Gamboa: Victim of a bad promoter?

[Beanflicker]

He lost a fight .

The End.

Gamboa bad. Crawford good.

Me Amy... Good Gorilla.

Conversation bad. Thought bad. Gamboa lose. End of story.


Get lost, dummy.

[J_Undisputed]

Gamboa was the victim of Gamboa. To look at it from a promotion perspective. Gamboa has slacked off. Remember all the names he was supposed to meet down the road when he was knocking guys out on HBO. Then his personal problems, promotional problems, his declining uninspired ring performances. He seemed to be sliding. If 50 got him to a title bout for a strap against a guy he did his job. If gamboa wasn't up to it, that's gamboa's fault. 50 could have maybe looked into boosting him with a name trainer but something tells me that gamboa likes to be surrounded by yes men. So keeping gamboa happy and getting him a title shot after lackluster performances, against a guy who was beatable.. 50 did his job and snuck him in when there was an opening for someone that crawford could legitimize himself to the public with. With Gamboa's natural potential, the fight was winnable. With the showing that gamboa made, he could probably easily find himself more opportunities and be the Judah of his division.

[Dark Lord Al]

He lost a fight .

The End.

Gamboa bad. Crawford good.

Me Amy... Good Gorilla.

Conversation bad. Thought bad. Gamboa lose. End of story.


Get lost, dummy.

I kept it simple so you could work it out.

[Hulk]

Gamboa is a victim of his own arrogance and going up to far in weight.


And fighting a better schooled fighter who made adjustments and KNEW HOW TO FUCKING CLINCH!


And I like Gamboa. Wanted him to win badly.

[Spicoli]

No not at all, if any thing 50 was just picking through the pieces. The problems with Gamboa were and are as simple as never developing the basics and fundamentals, a complete rush of a star status and frankly fans who got blurry saying he was faster than a Meldrick Taylor etc etc. I still contend that his biggest mistake going in was thinking he could 'box' Crawford, the most complete fighter he has faced, and needed to stick with what brought him to the dance. Gamboa has been walking around with a ring identity crisis for years.

[Gandalf]

Poppycock.

If you are an elite fighter, then you take on anyone and win. Gamboa got knocked down again and again and again. He simply wasn't good enough and there is no shame in that either.

I hate the concept of 'Ooh must only match him with these styles, and pad out the career'. It is one reason we never see Mayweather in with a slick fighter. I think the closest we got to that was Zab Judah who is notoriously slick and dangerous for a good 4 rounds in any of his fights.

Fair play to Gamboa on taking the fight and fair play to his opponent on cutting him down. Boxing would be better with fighters taking on others regardless of styles.

[Violent Demise]

Not being able to annihilate Juan Manuel Lopez hurt his career

[Ron Swanson]

Poppycock.

If you are an elite fighter, then you take on anyone and win. Gamboa got knocked down again and again and again. He simply wasn't good enough and there is no shame in that either.

I hate the concept of 'Ooh must only match him with these styles, and pad out the career'. It is one reason we never see Mayweather in with a slick fighter. I think the closest we got to that was Zab Judah who is notoriously slick and dangerous for a good 4 rounds in any of his fights.

Fair play to Gamboa on taking the fight and fair play to his opponent on cutting him down. Boxing would be better with fighters taking on others regardless of styles.

What slick fighter would you have Floyd fight?

FTR I agree with your post but the reason you don't see Floyd against a slick fighter is two fold 1)they are sparse 2)it wouldn't sell

[Gandalf]

Poppycock.

If you are an elite fighter, then you take on anyone and win. Gamboa got knocked down again and again and again. He simply wasn't good enough and there is no shame in that either.

I hate the concept of 'Ooh must only match him with these styles, and pad out the career'. It is one reason we never see Mayweather in with a slick fighter. I think the closest we got to that was Zab Judah who is notoriously slick and dangerous for a good 4 rounds in any of his fights.

Fair play to Gamboa on taking the fight and fair play to his opponent on cutting him down. Boxing would be better with fighters taking on others regardless of styles.

What slick fighter would you have Floyd fight?

FTR I agree with your post but the reason you don't see Floyd against a slick fighter is two fold 1)they are sparse 2)it wouldn't sell

That is a good question. I hadn't really considered it answer, but was instead just pondering Mayweathers opponents and saw that there was nobody slick from the higher weights and the only one in a good decade was Zab Judah and Zab of course loses most big fights. Looking back, I am not too sure about who he should have faced, but all I know is there are no slick fighters and an excess of straightforward come at you fighters. Maidana did very well against Floyd and did enough to at least get a draw, but really I would rather see Floyd against someone like Thurman, Lara, even Bradley. Pac from a few years ago too.

I would like to see Floyd in with another clever, fast fighter. I certainly don't care for 3/4 fights against come at you sluggers.