.
24:21Jesus Christ.
24:23Mitchell gets hit on the ropes with a good right hand, gets in trouble.
24:40Chavez is a good finisher that he is, moves in for the kill.
24:45And somewhere along the way, he just drops down the knee to take the rest.
24:48He's in trouble, and he realizes it's almost over.
24:52Still working him, still working him.
24:57There he goes, down to that knee to take that rest.
25:01Here's the second knockdown.
25:03And again, he goes down to his knees.
25:05He needed the rest.
25:06Came back a little better after the second knockdown.
25:09And it's round four.
25:11Two knockdowns in that third round.
25:14And Mitchell, with blood coming from the right nostril, surviving.
25:20He's in trouble.
25:21He's in trouble.
25:22Vincent Chavez is an overwhelming assault.
25:23And as Bobby pointed out, perhaps no better finisher in the sport today.
25:27Usually finishes with a barrage and a variety of punches from all angles, both hands.
25:32He tried to do it there in the third round, but Mitchell able to withstand it.
25:35Mitchell's face showing the signs of the war.
25:37Looks as if he's gotten seven or eight hard rounds already.
25:39Amazing.
25:40A devastating puncher.
25:41Heavy-handed.
25:42And what a finisher.
25:43Accurate.
25:44He does it all.
25:46Oh, what a straight point by Chavez.
25:49And Mitchell's down again.
25:51A thunderous shot by Chavez.
25:54Feels safe to say this fight is either over now or it will be in a few seconds.
25:59He's up at nine, but it's over.
26:02Mills Lane waves it off.
26:04It's all over here on the fourth round.
26:14A riveting punch by Chavez that ended it all.
26:17And it will be Chavez-Cavacho September the 12th.
26:33A TKO for Julio Cesar Chavez.
26:38Frankie Mitchell.
26:39Very game, intrepid, as courageous as one can be against this gentleman.
26:46He gets hoisted.
26:48The WBC super lightweight champion retains his title.
26:5381-0, 67 knockouts.
26:56His eighth title defense.
26:58There's his son Julio.
27:01The WBC.
27:04Taking the ride the victory lap around the ring with his dad.
27:09The relentless one Julio Cesar Chavez.
27:13Doing it once again.
27:16When he gets somebody in trouble like a shark at the sight of blood.
27:21He's in trouble.
27:22He's in trouble.
27:23He's in trouble.
27:24He's in trouble.
27:25He's in trouble.
27:26He's in trouble.
27:27He's in trouble.
27:28Well, here we see Chavez always being the aggressor.
27:30Mitchell backing up, backing up, trying to fend him off.
27:32Here he's moved to southpaw.
27:33Trying to do anything.
27:34Gets hit with the right hand.
27:35I mean, he was timed perfectly.
27:36This fight was on.
27:37So Mitchell.
27:44Surviving two knockdowns in the third, but he couldn't get up from this one.
27:47Here we see it again.
27:48A perfect straight right hand right down the pipe.
27:50Timed beautifully.
27:51Fights over.
27:56Mitchell staggering around in the corner.
27:59Again, one more time.
28:00Back him up.
28:01Back him up.
28:02Looking for a shot.
28:03Boom.
28:13And interestingly enough, as we check the official scorecards here, Bobby, one of the judges
28:18gave the second round to Frankie Mitchell.
28:20How do you like that?
28:21Well, everybody's got their own pair of eyes and opinions, I guess.
28:24It just would be hard for me to justify.
28:27Wow.
28:28But Chavez takes a TKO round four.
28:32And he didn't let it go to the judges' scorecards here in Las Vegas.
28:36He has such a good chin, too.
28:37When you hit him with his pretty bad punch, he'll catch him.
28:40And Hector Camacho campaigning once again.
28:48All right, let's get the official time as we go up into the ring to Jimmy Lennon Jr.
28:53Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time.
28:5656 seconds in round number four.
28:59The referee in charge, Mills Lane, stops the contest.
29:03The winner by way of technical knockout.
29:06He is still undefeated.
29:08Still the WBC super lightweight champion, Julio Cesar Chavez.
29:18So there you have it.
29:23Julio Cesar Chavez side by side now with the Macho Man.
