Yuriorkis Gamboa, " can be the best pro Cuban boxer of all times "???

They were. :bbb

Just to give you an idea, recently they did a " all time best welterweight list " and Cuba had 3 in the top 7 in that category! Gavilan, Napoles and Rodriguez !!!

That says a lot about them, taking into consideration that Tito Trinidad was in the # 28-30 spot of all time best!

The other Cuban phenom " Kid Chocolate ", was the first to capture Cuba's first World Title, was undefeated in like 50 or 60 fights, fought the absolute best of Hall of Famers and still came out on top!

But Gamboa has a " very good chance " of passing all the Cuban greats, as he pocesses blazing hand speed, nasty KO power, unmatched amateur experience and dedication...Also, keep an eye on the other Cuban Beast from Oriente, Guillermo Rigondeaux... :good

 

Here we go again... :-(

Not that many to choose from " since Cuba has been missing in action since 1959 ", unlike like Puerto Rico who has been " free forever to compete in any professional sport "...

Secondly, even though that our list is only composed of about only 9 or 10 World Champs, 4 or 5 are considered " All time greats and Hall of Famers "... So, the bar is definitely " very high ". Just watch some documentaries about Gavilan, Napoles and Rodriguez and you will see why...

Why do Boricuas always " get offended when we speak of Cuba's accomplishments in sports "??? :huh

In either case, PR's should " support us " and not be against us, you should be like my Boricua friend " Zaryu ", a very humble and brother of all Cubanos!!! :good

 

I agree. Casamayor did a lot for Cuba. He was the first Cuban defector to win a World Title ( in the US as Gomez was World Champion before him in Germany ). Joel proved that Cuban amateurs can also be World Champions and Joel in his prime was really " a Brush " like he called himself. He beat many good ones, including Corrales ( 3 times, the second one was a robbery ), he also beat undefeated Robert Garcia, Nate Campbell, undefeated David Santos, undefeated Jon Kwok Baek, beat Freitas ( in my opinion ) and also castillo in my opinion. In his older days he managed to KO'd Michael Katsidis in spectacular fashion but later got stopped for the first time in his career by Marquez due to old age...

Casamayor was a " solid 2 times World Champ " who defended his WBA 5 straight times but when it counted the most " to unify " he failed, whether by " robbery " or whatever it still is a lost in the books...

This is where Yuriorkis sets himself apart from Casamayor " or any other ". Gamboa has that " 1 shot KO power, and that spectacular hand speed that Casamayor lacked, combined with " better amateur accomplishments than Joel ", and is more " physically talented than Casamayor "...

All Cubanos are proud of Casamayor, but Gamboa will leave him " galaxies away " in terms of professional accomplishments!!! :scaredas:

I am very sure that a prime Casamayor would have been KO'ed by Gamboa... :good

 

Why?

I have seen Gavilan, Napoles, Rodriguez and Chocolate in video and believe me, Gamboa is way faster than all of them and possibly hits harder than all of them too, add to that his " incredible " amateur accomplishments and you have a " Hall of fame caliber Champion "...

Never underestimate a unique talent like Gamboa... :good

 

And who is JuanMa? :huh

Beating JuanMa will not be " out of this World accomplishment for Gamboa ", trust me on this one. It will mark a " new beginning for him " but that will not make him an " all time great ". Many people will start to see him like one but there are other great battles for him ahead like Chris John, Caballero, Rigondeaux etc...

I am not trying to put JuanMa down, just saying that JuanMa is not a " monster fighter " or nothing like that, he has many many flaws and has looked " very vurnerable " already ( Mtagwa fight )...

JuanMa also has to " prove himself " in fighting a solid Champion like John, Caballero or Gamboa... :good

 

I understand your points. But it's not Gamboa's fault that he does'nt have competition. If he cleans house and no one is capable of beating him then he is an all time great! And believe me, there are always very good tough opposition " in pro boxing...

For me it's actually the opposite, I have watched Napoles, Gavilan and Rodriguez and Gamboa is way more " spectacular, fast and power ful than the three combined "... :good