Perhaps the next legitimate p4p heir... Yuriorkis Gamboa

[Taeth]

He is way better than Molina... if anything he is a RJJ version of Guzman. He is an incredible athlete... has to have the fastest hands in boxing. One thing though is he has really short legs which really limits his movement ability, but his defense is good from what I've seen... I think his reflexes are so quick that nobody is going to be able to catch him, and if he has the power he seems to have He could very well overwhelm guys like RJJ used to. Once again the only problem for me is that I like a person can get in and out super quickly, and while he has unbelievable handspeed I don't think he has the footspeed of the PBF's,leonard's,RJJ's, Ali's of the sport. Even though he is much slicker than Mosley was at lightweight I could see tall guys as he moves up give him the same troubles they did Mosley if he can't box effectively backwards or if he can't potshot.

[Dark Lord Al]

He is way better than Molina... if anything he is a RJJ version of Guzman. He is an incredible athlete... has to have the fastest hands in boxing. One thing though is he has really short legs which really limits his movement ability, but his defense is good from what I've seen... I think his reflexes are so quick that nobody is going to be able to catch him, and if he has the power he seems to have He could very well overwhelm guys like RJJ used to. Once again the only problem for me is that I like a person can get in and out super quickly, and while he has unbelievable handspeed I don't think he has the footspeed of the PBF's,leonard's,RJJ's, Ali's of the sport. Even though he is much slicker than Mosley was at lightweight I could see tall guys as he moves up give him the same troubles they did Mosley if he can't box effectively backwards or if he can't potshot.

Way better than Molina lol
The guy is a novice who hasnt fought top class Pro fighters yet , i agree his has the potential to be the better fighter , but Molina was a top fighter and world champ to say Gamboa is WAY BETTER at this stage is total rubbish.

[bzkfn]

Can't miss future world champion. He is the best prospect out there right now. Very skillful. It'll be good to see when they start moving him through the gears, how he stands up against top class opposition. He is definately on the fast track right now though. Although I guess when you blow away the opposition you can take alot of fights!

[Taeth]

Way better than Molina lol
The guy is a novice who hasnt fought top class Pro fighters yet , i agree his has the potential to be the better fighter , but Molina was a top fighter and world champ to say Gamboa is WAY BETTER at this stage is total rubbish.

Please... he could be an ATG with his talent, If he has a chin he has the capability. As for him being a novice? I think over 400 fights in the amateur is anything but novice, and most of them were in Cuba which even holds more precedence because they have so many amazing athletes that just go into boxing.

[Dark Lord Al]

Please... he could be an ATG with his talent, If he has a chin he has the capability. As for him being a novice? I think over 400 fights in the amateur is anything but novice, and most of them were in Cuba which even holds more precedence because they have so many amazing athletes that just go into boxing.

Your words not mine - i quote :
He COULD be an all time great with his talent.
IF his CHIN has the capability.
So as i stated there are doubts about him as hes not proven.
And i ment he is a novice PRO fighter as everyone else on here seemed to know wot i ment. Of course he IS A NOVICE PRO , yes he has bags of talent , but that isnt always enough to make you a great pro champ , ie . Howard Davis for instance most outstanding boxer of the 1976 olyimpic games and didnt cut it as a pro.

[Taeth]

Your words not mine - i quote :
He COULD be an all time great with his talent.
IF his CHIN has the capability.
So as i stated there are doubts about him as hes not proven.
And i ment he is a novice PRO fighter as everyone else on here seemed to know wot i ment. Of course he IS A NOVICE PRO , yes he has bags of talent , but that isnt always enough to make you a great pro champ , ie . Howard Davis for instance most outstanding boxer of the 1976 olyimpic games and didnt cut it as a pro.

Sorry, but I agree to disagree Yuriorkis' style fits the pro style so well that he is in another league. Howard Davis was great at the amateurs because he was fast, patient, and smart, but he didn't have the right mentality to be a pro were as many of these cubans do... they are tough men who literally fight for their lives.

[Mikkel_K]

Sorry, but I agree to disagree Yuriorkis' style fits the pro style so well that he is in another league. Howard Davis was great at the amateurs because he was fast, patient, and smart, but he didn't have the right mentality to be a pro were as many of these cubans do... they are tough men who literally fight for their lives.

I don't disagree on Gamboa - I have posted numerous times on this board about him, and he is obviously something special. However, I am not so sure whether your remark actually applies to Cubans in general. These are great, great fighters with a remarkable training morale, but once they've defected, living as pro's in settings where they quite litereally does not have to 'fight for their lives _anymore_', well, some of them do just not seem cut for this experience. Prime examples of thus lack of self-discipline are Jorge Luis Gonzalez and to a certain point Juan Carlos Gomez. Odlanier Solis seem to have some weight issues as well, but obviously the jury is still out on him.