julio cesar chavez remains one of Mexico's most famous figures boxing.
The Sonoran-born fighter won numerous titles, but unfortunately he fell into the following. Various addictions, alcohol and drugs.
Julio Cesar Chavez talks about his son's heartbreaking battle with drug addiction
How did Julio Cesar Chavez's addiction begin?
julio cesar chavez He celebrated his victory by drinking until the wee hours of the morning, and even stayed awake for several days drinking beer. Although the variety of alcoholic beverages brightened his days, he tried cocaine, which began another vice that would accompany him during his career.
The same addiction led him to make bad friends, even linking up with Mexican drug traffickers. Rafael Caro Quintero and Francisco Arellano Felix.
Why did he become addicted to drugs?
The boxer says he felt very alone in the '90s. Over time, alcohol alone was no longer enough, so he experimented with new reality-altering drugs, among them cocaine.
After accumulating victories, the Mexican boxerElt is far from everything and everythingSo I decided to try cocaine, a drug that at first caused me disgust, but over time became more comfortable and necessary.
Recovery and 10+ years of abstinence
julio cesar chavez He never tasted a drop of alcohol or took drugs for 13 years, but he visited several rehabilitation centers to recover until he reached complete detoxification.
Now, fighters from Sonoran are protecting children and advising them about the dangers of this type of substance.
Like Maradona, he would have been better without drugs
no one can doubt Julio Cesar Chavez's natural talent, But he maradonaknowing that without these types of substances his performance would have been much better, and it was already pretty good.
