Prime Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa

On a realer note, I'd have to see Gamboa against a Kennedy McKinney type opponent before I judge.

 

I couldn't say. While Barrera was a great fighter (I must say I prefer Morrales), Gamboa has not reached his prime. As for Barrera against the present Gamboa, Barrera would definitely win -- but by KO, I cannot say. I do not think Gamboa has a glass jaw; instead, I think he has too much anxiety while fighting. Honestly, how he beats Mtgawa will be the real test of Gamboa's true potential, but still not a test of Gamboa's boxing status. Really, Gamboa has the potential to be one of the best boxers out there.

 

No he's not. imho Kennedy McKinney is much tougher than Gamboa and for all we know Eddie ****ing Croft is too, Gamboa gets touched regularly by anyone who steps in the ring with him. He may not even turn out to be an A level fighter. I also don't understand your comment about MAB not being able to knock down Gamboa when every taxi driver in Tijuana knocks down Gamboa. How exactly do you figure that?

 

For someone so certain about Gamboa, you certainly seem very off on your points.

One of his knockdowns was a slip incorrectly ruled as a knock down. Another one was a forearm (which will put pretty much anybody down). Against Darling Jiminez, he got knocked down because he was coming forward and was clipped cleanly with a nice shot.

He still recovered and won all those fights with rarely a bad moment.

Gamboa is highly accredited Cuban amateur. He has blazing hand speed, very good power, fast feet and recently he's shown the ability to adapt and come up with a decent counter punching style. Does he get knocked down? Absolutely. Does he get back up and kick ass? Absolutely. Is he learning on the job still? You bet.

So while we're pumping fists and hemming and hawing about respect, I suggest we show some for Gamboa as well. We don't need to bury the current to put over the legends.

 

I gave him respect. I said he's a decent fighter who can give top guys some anxious moments. At this point, that's more respect than he's earned, because as of now some c level fighters have been giving HIM some anxious moments, and I'm not at all sure that once Gamboa steps up with the big boys, they'll find his chin a HELL of a lot easier than the C fighters did, and they WILL hurt him when they knock him down, and they'll finish him when he stands back up.

That nonstop punching style looks great against no-hopers. Using it effectively against top competition is a whole different animal entirely. I'm also far from one of those classic forum jackoffs who think fighters from the 1920's would walk over today's fighters. The fact is, Gamboa looks very questionable to me, period. You want to compare him to a ****ing young Marco Antonio Barrera, then don't get your panties in a bunch when you get laughed at.

 

This will be my ritual every year now. :good

 

Mckinney had one hell of a chin, much better than Gamboas, thats why he got up. You were the one i was referring to earlier about not watching to much of barreras career, just the end.

 

Only an idiot who knows nothing about Boxing would favor Gamboa at this point.

 

I bet you're one of those people who bosses hate. They try to tell you what you did wrong and how to correct your error over and over while you sit there and try to defend yourself until they get sick of talking to you and fire your ass. How many burger joints have you worked in this year?

Gamboa hasn't proven himself to be half the fighter McKinney was, and if he keeps getting knocked on his ass he never will.

 

Those who say Gamboa should have your faces caved in by MAB himself. ****ing ridiculous. :verysad