As of now he fights more as a boxer because he's undersized in the divisions he fought recently but before bantamweight he fought more like brawler imposing his size and power on his opponents.
Im a bit surprised everyone so far has Gamboa as boxer. He breaks down his opponent offensively almost everytime going for the knockout which leaves him open numerous times to get knocked down and rarely is seen to be fighting on his backfoot.
Gamboa looks better when he's coming forward trying to overwhelm guys. When he boxes and moves back, he just looks awkward. There's no real rhythm or flow to it. Almost like he's kind of unsure of himself.
In his early Flyweight days, he fought with a safety first style. That explains why his KO record isnt as high for having that massive power.
34 KOs in 49 fights is pretty high, but with someone with Montiel's power you would figure it be higher than that. Like i said, Montiel used to fight with a more cautious style back in his early days..He'd have a higher KO record for sure if he fought more agressively back then as well.
They can't see. Some would say that Gamboa is only effective brawling. As a boxer he's just getting his feet wet. He still has the training wheels on. When he's incorporating both you can see clearly how much better he is when he drops his hands and rushes his opponents. Gamboa is trying to be a boxer, but he'll only ever be a brawler at heart and in success.
Not really. I agree to an extent in that yes, he was more aggressive, but he was never a brawler. For intance, his super-fly days(which I deem to be his best), he would close distance slowly, but he was always calculated, always analysing the opponent and working out how to expose dents in their armoury. He never imposed power, he utilised it, and still does to this day, even at 122. Watch him here against Luis Maldonado, some will argue this is Montiel at his best in terms of brutality, but it is never the work of a mere brawler. He doesn't just go hell for leather in there, he knows what to do, and has the perfect timing to implement it. The way he launches in with that awkward, squared-up right hand when Luis advances, the greatly timed left-hooks over and under the jab and the excellent right hand counters break Maldonado down, but KO-Chul ain't brawling in there. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOpX2i2jZ8[/ame]