29:29And he can lay to rest Frankie Mitchell and now set his sights on the big showdown in September with the Macho Man, Hector Camacho.
29:39Here's a sellout crowd here of around 9,000 at the Hilton Center in the Las Vegas Hilton.
29:48We saw some outstanding action here tonight.
29:54We saw some outstanding action here, particularly the Julian Jackson-Thomas Tate fight.
29:57But right now, we've got the dignitaries standing by the ring with Steve Barhood.
30:03Steve?
30:04Thank you, Steve.
30:05Julio Cesar Chavez, another tremendous win.
30:08Gladys Terrosa, can you ask him, when he knocked Mitchell out, Mitchell turned southpaw and he landed a big right hand.
30:14Was that a message to Hector Camacho?
30:16He said that definitely that's a message to Hector Camacho that he wants to let him know that he can deal with the southpaw.
30:39It's just a few weeks, six weeks to the big showdown with Hector Camacho.
30:44Given what happened tonight, how does Julio Cesar Chavez feel about it?
30:47He says he feels very good, his conditioning will continue, he will be training hard, and he'll be looking forward to Camacho in September.
31:03Did the fact that Hector Camacho scored a knockout tonight, did that impress Julio?
31:08Como Hector tuvo un knockout sobre su oponente, eso te impresion贸 alguno?
31:14De ninguna manera, voy a noquera Camacho el 12 de septiembre.
31:17Oye, he's not impressed at all.
31:19He said he was not impressed at all.
31:20He's gonna knock out Hector Camacho.
31:22All right, let's bring in Don King, the promoter of the big September 12th showdown.
31:27What do you think what happened tonight will do for that show?
31:31I think it's gonna be great.
31:32First of all, I want to say thanks to Tony Cox.
31:34Showtime is now number one in boxing, unquestionably.
31:37These kind of fights, quality, competitiveness is what makes Showtime number one.
31:41And now we've got the biggest fight of all, the two titans, the ultimate glory, the fight for it all,
31:46with Hector Camacho and Julio Cesar Chavez September the 12th and tickets on sale now.
31:51And they're already going briskly.
31:52Don, you seem to think that Hector can turn it around as he did tonight,
31:57but against Julio it'll be a little tougher.
31:59You seem to think he can turn it around and give Julio a real good fight.
32:03What you have now is Hector Camacho of old.
32:05You're seeing reflections of what he used to be.
32:07And now he's back training very hard, getting ready to fight.
32:10And you saw that today with the flashbacks, the way he fought this kid and knocked him out.
32:14I think it was a tremendous outing, so it lets the fans know that they got a great fight in store for them.
32:19And that's what really counts, giving them the quality.
32:21So SET and King Vision is going to put it on on September the 12th.
32:25And it's going to be great, ultimate glory, the fight for it all, the whole enchilada.
32:29Don, where do you go from here?
32:31I'm going to Frito-Lay and find Roger Enrico because this is a great promotion and Frito-Lay has to be involved.
32:37So Roger, I'll be coming to see you.
32:39Roger Enrico, y'all.
32:41All right, Hector Camacho.
32:43He says he hopes that Hector Camacho will not run away anymore.
32:48All right, we're not going to let Hector run away right now.
32:50Hector, come on in here.
32:51You were sitting right next to me during the fight.
32:54You saw Julio's work.
32:55What did you think?
32:56Well, professional speaking, a boxer like me, that's what it takes to beat him.
33:02I got the jab to keep him off, the one-two to hurt him.
33:05I got the speed, the movement, the lateral movement to keep him off balance all day.
33:10He'll follow me all day.
33:11It's a repeat of the Ramirez fight.
33:13But this is the ultimate glory for me because y'all don't want to see the man do it.
33:17I am the Michael Jackson of the 90s.
33:20Yes!
33:21I almost knocked you out with the microphone there.
33:24I'm sorry, Hector.
33:26Hector, this is your camera right here, Hector.
33:29This one or that one.
33:30You fought, Hector, you fought very aggressively tonight against Eddie Van Kirk.
33:35Of course, that's not Julio Cesar Chavez.
33:37What kind of game plan can we look at when you fight the great Julio Cesar Chavez?
