Am i the only one getting more and more unimpressed with Gamboa?

[ykdadamaja]

I've followed Gamboa since the Olympics and the more I've been seeing of him lately the more unimpressed i am getting. I know he is fighting in a more cautious manner as to avoid those knockdowns he leaves himself open for, but he just hasn't been able to dominate and almost seems reluctant to let his hands go. His combinations where non-existent last night, and he's making fights that he should dominate closer than they should be. I also agree with something one of the announcers said about him never coming in with a gameplan against an opponent, but instead just relying on his talent to get him through fights.

Gamboa is a clubber to a great extent, he's not slick and he certainly doesn't slip.

What Gamboa has is a mix of speed and power. 10-15 years back, an amateur fighter with his skill set would not have made it in the pro-game- but because technology has changed, for everyone, he has a decent shot.

Gamboa is trouble for anyone he faces, sorta like how Casamayor was for a lot of guys in the Jr. Welter and Welterweight division. But he is not a top star I would pin my hopes on, for what you saud and more.

[ykdadamaja]

Even if Gamboa fights Mares and wins, we still would think his style is shitty!

[Pavlik]

After seeing gamboa struggle against the filipino guy and my boy juan ma destroyed by mikey g. Elciclon looks more like ander berto right now.

[johnsebastianmiran]

No!

[jahmez]

For me Gamboa's biggest weakness is his habit of losing focus in the ring. Don't know what his training ethic is like but his focus probably sways in that regard too. I think if he still let his hands go but sat down and threw less but more meaningful punches he'd get knocked on his ass less and be much more effective offensively as he has the speed and (unless he throws flashy yet silly flurries) considerable power. Last fight I saw was against Michael Farenas and he looked great early on but a little bulky and seemed to gas and lose the edge on his punches mid fight. Definitely the ring rust too but he looked more like Tyson than a lightweight in stature. Probably too late for a stylistic change though. He has the talent and at times looks incredibly comfortable defensively and when counterpunching but then he has those patches where he just drops the ball and gets hit. When he goes to finish a guy or wants to fight he bites down and just throws those silly little flurries by instinct as well. A few deep body shots would serve him much better.