Julio Cesar Chavez and Marco Antonio Barrera Rate Their Best Opponents

Best in categories of punching power, speed, jab, defense, most intelligent, and several other categories!

International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Julio Cesar Chavez and Marco Antonio Barrera give their “best of” in several categories, among the opponents they faced in their careers.

Categories covered include, in order given on video, best jab, best chin, best defense, most intelligent, best hand speed, best punching power, best overall/most ability, hardest fight, the fight they enjoyed the most.

They were both asked what, if anything they would change about their careers if they could, and what advice they would give to young boxers that are looking to make a career out of professional boxing.

The interview, by Zanfer Promotions, is in Spanish. I’ve translated the questions and answers to English.

Who had the best jab?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Pernell Whitaker

Marco Antonio Barrera: Kennedy McKinney

Best chin?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Jose Luis Ramirez

Marco Antonio Barrera: Erik Morales

Best defense?

Marco Antonio Barrera: Naseem Hamed

Julio Cesar Chavez: Pernell Whitaker

Most intelligent?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Roger Mayweather

Marco Antonio Barrera: Naseem Hamed

Fastest hands?

Marco Antonio Barrera: Manny Pacquiao

Julio Cesar Chavez: Meldrick Taylor

Most powerful punches?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Edwin Rosario

Marco Antonio Barrera: Erik Morales

Best overall/best ability?

Marco Antonio Barrera: Juan Manuel Marquez

Julio Cesar Chavez: Meldrick Taylor

Hardest fight?

Marco Antonio Barrera: Naseem Hamed

Julio Cesar Chavez: Meldrick Taylor

Favorite fight/fight you enjoyed the most?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Meldrick Taylor and Greg Haugen

Marco Antonio Barrera: 3rd Erik Morales fight

What what you change about your career if you could?

Marco Antonio Barrera: Nothing

Julio Cesar Chavez: Nothing

What advice would you give to a young er who wants to make a career out of professional boxing?

Julio Cesar Chavez: Give it your best effort, dreams do come true. The base is effort and dedication but most important is dedication.

Marco Antonio Barrera: Have will power. You have to have ambition and plan what you want in life,in order to better yourself and be the best, not just another fighter in the bunch.


LAS VEGAS, : WBO Champion Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico City (L) poses with WBC Champion Erik Morales of Tijuana (R) following their weigh-in 18 February 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. Morales weighed 121 pounds, Barrera weighed 121 1/2 pounds. PHOTO/John GURZINSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor

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