Gamboa vs Rios @135lbs now, who wins?

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  1. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    Ok, after seeing Rios' extremely lackluster performance and gift decision Saturday night against Abril now we all must have a clearer view of what would've happened if he fought el Ciclón de Guantánamo Gamboa.

    Let's just suppose for a moment that this fight is taking place right now at 135 pounds, who do you see winning now? It's going to be very interesting now to see your opinions as someone did a poll on it sometime ago and it looked like this:

    Rios ----- 55%
    Gamboa - 45%

    Vote!

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    Cuban Bon Bon, Apr 18, 2012
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  2. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Style wise, Rios is tailor made for Gamboa. The only factor in Rios favor was size.

    Speed, footwork, and skill all favor Gamboa.

    At 135, I like Gamboa to pull it off by late TKO.
     
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  3. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Honestly, the Abril fight hasn't changed my opinion that much on Rios and how he would fair with other top fighters in and around his division. I see nothing in Gamboa to suggest he could implement the same strategy/style that Abril did, and make Rios look as bad. People will try and push the notion that it was all because of weight, but I don't buy that. He failed because he couldn't solve the puzzle Abril put before him. Not only was he being outsmarted on the outside, but more importantly, he was completely nullified in what was supposed to be his strongest area - inside fighting. That's crucial, because Rios isn't the type of guy you can run away from for 12 rounds. So when you have the ability/courage to venture into that sort of territory (inside fighting), only then can you handle a guy like Rios as dominantly. So massive props to Abril there. Not many fighters - including the likes of Khan, Alexander, etc - could do what he did.
     
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  4. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    I respect your opinion but Gamboa is 3 times better than Abril in every department. Speed= Gamboa, power= Gamboa, athleticism= Gamboa, ring IQ= Gamboa, agressiveness= Gamboa, footwork= Gamboa, amateur pedigree= Gamboa, explosiveness= Gamboa.

    The only thing Abril has over Gamboa is height and reach, that's it. :good
     
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  5. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    So if Abril was able to beat Rios and made him look silly then just imagine Gamboa. OMG
     
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  6. Jr Middleweight

    Jr Middleweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You know what I think? I think that you're not intelligent enough to understand uncle ricos post. You completely don't get what he's saying, and your reply was completely off.
     
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  7. Elliot

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    And these are two strengths of Abril, and two very clear weakenesses of Rios.
     
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  8. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    I get what he is saying, he is saying that Abril was able to nullify Rios by doing exactly what he was supposed to. But you didn't understand what I said, what I tried to say is that Gamboa is 3 times better than Abril in any area. If Gamboa and Abril fought at 135lbs you will have an idea of what I am talking about.
     
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  9. Vano-Irons

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    The Rios of the Acosta fight absolutely batters Gamboa.

    But he is now completely dead at the weight. Gamboa would probably knock him out now
     
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  10. king khan

    king khan Boxing Junkie banned

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    My prediction before was Gamboa, and it still is Gamboa. . . Even @ 140, I believed/still believe that Gamboa beats Rios. . . He's just too fast, and too skilled.
     
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  11. godlikerich

    godlikerich Active Member Full Member

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    Styles make fights. Some guys just make you look like ****. I agree with Uncle Rico.
     
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  12. judgeJAB

    judgeJAB Skills to pay the bills! Full Member

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    Nah you're slightly off. Gamboa doesn't have nearly as good of defense as Abril, thus he'll be hit more than Abril was.


    If Gamby doesn't get caught: TKO10
    If Gamby gets caught: Rios TKO10
     
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  13. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    I tend to disagree here about Gamboa's defence. In a recent survey Gamboa was found to be " one of the most difficult fighters to hit cleanly " and this survey was done by boxing experts. Gamboa was found to have one of the lowest numbers and ratio of being hit in his fights. Most boxing trainers all agree that Gamboa is one of the most intelligent boxers today. While he does get caught once in a while it's mainly because of his explosive agressiveness and being out of balance at times.

    While Abril showed great defence Gamboa's footwork, head movement and constant side to side movements are much better than Abril's. This is why he was able to beat Salido, Solis and Ponce de Leon with that much ease.
     
    Cuban Bon Bon, Apr 18, 2012
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  14. judgeJAB

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    I wouldn't doubt that you'd disagree with me about a guy you consider to be a favorite boxer of yours. He has touched the canvas too much for me to agree with you though. Against someone like Rios, that's no bueno. And I do NOT like Rios.
     
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  15. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    Out of his 5 official knockdowns 2 are ilegit, one against De Jesus ( a clear push ) and the other against Ramirez ( a clear elbow to the jaw ). Gamboa's only three legit knockdowns are against Orlando Salido ( questionable ), Darling Jimenez and Roger Gonzalez.
     
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