On the way to leap onto the Gamboa bandwagon......

[Taeth]

As 50/50 as can be?? I must be in bizzaro world. I just see a better fighter in Gamboa, Lopez isn't nearly fast enough to win exchanges with him, and his defence is way to leaky to outbox Gamboa from the outside without getting caught, and that's if he even has better tools from a distance in the first place, which is hardly a given. Lopez might look to be better schooled against the right opponent, but Gamboa showed a hell of a lot against Mtagwa, was much more patient than he has been and still just as explosive. Obviously Lopez can bang and has a good punchers chance if/when they fight, but I'd fully expect Gamboa to chew him up.

aside from Mtagwa, name one quality opponent on Gamboa's record up to date

Lopez already has beaten the likes of, Ponce De Leon, Penalosa, Mtagwa, and Luevano, and he stopped all but one of them in a fight that was his last at that given weight class

Gamboa's chin has all over it seeing how he's been dropped against nobodies, Mtagwa had a tired Lopez hurt and still wasn't able to drop him or stop him, it's in no way farfetched to put this fight as a 50/50 fight, especially since we've still haven't seen Gamboa with a A level opponent

Rojas is at least a name fighter, Al Seeger went 8 rounds with Ponce de Leon.

He obviously doesn't have the resume JML does, and I think it will be a great fight because JML is one of the very best prospects in the sport, but Gamboa has to be the favorite in this fight. They both could be hurt, they have both have the ability to hurt eachother, but if I had to put my money on who is going to land those type of blows more often there is no doubt in my mind it will be Gamboa.

Also Jimenez was a very gifted amateur and he had the toughness along with the mental fortitude to hang in there with Gamboa, I think he possed a greater challenge then a lot of guys considered better than him. He may not of the credentials of the guys that have been mentioned in JML's defense, but he has more speed and a better chin(except Penalosa)

[ElTerribleMorales]

As 50/50 as can be?? I must be in bizzaro world. I just see a better fighter in Gamboa, Lopez isn't nearly fast enough to win exchanges with him, and his defence is way to leaky to outbox Gamboa from the outside without getting caught, and that's if he even has better tools from a distance in the first place, which is hardly a given. Lopez might look to be better schooled against the right opponent, but Gamboa showed a hell of a lot against Mtagwa, was much more patient than he has been and still just as explosive. Obviously Lopez can bang and has a good punchers chance if/when they fight, but I'd fully expect Gamboa to chew him up.

aside from Mtagwa, name one quality opponent on Gamboa's record up to date

Lopez already has beaten the likes of, Ponce De Leon, Penalosa, Mtagwa, and Luevano, and he stopped all but one of them in a fight that was his last at that given weight class

Gamboa's chin has all over it seeing how he's been dropped against nobodies, Mtagwa had a tired Lopez hurt and still wasn't able to drop him or stop him, it's in no way farfetched to put this fight as a 50/50 fight, especially since we've still haven't seen Gamboa with a A level opponent

Rojas is at least a name fighter, Al Seeger went 8 rounds with Ponce de Leon.

He obviously doesn't have the resume JML does, and I think it will be a great fight because JML is one of the very best prospects in the sport, but Gamboa has to be the favorite in this fight. They both could be hurt, they have both have the ability to hurt eachother, but if I had to put my money on who is going to land those type of blows more often there is no doubt in my mind it will be Gamboa.

Also Jimenez was a very gifted amateur and he had the toughness along with the mental fortitude to hang in there with Gamboa, I think he possed a greater challenge then a lot of guys considered better than him. He may not of the credentials of the guys that have been mentioned in JML's defense, but he has more speed and a better chin(except Penalosa)

Juanma already is a two division champ, so technically he's not a prospect

and i agree that Gamboa looked more impressive on Saturday, but IMO the Lopez that took on Luevano would have gotten the stoppage against Mtagwa, especially at 126

like i said, both have their own distinct advantages that makes this fight so intriguing and making it a real 50/50 fight

[HattonTheHammer]

Would be stunned if they ever paired juanma and gamboa together.

I dont even see the argument here. Gamboa takes this every day of the week and eventually has much better fighters in his sights than lopez. You only have to look at the 2 frames of the fighters to suggest gamboa is clearly fighting below his natural and eventual weight.

Expect to see yuriokis owning 140 pounders within 2years!

[ElTerribleMorales]

Would be stunned if they ever paired juanma and gamboa together.

I dont even see the argument here. Gamboa takes this every day of the week and eventually has much better fighters in his sights than lopez. You only have to look at the 2 frames of the fighters to suggest gamboa is clearly fighting below his natural and eventual weight.

Expect to see yuriokis owning 140 pounders within 2years!

Gamboa looks smaller in frame than Lopez (who was killing himself to make 122)

[HattonTheHammer]

Would be stunned if they ever paired juanma and gamboa together.

I dont even see the argument here. Gamboa takes this every day of the week and eventually has much better fighters in his sights than lopez. You only have to look at the 2 frames of the fighters to suggest gamboa is clearly fighting below his natural and eventual weight.

Expect to see yuriokis owning 140 pounders within 2years!

Gamboa looks smaller in frame than Lopez (who was killing himself to make 122)

http://www.boxnews.com.ua/photos/115...is-Gamboa2.jpg

If i had no idea i would say that was a 10 stone fighter

[ElTerribleMorales]

Would be stunned if they ever paired juanma and gamboa together.

I dont even see the argument here. Gamboa takes this every day of the week and eventually has much better fighters in his sights than lopez. You only have to look at the 2 frames of the fighters to suggest gamboa is clearly fighting below his natural and eventual weight.

Expect to see yuriokis owning 140 pounders within 2years!

Gamboa looks smaller in frame than Lopez (who was killing himself to make 122)

http://www.boxnews.com.ua/photos/115...is-Gamboa2.jpg

If i had no idea i would say that was a 10 stone fighter

exactly he already looks filled out at 126, Juanma still looks like if he could pack on the enough weight to be more than effective at 135/140

[HattonTheHammer]

Gamboa looks smaller in frame than Lopez (who was killing himself to make 122)

http://www.boxnews.com.ua/photos/115...is-Gamboa2.jpg
If i had no idea i would say that was a 10 stone fighter

exactly he already looks filled out at 126, Juanma still looks like if he could pack on the enough weight to be more than effective at 135/140

Could well be ive often thought about how a lopez-marquez 126/130pound fight would go down.

2-3 years back id of had that as a done and dusted fight for marquez. But lopez just gets better with every fight