Don't talk sh*t about Gamboa

[Violent Demise]

Gamboa realized by around the 4th and 5th that he couldn't hurt Crawford.

Yet he hurt him in the 9th

[DannyV297]

Gamboa realized by around the 4th and 5th that he couldn't hurt Crawford.

Yet he hurt him in the 9th

Yes he did, and he tried to follow it up, but by then yuri had been pounded on enough to keep his efforts short-lived

[ruthless rocco]

Who was talking shit about Gamboa?

[Beanflicker]

Who was talking shit about Gamboa?

I haven't been on the forums to see, but like I said people love to shit on a guy when he finally loses and wanna come off as experts by saying they knew he sucked and knew he was gonna get his ass kicked, ect ect. Figured I'd try to get the jump on it.

If we all like exciting boxers who put it all on the line and entertain, we need to support the warriors even when they lose.

Gamboa showed big balls and even though he took a beating, would have fought on if they let him.

Gamboa has the speed and talent to stink out arenas and play the jab and grab game, but he jumps forward and throws bombs so he deserves respect.

[Spicoli]

Every mistake and lapse of judgment made with much lesser opponents and lighter weight came to a head in this one fight. That's not talking shit, that's seeing the train coming

If we're honest, Gamboa never found his identity or fundamentals as a pro. He came in a free swinger with fantastic hand speed and went out on his back the same. Respect for that. I don't think Gamboa making 130 is realistic and he'll only go up

On a side note, fuck Ward and Rigo...congrats the Terrence Crawford!

[powerpuncher]

Definitely a FOTY candidate. This fight was awesome. Crawford impressed me. He proved to me that he is the real deal. Gamboa is good as always. He just needs to get back down in weight.

[generalbulldog]

Speaking of armchair boxing experts, where is ICB? Ain't no one more of an armchair boxing expert than that guy. He even said he could beat Wladimir Klitschko and Pacquiao inside the boxing ring because he's in top condition and swam a lot.

[J_Undisputed]

Truth be told I think a lot of us saw Gamboa making those fatal mistakes that would get him Ko'd in this fight. As Spicoli, said.. in those previous fights we saw lesser fighters catch Gamboa in between punches and yank his head down out of the cloud.

That being said. I was a big fan of Gamboa, then saw the outside of the ring nonsense and his desire seemed to slip. He used to have this fantastic head movement quick hands and a slick knack of countering longer arms with short stubby hooks. The last few times out it seemed like he just wanted to bait, counter get a win however possible and the collect his check. I fully expected him to get KO'd tonight. In fact earlier, within 5 rounds. Then HOLY CRAP... He resurfaces in the first four rounds and more or less has his way with Crawford. I thought wow, maybe he just needed to get inspired. He really showed all that potential he had before...

Now the part that chafes my @$$ is the fact that he could of have won this fight. He couldn't really hurt crawford but he was doing enough that he was winning rounds and out classing crawford. Why he started going to balls to the wall and leaving him self wide open for counters against a guy like crawford, just puzzles me. The first counter shot that crawford landed was inching closer and closer to landing and you could see crawford betting the farm on that one, but gamboa didnt have to get that loose and start telegraphing punches in bunches. He was doing fine before that. They say never fall in love with fighters, they'll break your heart every time.

2 more observations:
- Crawfords a likable champ. He's not quite as amazing and the HBO announcers would have us believe, but hes solid, skillful and almost re-hydrated to junior middle from 135.

- Would it kill the lazy @$$ ref to get a damn towel from one of the corners and wipe down the freakin Tecate logo? A good fight affected on both sides by the water on the logo. The pattern of droplets remained the same between many of the rounds.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I love the irony of the OP.