It is well known that, for several years, Julio Cesar Chavez He had problems with alcohol and prohibited substances, however, like his confrontations in the ring, the boxer moved forward and triumphed when he left them, as he managed to rehabilitate himself, however, few imagined that it was a fight the one that selvedge to the world of addictions.
Julio Cesar Chavez He is considered the best Mexican boxer in history, and at his peak the fight against Héctor 'Macho' Camacho, which was very media-friendly, and in the face of so much attention that he had around him, the boxer lost control of his career, so the situation selvedge to the world of addictions and suddenly everything started to fall apart.
“I tried it in the Macho Camacho fight… I had felt that that was the most media fight in the history of Mexican boxing, it was crazy, it paralyzed all of Mexico, crazy in Las Vegas, I couldn't walk or get down,” said Julio César Chávez in an interview with Adela Micha.
The boxer explained that banned substances did not attract his attention, but given the fame he gained, he finally gave in and could no longer stop, so for several years he was drowned in the world of addictions and began to lose everything he had achieved during his prolific sports career.
“It was easy for me, they had already offered it to me, but I had my goal well set. I said 'presta', to try it, it's how you get hooked, I didn't like it. But I was sleepless (another day), I liked him, I said 'I'm from here' and that's it… It's a process that is increasing and I couldn't stop,” mentioned the Mexican champion.
“He caught me and then it became hell, I lost my first fight, my wife sued me because I hit her and I was a drug addict, the Treasury sued me for 100 thousand dollars that I never received, Don King sued me, the world collapsed on me”he added Julio Cesar Chavez.
July He concluded by mentioning that his addictions were even more complicated because he had a very depressive state because he felt alone, despite all the success he had: “You get home, you go into the room and you're alone, if before it was full… I got depressed and that led me to take drugs… I felt so alone and so empty when I was at my peak that I said: My God, what did I do? It happens, I dreamed of being a champion, having millions of dollars, yachts, a plane, women, I had everything, and feeling alone and empty I wouldn't wish that on anyone and I grabbed the most pend$%&# and stupid thing, I took refuge in that”said the boxer.
It is worth mentioning that after hitting bottom with the addictions, Julio Cesar Chavez He has been away from the problems of drug addiction and alcoholism for more than a decade, and even founded two rehabilitation clinics in Mexico, one is in Tijuana, Baja California, and another is in Culiacán, Sinaloa.