Alfonso Gomez vs Chavez jr?

I wasnt sure about the weight... in that case, its a toss-up for me. I think Gomez can get a decision though

 

Gomez gonna have to bloat himself to meet Chavez Jr at 160.. i agree its just BS... the fight should be at 154.
but... you know.

 

I like Gomez, good kid. Just hope 160 isn't too much. Pretty interested in this fight.

 

when is this?

 

Gomez fights comfortably around 150 to 154 dont exagerate, but 160 is pushing it.156 would have been a good halfway point for both. For some reason I though Wolak was supposed to fight Jr at a catchweight.

 

Gomez is the better technician and faster, Jr the much taller and bigger fighter. Should be a good fight, rolling with Gomez by decision, think he'll bank most of the rounds, but the fight becomes a war late.

 

Gomez will be the best Chavez has faced by a decent margin, while the opposite will not be true (Cotto, obviously, being the name Gomez has on his resume that surpasses Chavez...and who would have pummeled even this new & improved version of the kid and at a weight that is not ideal, mental fissures and all).

However...

Youth & size & athleticism & the wild card that is the Wild Card should make the difference here.

It's not like Gomez even has experience on his side, with Chavez having actually put in 33% more rounds in his pro career. On the other hand, Gomez undeniably has the more quality experience. That simply won't be enough to offset youth & size & athleticism & the Wild Card. Gomez doesn't have any spectacular standout trait to help him overcome those odds. Tenacity and having been baptized by fire can't unmake a mismatch - which is what this is at the present juncture.

 

This fight would have been better back in 07 when Chavez and Gomez was a welterweights. It would been either at 147 pounds or 150 catchweight. But 3 years later at 160 pounds? Sounds like bs fight by Chavez Jr in which he won't step up for a better fight then this. Gomez don't belong at 160 pounds.

 

It's no more a BS fight than Alvarez-Baldomir - and I like Alvarez way more than Chavez.

Alvarez redeemed the bull**** factor of that fight by becoming the first world class boxer to knock Baldy out cold.

If Chavez could make a similar statement by becoming the first to knock Gomez out cold, it would add a nice kick to the fermenting of an Alvarez-Chavez brew.

 

Gomez don't have a big punch to worry Chavez Jr. The onlything Gomez has is speed and better boxing skills but he will be small at 160 pounds. I see Chavez Jr tko Gomez in 8.

 

The different is Alvarez didn't struggle with some fights vs the same level opponents that Chavez face. And Alvarez if i recall like Chavez Jr, never went to the amateurs.

 

"except the age factor" - you don't think that's kind of a big deal?

Also, Gomez is a more skilled operator than Baldomir.

Also - you do realize that Gomez has had more fights at middleweight than Chavez, right? Twice as many, actually.

 

That won't mean ****. 2 Years ago Cotto beat the hell out of Gomez in which Gomez trainer stop the fight in the start of the 6th round.