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CARSON, Calif. -- The same crowd that cheered Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. into the ring booed him out of it 10 rounds later. After a yearlong layoff, his comeback fight had devolved into a disappointment for an overweight, rusty fighter. Chavez still beat Bryan Vera by unanimous decision Saturday night, and the notorious boxing scion chose to see the positives amid all of that negative energy. "I think its not a good night because people expect the knockout, but I think it was good fight," Chavez said. "I cant see him winning." Chavez (47-1-1) overcame weight struggles and a lively challenge from the unsung Vera to get the decision on all three judges scorecards. Judge Carla Caiz saw it 96-94, Marty Denkin scored it 97-93, and Gwen Adair favoured Chavez 98-92, giving Vera only the eighth and ninth rounds. Not many ringside observers agreed: The half-full StubHub Center crowd, which chanted Chavezs name during the fight, hated the decision and ripped Chavez as he left the ring. "I definitely won seven or eight rounds of the fight," Chavez said. "I was very close to knocking him out like three times in the fight." The Associated Press scored it 96-94 for Vera. The win capped a tumultuous stretch for Chavez, who hadnt fought since Sept. 15, 2012, when he received his first career defeat in a thrilling decision against middleweight king Sergio Martinez. After serving a nine-month drug suspension, Chavez missed the original 168-pound contract limit for his comeback bout with Vera. Chavez struggled just to get to the new 173-pound limit for Fridays weigh-in, looking sunken and drawn as he came in just under the limit. Vera (23-7) and his camp were furious with the verdict, feeling he outpointed Chavez with superior activity and aggression in the 10-round bout. Vera landed 176 of his 734 punches -- throwing more than twice as many as Chavez, who landed 125 of 328 -- while also landing more power shots than Chavez, whose face was swollen and cut by the final bell. "This is the best performance of my career," Vera said. "The weight was never an issue. The game plan was exactly what we did. I was never hurt during the fight." Vera was the aggressor from the opening bell, chasing Chavez around the ring and throwing twice the volume of punches. Chavez, who wouldnt step on HBOs scale before the fight, consistently backed up against his smaller opponent. But Chavez also landed his left hook consistently, setting up short right hands that turned Veras head. The fight turned into a match of Chavezs power with Veras activity, and both fighters did damage -- although Vera dealt much more visible punishment, re-opening the cut that forced a three-week postponement of the fight. The sixth round was a corker, with both fighters trading big shots. Vera appeared to be winning the seventh round, cutting Chavez on the nose during a flurry against the ropes, but Chavez staggered him with a big left hook in the final seconds. Chavez complained repeatedly about head butts and low blows by Vera, who finished the final round aggressively and thrust his arms skyward at the final bell. "Every one of these judges needs to retire," said Veras trainer, Ronnie Shields. "It wasnt an easy fight for Bryan, but come on, Bryan won at least seven or eight rounds." No matter the decision, Chavez showed some rust and conditioning issues in his first bout since losing to Martinez. Chavez took a pounding in the first 11 rounds of that bout before staggering and nearly stopping Martinez in the 12th, possibly falling a few seconds shy of an upset victory. But Chavezs career hit the rocks shortly after that impressive moment. He tested positive for marijuana use, receiving a nine-month suspension and a hefty fine, and he split with respected trainer Freddie Roach and strength coach Alex Ariza. Chavez was ostensibly trained for this fight by his famous father, although the Hall of Famer watched the evenings opening bouts in a tuxedo while broadcasting for Mexican televisions Azteca Deportes. Chavez had hoped to return with another middleweight fight, but realized early in negotiations with Vera that he couldnt get down to 160 pounds any more. Chavez tried to make the super middleweight limit, but gave up several days ago -- and reportedly paid a hefty penalty to Vera on top of Veras $275,000 purse. Chavez, whose purse was $2.5 million, could afford it. Vera is the son and brother of boxers from Austin, Texas. He competed on the reality show "The Contender" before upsetting Andy Lee in 2008, leading to a decent career as a second-tier opponent for numerous 160-pound contenders. Vera revitalized his career in the past 18 months with victories in his last four bouts, including a surprise stoppage of Ukraines Sergiy Dzinziruk in January. Jonathan Allen Jersey . 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The Heat reached that mark Saturday night when they ruined the Philadelphia 76ers home opener.Mitchell Mann grew up with the dream of playing football at Wembley but will settle for snooker at the Crucible after earning a World Championship debut. The Birmingham-based 24-year-old locked in his place at the tournament with a nail-biting 10-9 win over Thai showman Dechawat Poomjaeng on Wednesday, in the final qualifying round at Ponds Forge.Now he awaits Thursdays first-round draw, when along with the likes of fellow qualifiers Ding Junhui, Peter Ebdon, Ali Carter and Graeme Dott, he will be paired with a top-16 seed. At the age of eight, he was diagnosed with Perthes disease - a condition that rots the hip bone - and had to give up footballing ambitions.But Mann found a passion for snooker thanks to dad Jeff, and the biggest win of his career secures a minimum £13,000 in prize-money, and a return to the venue where in 2007 he won Junior Pot Black.I used to play football when I was a kid and signed for Birmingham City - although Im a Villa fan, Mann said.I had some pains in my leg one day and we went to the hospital and had X-rays and they said it was growing pains. The pain never went away so we looked into it further and found out it was Perthes disease and Ive had to have numerous operations on my hip, and they told me I could never do high-impact sports again.dddddddddddd.When I was bored in the house one night, my dad took me to a local snooker club and Ive never looked back. I dont really follow the football much anymore - when you support Aston Villa, you dont want to be following that. Peter Ebdon has also qualified for this years tournament Mann will be the only debutant at this years World Championships and is relishing the opportunity of playing on snookers biggest stage.You cant argue, it is snookers Wembley. It doesnt get much bigger than the Crucible, so Im looking forward to it, he said.Im buzzing inside. I think I was always going to do some sort of sport and Im glad its snooker now with this kind of feeling.My dad has remortgaged his house about five times to keep me going. 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