Yuriorkis Gamboa........ Is he for real?

[frozensolid_702]

When I ask if he's for real, I'm asking is he FOR REAL. I've seen a little bit of him and the guy looked like he was ready for a world title shot after like 9-10 fights. Yes, I saw him get dropped in his last fight, but I remember another guy that was prone to a knockdown, or two........ yet would always get up to dominate the guy that put him down (with very few exceptions) He went on to have a pretty solid career. His name was Felix Trinidad.


Maybe it's just me, but I think that they are very similar fighters. As Gamboa continues to raise his level of competition he will continue to get knocked down, but it won't matter because it seems to me that if you knockdown a guy like gamboa, it gets him ready for a fight, ala Trinidad.



IMHO............... After knowing about the guy's incredible amature career, not to mention his Gold Medal, plus what I've seen from him in VERY few pro fights.........................this guy is world class, and a future all-time great.








Bet the house on it

[:::PSL:::]

Judging from his HBO debut fight. Hell no, he's not for real.

He makes silly mistakes by keeping his guards low, not enough head movements and lateral footwork.

He's chin is questionable too.

[JohnnyKickAss]

Judging from his HBO debut fight. Hell no, he's not for real.

He makes silly mistakes by keeping his guards low, not enough head movements and lateral footwork.

He's chin is questionable too.

Well...these were the bad things about him...
Having good power,great athleticism and blazing speed are the good things about him...I think 1 or 2 more years and this guy could have it all...

[Taeth]

He uses plenty of lateral movement, he just needs to stop throwing combinations without keeping his hands up, and stop moving backwards without keeping his hands up.

He is definitely for real IMO, he is way too fast, strong, and skilled not to be. Also his two knockdowns he wasn't hurt, just off balance, and yes he was stunned in the seventh I believe against Jimenez, but he two or three flush shots in a row, and he still came right back at Jimenez. If he actually gets a pro coach who will guide him along properly nobody will be able to beat him. He is by far the fastest guy in boxing, and has all the tools when he uses them. I think he has just been underestimating his opponents.

[CGM]

Judging from his HBO debut fight. Hell no, he's not for real.

He makes silly mistakes by keeping his guards low, not enough head movements and lateral footwork.

He's chin is questionable too.

Saw his last fight, he showed lateral footwork plenty enough, but it was useless. It was just dancing. When it came time to engage his opponent and actually throw some punches, footwork disappeared.

[Violent Demise]

The talent and skills are there. But he has some bad habits that could lead to his downfall. And I don't think he can change them.

[CutMeMick]

Nope at least not now he's not for real.
And as I posted in another thread he will have a loss by this time 2009.

[frozensolid_702]

Nope at least not now he's not for real.
And as I posted in another thread he will have a loss by this time 2009.

Care to make a wager on that, Mick?

[frozensolid_702]

I appreciate all of the responses in this thread, but some of you know better......


Gamboa has fought like 10 fights......... TEN FIGHTS!!!! There is so many haters on this thread, it's absurd. The haters try to pull out miniscule flaws after the guy's 10'TH fight.


10-11-12 fights.............. it doesn't matter. The guy is so far ahead of other olympians at this stage of their career it's fucking ridiculous. He's way better than Delahoya was at this point in his career, and I will even go out on a limb and say that he is better that Mayweather was after 10-11 pro fights. Some haters saw him fight a former WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER after his first whatever fights. Yeah he got dropped, but Gamboa likes that kina stuff. It wasn't a close fight, Gamboa got caught with a flash knockdown but DOMINATED the fight before and after.




The guy he fought was far from some slouch, yet I keep hearing all this criticizm about Gamboa............ Did you haters miss all the rest of his fights before the HBO deal? You must have, because you gals would have seen what I saw and this wouldn't even be up for discussion.

[Taeth]

And the funny thing is, besides the knockdown he won every other round, and even that round if the knockdown were to excluded.