Don't talk sh*t about Gamboa

[ElTerribleMorales]

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

[Ron Swanson]

I think this notion Gamboa has a bad chin is foolish. He has bad technique. If he tucked his chin we'd see him as a fighter with a very good chin because these KDs wouldn't happen.

[beenKOed]

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.

[Dia bando]

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.!

[IamInuit]

I think this notion Gamboa has a bad chin is foolish. He has bad technique. If he tucked his chin we'd see him as a fighter with a very good chin because these KDs wouldn't happen.

Same its an accumulative effect because he gets caught a lot out of step and out of position. If anything, he showed and has shown remarkable punch resistance. I remember when people used to say the same thing about Tito and that was also a head scratcher. Knockdowns are often said to be signs of having a bad chin and yet in many cases it has nothing to do with chin. Lewis also while he stood there and took bombs by the biggest puncher in the sport. Somehow the knockouts by Oliver and Rahman equated to a bad chin when both shots would have most likely ko'd Chuvalo and quite possibly a large four legged animal.

[chris6878]

A lot of people here shit talk guys like Rigondeaux and Ward - two Olympic amateur champs - as being boring and talk about how guys like that are ruining boxing. Fair enough.

We also know how when an undefeated guy finally loses, people want to be the first to tell you how smart they were and how they knew they would lose and they weren't as good as everyone thought they were. Everyone's an armchair boxing expert.

So instead of kicking Gamboa while he's down and talking the usual shit, how about we talk about how awesome it is that a guy with his amateur pedigree and physical gifts chooses to throw bombs and make exciting fights instead of stinking out joints like Rigo and Ward. Talk about how much heart he has, how when he got hurt instead of grabbing and holding he chomped down on his mouth piece and started throwing bombs like Arturo Gatti.

Bravo to both guys. Great fight by two monster fighters.

I think Gamboa needs to get his ass back down to 130 though. I think Crawford's size really wore him down. A 7lb weight advantage is too much to be giving away at those lower weights.

I agree, he was giving it to crawford, then he decided to stop boxing and block punches with his big ass head. If you wouldve calmed down and stopped rushing in head first, he wouldnt have been stopped.

[Spicoli]

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.

[beenKOed]

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.

I can't fault a single thing Crawford did. I know Gamboa is very good so Crawford is very good plus some. Even when Gamboa finally got a decent punch in on Crawford, he did the right things. Grab and hold, stay calm, and stay away from the ropes.
It was my favorite type of fight, two boxer/punchers having it out.

[jahmez]

Gamboa does a lot of things that look good until he gets caught up throwing those stupid fucking flurries. If he sat down and threw less but more meaningful punches and smothered instead of just standing there wailing away he probably wouldn't find himself on his ass so much. I don't know maybe that's just damage from the amateurs.

[chris6878]

Gamboa does a lot of things that look good until he gets caught up throwing those stupid fucking flurries. If he sat down and threw less but more meaningful punches and smothered instead of just standing there wailing away he probably wouldn't find himself on his ass so much. I don't know maybe that's just damage from the amateurs.

I agree, but he seems to just throw the gameplan out the window at the first sign of trouble, then he turns into a amateur. Blocks punches with his face and close eyes and swing. Just not a smart fighter

[ruthless rocco]

Gamboa won the first 4.75 rounds... then he got sloppy. He lacked discipline. If he had remained focused I think he could have beat Crawford.

[zhubin]

If Gamboa's goal is simply to be an entertaining fighter...than i guess he accomplished that. If he wants to be a SUCCESSFUL fighter...he has a lot of work to do. His defense is porous...fighting with his hands down and chin up will continue to get his ass on the canvas. Clearly this was not a great weight for him either. And even though his lack of activity isn't completely his fault...you can not be inactive for long stretches and go up against top notch competition.

[La Cucaracha]

Still impressed with Gamboa making back to his feet after that last shot