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    Default Re: Don't talk sh*t about Gamboa

    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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 @$$ ref to get a damn towel from one of the corners and wipe down the freakin Tecate logo? A good fight affected on both sides by the water on the logo. The pattern of droplets remained the same between many of the rounds.
    They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.

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    I love the irony of the OP.
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    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    Seems like a crazy observation, he took some of Gamboas shots flush without budging. If he stays at lightweight he cleans out but should go the light welter and go for Garcia. That's a very winnable fight for him. Also think he'd beat Algieri very easily so that would be a handy title.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    Seems like a crazy observation, he took some of Gamboas shots flush without budging. If he stays at lightweight he cleans out but should go the light welter and go for Garcia. That's a very winnable fight for him. Also think he'd beat Algieri very easily so that would be a handy title.
    Seen to many good fighters through the years, Crawford is not one of them he's a so what fighter
    would I pay to see him no, remember beauty is in the eye of the be holder, and in my eyes he's
    no beauty. I am far from crazy and if WE all liked the same thing life would be boring.!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    It always amazes me how we still hold on to what was supposed to be even after a 'name' gets sparked out. Its been mentioned numerous times and almost sounds an excuse...but Gamboa decided fights ago he was done at 130 when he blew the weight in that farce vs Solis and walked away from his trinket rather than meeting a contract.

    Crawford is as low key as they come but he shows everything you can hope and ask for in a young champion. Solid boxing skill, coming in the under dog and showing to be a switch hitter and making rbr adjustments and coming back from adversity and finishing a dangerous fighter. He travels regardless of 'hype' and earns trinket in another country. Not to mention carrying a following of hometown and putting fans in the seats where you hardly if ever here boxing mentioned. He is stubborn though and really I think he made it harder than it needed to be slugging at times with Gamboa. Lampley went a little bat shit crazy with the 'great' title but HBO is all about pushing product and hopefuls. Sometimes they prove not ready for primetime and turn in a lukewarm showing ala Gamboa vs Jiminez on HBO and promptly return to FNF, and sometimes they make a devastating showing like last night.

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    I know alot is being said about weight but whatever happened to this guy was just better than that guy..regardless of weight,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    it depends where you think that people are rating crawford. i would agree that he isnt going to be the next great thing in boxing, but this fight did show me that he is a true champion. he is undoubtably the best at 135. i also think that he will have success once he moves up to. im not expecting him to become a top 5 p4p or anything, but he could definitely crack the top 10 in time.

    and gamboa is still a good fighter. he isnt a push over by any means. it was a good win.

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    good display of heart but this just goes to show that you can't expect to be elite and only be a part time boxer, Gamboa is another loss away from being the Cuban Joan Guzman

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    I think you are wrong, I've watched that fight twice now and Crawford tore Gamboa's ass up!
    I was thinking Gamboa would win the fight but Crawford was too fast and was catching Gamboa coming and going.
    Speed has always been Gamboa's great advantage which Crawford nullified, making Gamboa look less than spectacular.
    You are right about Gamboa moving back down, especially if you are right about Crawford being nothing special. LOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    I think you are wrong, I've watched that fight twice now and Crawford tore Gamboa's ass up!
    I was thinking Gamboa would win the fight but Crawford was too fast and was catching Gamboa coming and going.
    Speed has always been Gamboa's great advantage which Crawford nullified, making Gamboa look less than spectacular.
    You are right about Gamboa moving back down, especially if you are right about Crawford being nothing special. LOL.
    Gamboa looked like a dwarf, compared to Crawford in the end the naturally bigger fighter won,
    I am not saying Crawfords crap, but I feel he has been well over hyped, and a lot of fighters are
    but in the end if your not up to it you get found out some do some don't.!

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    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dia bando View Post
    Yes Gamboa lost but he was fighting out of his weight, 130lbs I think, Crawford won but I was
    not impressed what's all the fuss about this guy, a lot of you rant and rave about this fighter
    please tell me why, Crawford in my eyes is nothing special and I can see him getting sparked.
    Sorry chaps but I can not for the life of me, see a great fighter in the making just a overrated
    one, I hope I am wrong.
    I think you are wrong, I've watched that fight twice now and Crawford tore Gamboa's ass up!
    I was thinking Gamboa would win the fight but Crawford was too fast and was catching Gamboa coming and going.
    Speed has always been Gamboa's great advantage which Crawford nullified, making Gamboa look less than spectacular.
    You are right about Gamboa moving back down, especially if you are right about Crawford being nothing special. LOL.
    It was the quintessential breakdown. Gamboa didn't just 'decide' to stop trying to box. Crawford adjusted and called him on it and took control. The guy was literal;ly feinting him into shots with slight of hand and kept him blowing in both directions. It was a very sound text book on forcing a guy into error and making him pay dearly.

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