BOXER

Julio César Chávez

1962 - Today

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Julio César Chávez González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ ˈtʃaβes ɣonˈsales]; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, Chávez was listed by The Ring magazine as the world's best boxer, pound for pound, from 1990 to 1993. During his career he held the WBC super featherweight title from 1984 to 1987, the WBA and WBC lightweight titles between 1987 and 1989, the WBC light welterweight title twice between 1989 and 1996, and the IBF light welterweight title from 1990 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julio César Chávez has received more than 6,046,167 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Julio César Chávez is the 59th most popular boxer (up from 62nd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Mexico (up from 201st in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Julio César Chávez ranks 59 out of 496. Before him are Gene Tunney, Oliver Kirk, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Pascual Pérez. After him are Félix Savón, Marijan Beneš, Joe Bugner, Nils Ramm, Vladimir Yengibaryan, and Canelo Álvarez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Julio César Chávez ranks 178. Before him are Joan Osborne, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Nawal El Moutawakel, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Jack Irons, and Ari Folman. After him are Kim Vilfort, Birgit Fischer, Rita, Choi Myung-gil, Yuri Gidzenko, and Titus Welliver.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Julio César Chávez ranks 193 out of 729. Before him are Arturo Ripstein (1943), Manuel Gómez Pedraza (1789), Miguel Barragán (1789), Sergio Pérez (1990), Javier Lozano Barragán (1933), and Laura Harring (1964). After him are Adela Noriega (1969), Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1959), Norberto Rivera Carrera (1942), Rafael Osuna (1938), Canelo Álvarez (1990), and Leona Vicario (1789).

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Among BOXERS In Mexico

Among boxers born in Mexico, Julio César Chávez ranks 1. After him are Canelo Álvarez (1990), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Francisco Cabañas (1912), Juan Manuel Márquez (1973), Fidel Ortiz (1908), Antonio Roldán (1946), Marco Antonio Barrera (1974), Érik Morales (1976), Óscar Valdez (1990), and Abner Mares (1985).

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