The Kid Gavilan Appreciation Thread

The Gavilan/Graham fight gets harder to score every time I watch it, even though I initially had it wide for Gavilan on the basis of his consistently superior workrate.

 

It's quite often the case that with a slight shift in perception a fight can end up looking quite different, especially when a subtle operator is involved.

As an aside, I'd gladly watch Gavilan-Graham III 50 times over rather than watch the top 50 welterweight fights of the past decade.

 

I must've watched Gavilan-Graham 50 times (and from two different film angles) and I still believe Gavvy won it clearly, usually by about a 3-round margin (9-6 or 8-5-2). Graham just didn't let his hands go enough (except in the clinches maybe), particularly in the early and middle rounds.

I also thought Gavvy won at least 9 rounds vs. Saxton, and should've gotten the decisions over Bratton and Womber as well.

 

Great thread !
From the technical standpoint there are few fighters with a similar level of skills........
I love his jab and uppercut, had very quick combinations too......
Very good head movement when he needs it.....
He was a slow starter, but because he liked to feel his opponents (I think).....This shows his ring smarts and versatility, because he could attack beautifully and fight aggresively with great workrate and authority......when he wanted to.....

 

And I agree with you...underrated jab !