Gomez is a prospect not a contender

[silent assassin]

the problem i think alot of people are having with gomez is there looking at him like he suspossed to be a top 10 WW contender and he's not. Gomez is a decent prospect IMO. on saturday he did what most prospect do. he beat an old fighter with a good name in an impressive fashion. thats what prospects do. when you look at gomez as a prospect the gatti fight makes more sense.

gomez isn't supposed to be fighting guys like hatton judah cotto & PBF yet.

Agreed.

If Berto would have done that to Gatti or Joel Julio they would have got more credit imo. It's going to be very hard for any of te Contender fighters to break the stigma that comes with being a reality tv fighter.

But I like Gomez to me he's got skills and in a weaker division I'd even fancy him to get a belt. He has no chance at welter weight as it's the strongest division out there but if he were a natural 140 lber I'd have no hesitation in picking him to beat guys like M'Baye and Torres.

You may be right about Julio & Berto possibly getting more credit if they had done it. But not from me. But Berto is 18-0 w/16 KO's & Julio is 32-1 w/30 KO's (1 loss to Quintana). Gomez= 17-3-2 w/8 KO's. Not that Gomez has lost to any bad fighters Ishe Smith, Manfredo, & Felicano. But it does make his resume pale a little in comparison w/ Berto & Julio. Not that these #'s mean everything right now. But for the most part it's easier for people to start beleiving in those other two guys stats. I'm not even implying that he couldn't or wouldn't beat those 2. I don't know.

The TV stigma is a double edged sword. On one hand he is known as the reality guy. But on the other hand atleast he's already well known. Alot of exposure. He will be fine as long as he's matched smart & keeps working hard. He's a good prospect & a tough guy.

I do beleive that he will be the best that he can possibly be. Is that good enough? Only time will tell.