Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. results and post-fight analysis

Photo by Al Bello/Getty ImagesYou have to give it to HBO - they know how to promote a fight. When Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. was first announced, it was met with cries of derision. And yet somehow, over the past few weeks, HBO managed to build real interest and make fans (myself included) think this was an exciting fight. It wasn’t. It was exactly what you thought it would be when you first heard about it. And that is not good.

Look, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has not shown up to fight in... ever? His trademark fight is one where he did nothing for 10.5 rounds, came alive when his opponent was injured late in the fight, and still lost. We heard he was motivated for this fight.…