33:40Well, you can see the same game plan that you've seen today.
33:44But more stronger, more effective, more professional, and more masters.
33:49I am a scientific fighter.
33:51I needed a family.
33:52We got a family.
33:54He's a family, too.
33:55But he's bringing out the best out of me.
33:57I needed somebody like him.
33:59I'm not scared.
34:00I'm just scared to lose.
34:01All right.
34:02Well, there you go.
34:03Good luck to both of these guys.
34:04They're ready to go.
34:05And they'll be going on September 12th.
34:07We're going to be going right back now to Steve Albert at ring set.
34:10All right, Steve.
34:11You deserve the Medal of Honor for putting up with that.
34:14We'll be back in Las Vegas now to Steve Albert at ring set.
34:17All right, Steve.
34:18You deserve the Medal of Honor for putting up with that.
34:21We'll be back in Las Vegas next month for the much-anticipated showdown between Julio Cesar Chavez and Hector Macho Camacho for the WBC Super Lightweight Championship.
34:31For Chavez, a chance to silence the outspoken Camacho.
34:34Camacho for Camacho a chance to make boxing history.
34:41The undefeated champion.
34:55An outrageous challenger.
35:02Julio Cesar Chavez has set a standard of excellence unmatched in boxing.
35:10Hector Macho Camacho's fists can be as dazzling as his wardrobe.
35:17He's considered pound for pound the best fighter in the world.
35:23He's brash enough to believe he can do what no one else has done, defeat Chavez.
35:29We will fight.
35:30The power line is, you know, I got from the 11th to the 11th, which is 4-1.
35:35Yo creo realmente.
35:36Yo creo.
35:37Yo creo.
35:38Shut up.
35:39Shut up.
35:40Shut up.
35:41You better be quiet, please.
35:42Chavez's lofty status has made him a marked man, pursued by boxing's elite.
35:47It was inevitable that Camacho would come to challenge Chavez and attempt to make history.
35:54On September 12th, Chavez and Camacho will have their long-awaited showdown for the WBC Super Lightweight Championship.
36:01This bout will be the main event of a special pay-per-view telecast.
36:07I feel like I'm at a Beatles concert.
36:09The way these fans here are reacting to Julio Cesar Chavez.
36:12We're surrounded by wildness.
36:14Julio Cesar Chavez, Hector Camacho, September the 12th, won three-time champion against another three-time champion.
36:20Bobby, how do you view that?
36:21Well, certainly I think it's got to be a great fight.
36:23They both came out.
36:24They're impressive today.
36:25I think Chavez probably could not be disputed as being pound for pound the best around.
36:29Camacho is going to have to work that hand speed and foot speed to offset that, or he could run into the same fate as Frankie Mitchell.
36:35I thought the fans here were for you, not for Julio, until I realized what was going on here.
36:40How about tonight's card?
36:41Your final thoughts, particularly the Julian Jackson-Thomas Tate affair.
36:44It was a compelling fight.
36:45As I said, I thought it had the makings of the best fight of the night, and certainly it was a man's man's war.
36:50It was incredible.
36:51I think both fighters deserve an unbelievable amount of credit.
36:53I think they have better futures down the road.
36:55And the other two fights were basically as we thought they'd be, kind of one-sided.
36:58All right, let's recap tonight's triple header here on Showtime Championship Boxing.
37:03In the first fight you saw tonight, Hector Macho Camacho and Eddie Van Kirk.
37:07The winner was Camacho, who defeated Van Kirk by way of a TKO in round number four.
37:14In the second one tonight, the one that Bobby was alluding to, Jackson, a winner by unanimous decision.
37:20But what a fight it was as he retains his WBC middleweight title over a courageous Thomas Tate.
37:26And in the third fight of the evening, Julio Cesar Chavez, a winner by TKO round four, retaining his WBC super lightweight title over Frankie Mitchell.
37:41So that about wraps things up here at the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, for WBA Cruiserweight champ Bobby Ches, Ring Magazine, Steve Farhood, our entire crew.
37:54Steve Albert saying so long, everybody. See you soon.
38:24See you soon.
38:54See you soon.
39:24Bye.
39:25Bye.
39:54Bye.
39:56Bye.
39:57Bye.
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