Gamboa to be in action on FNF, 2 times in February!

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  1. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    Here are some new, first hand info on Gamboa:

    First of all Yuriorkis and his promotion were very sad that Norwood backed out of the Jan. 5 fight but Arena will try to lure Norwood into a fight at a later date (maybe a hint that Gamboa will fight Norwood on one of those 2 US-televised dates I stated in the initial post of this thread).

    I was also told not to expect any kind of hint on Gamboa's next opponent because of Arena's current history of fights being cancelled...

    Now here's the interesting part:

    Gamboa looks forward to get a title shot first at 126 for the WBA title an therefore Arena already making plans to get him into an eliminator in th near future. But if the WBC would give him a chance to compete for the title before the WBA makes a move, Gamboa would go this way (I think this depends on how Pacquiao - JMM comes off).

    Finally Gamboa's management said that he wants to take home titles from 126 up to 135 which is his goal at this very moment...
     
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  2. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Search him on Youtube. Almost all of his full fights are up there.
     
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  3. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    You're right, he has much more long-term potential than Donaire. Hard to say with Linares, since Linares is so young and has so much raw talent, although once Gamboa is 'stretched out' to fight 12, I suspect he'd be able to beat Linares right now.
     
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  4. boxeo#1

    boxeo#1 Boxer-Puncher banned

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    When linares was a club boxer with only a few pro fights Gamboa was already a world champ and a pan-am games winner. Adding to that of course the gold medal he got.
    Gamboa already accomplished more in his life so far then Linares ever can and will accomplish.
     
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  5. Alcaldemb

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    I think Gamboa is one hell of a prospect but that is a bit much there, let's not be so ethnocentric. Linares holds a major title, and is two or three years Gamboa's junior.
     
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  6. Boxer-puncher

    Boxer-puncher Active Member Full Member

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    He sure did accomplish alot as an amatuer with his gold medal and everything but to say that he's accomplished more in his life than linares ever can is pure bias and it sounds ignorant.

    Whatever he did as an amature don't mean anything in the pros.. It's what fighters accompllish as a pro that really matters, and Linares has done far more than gamboa. Comparing their accomplishments is a joke and gamboa couldn't carry linares' jockstrap when it comes to resume..
     
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  7. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    It's official...
     
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