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Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn View Post
JuanMa just beat RM so it is hard right now to say his career is going slowly after beating an ATG with plenty of gas left in his tank it removes much of the criticisim...

Gamboa I would like to think could be further along he has gone a bit slowly but right now I think his team is still just trying to get him out of a few bad habits he continues on with....Gamboa still has too much amateur in his style....JuanMa is right where he belongs at the moment I would like to see Gamboa step it up a bit
Daxx, thing is he beat a 35 year old RM. He was still RM, don't get me wrong. However, I just never had any doubt that JuanMa would win that fight. Caballero, John, Gamboa are tougher challenges IMO and I guess I feel like he is ready for those fights, and the fact that I'm seeing him fight Teon Kennedy, is a little disappointing.

I guess we disagree, but I'm sold on Gamboa. I say he beats Chris John and JuanMa. Maybe he is being moved at the right speed though.
I agree with you dont get me wrong...(As far as the RM topic is concerned) I knew JuanMa would win I personally thought he would stop RM quickly by the 4th because RM can be drawn into a war and JuanMa hits so hard....But really though when you look at his resume since 2008 he has not just beaten but dominated for the most part

De Leon- chin always suspect yes but he was on one hell of a roll at the time

Medina- who at that time only lost a decision to Bautista

Leuvano- A former world champion

Concepcion- Tough tough fighter

Penalosa- Great fighter though on tail end of career no walk over..

With that list in just over 3 yrs it is hard to criticize him especially since he has been using these names as stepping stones!!!! Could he do more? In truth what more is available right now for him unless he jumps up in weight...Chris John may outbox him...No make that would outbox him John is a master boxer with no question mark on that but he is a soft hitter and even a questionable chin like JuanMas could withstand it and he would be all over John who is not the sturdiest chin around...As for Celeste I have always found him to be over rated and after losing to Litzau a fighter who would get blown out by both JuanMa and Gamboa It reinforces my opinion of him

As for Gamboa I like him as a fighter better then I do JuanMa why not too sure maybe his personality, maybe because he reminds me a bit of a younger Mosley but not so polished with the way he fights with his hands out at times...Maybe it is because his chin is also a question and he has the tendecy to get hit more often but that is my personal opinion of him...Liek I said he has some flaws that need fixing by his camp and mjust a few tweeks Gamboa can go from a good fighter with a lot of potential to a great one with ease