Gamboa vs Mtagwa

[killersheep]

Im a massive fan of Gamboa, love his style, and think he could be awesome. But we gotta remember that it was Mtagwa in there who in all seriuosness had a career night against Lopez last time out but in reality has never been that good. He got shut out by Billy Dib for christ sake. He is no bigger scalp than a lot of Gamboas other wins.

I have a lot of respect for Mtagwa he may not be that skilled, but he makes up for it with heart. He is responsible for the question marks over JML now and his fight against Tomas Villa was nothing short of amazing, that being said Dib (one of my least favorite fighters out there) is miles ahead of him on talent, and Gamboa is a phenom. So he is great gatekeeper, journeyman test for anyone and Gamboa passed with flying colors. I really doubt we get to see JML/Gamboa this year, I think Gamboa will make JML look like an amateur. JML will not risk his Dodge sponsorship against Gamboa.

Dont get me wrong im a fan of Mtagwa too. I hae massive respect for those African guys that dont have great skill but turn up to fight in great condition everytime. The Ndous Bikas, and Tackies of the world. I'd actually rather wait for a Lopez v Gamboa fight when they are both more established. I'd kinda like to see these guys in with some veterans now who wont go away easy, and will really test them. Pity JMM cant fight at 126-130 anymore.

Yeah that's probably true, I think Chris John would be a good fight for JML, Lopez throws a hell of a lot of punches and that's a lot opportunity for John to counter. I think Gamboa would blast John out of the water.

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I have a lot of respect for Mtagwa he may not be that skilled, but he makes up for it with heart. He is responsible for the question marks over JML now and his fight against Tomas Villa was nothing short of amazing, that being said Dib (one of my least favorite fighters out there) is miles ahead of him on talent, and Gamboa is a phenom. So he is great gatekeeper, journeyman test for anyone and Gamboa passed with flying colors. I really doubt we get to see JML/Gamboa this year, I think Gamboa will make JML look like an amateur. JML will not risk his Dodge sponsorship against Gamboa.

Dont get me wrong im a fan of Mtagwa too. I hae massive respect for those African guys that dont have great skill but turn up to fight in great condition everytime. The Ndous Bikas, and Tackies of the world. I'd actually rather wait for a Lopez v Gamboa fight when they are both more established. I'd kinda like to see these guys in with some veterans now who wont go away easy, and will really test them. Pity JMM cant fight at 126-130 anymore.

Yeah that's probably true, I think Chris John would be a good fight for JML, Lopez throws a hell of a lot of punches and that's a lot opportunity for John to counter. I think Gamboa would blast John out of the water.

Yeah i thought of John as a good test style wise foor both but im not sure he hits hard enuf to hurt them. Would Caballero or Rafa Marquez be effective enuf at 126 to test them? I was gonna add Vasquez but i think he is shot now.

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I have a lot of respect for Mtagwa he may not be that skilled, but he makes up for it with heart. He is responsible for the question marks over JML now and his fight against Tomas Villa was nothing short of amazing, that being said Dib (one of my least favorite fighters out there) is miles ahead of him on talent, and Gamboa is a phenom. So he is great gatekeeper, journeyman test for anyone and Gamboa passed with flying colors. I really doubt we get to see JML/Gamboa this year, I think Gamboa will make JML look like an amateur. JML will not risk his Dodge sponsorship against Gamboa.

Dont get me wrong im a fan of Mtagwa too. I hae massive respect for those African guys that dont have great skill but turn up to fight in great condition everytime. The Ndous Bikas, and Tackies of the world. I'd actually rather wait for a Lopez v Gamboa fight when they are both more established. I'd kinda like to see these guys in with some veterans now who wont go away easy, and will really test them. Pity JMM cant fight at 126-130 anymore.

Yeah that's probably true, I think Chris John would be a good fight for JML, Lopez throws a hell of a lot of punches and that's a lot opportunity for John to counter. I think Gamboa would blast John out of the water.

I think Gamboa is just on a different level than Lopez entirely, and will fare better against any common opponent they may have, regardless of any stlystic differences.. As Oumafan said, Mtagwa really should have been made to order for Lopez as well, and in fact most people with anywhere near world class ability.

[J_Undisputed]

Agree with most of the posters here on Gamboa. I've been watching him since the beginning and the question I had about him being able to mature and fight a measured fight and not expose himself to dangerous counters as much, have mostly been answered. Against Mtagwa, did wing for a few seconds, but it was already after he had his minimized the risks. The only question I have is whether he can effectively change /stick to a gameplan mid fight. His skills have always been able to bail him out up till now.

Not for nothing, as much as I don't want to jump the gun comparing Gamboa/JML (I haven't really been impressed with Jaunma).... was I the only one who thought, Gamboa could have walked right back out and taken out Levueno in 3 rounds also?

[JazMerkin]

I think Gamboa is a very special talent, but the Mtagwa fight didn't prove anything to me. Mtagwa should never be fighting above Super-Bantamweight, you could even make an argument for him going down to Bantamweight. He's a tough fighter, but Gamboa had a massive size advantage, I mean logically he should be catching hell for dragging a guy up who weighed in at basically the lower weight limit. That's my feeling anyway. Gamboa beats Lopez up though, I've thought that since the fight was first mentioned. I think he could take most of the 126 & 130lbers around.