You guys think "Gamboa" is awsome... well

For us fight fans: too bad he decided to go back to Cuba.

For his family: good to see him going back to Cuba, so his family didn't get harmed.

btw jaycuban, did you know that it was Gamboa who organized the defection to Venezuela and made the contact with Mr. Gonzalez to sign with arena?

 

Are you saying that the other cuban fighter is better than Gamboa? If he is, well, wow.

 

Indeed. Always nice to see if someone shares the same thoughts.

OMG if ''poor'' Rigondeaux were to turn pro I would'ved swim to the US to see him fight.

Only I tend to disagree that Gamboa has the same style as Rigondeaux.
I think that is because all Cuban boxer are schooled the same. So they all have something in common. They are so easily to separate (stylewise) from other boxers at for example the OG.

Rigondeaux always has this high guard, And almost never throws a punch when it would'nt land.
He is like machine, not in way of stiffness, but it's like he's a robot, you just have to see it to judge.
Rigondeaux holds his hands higher

 

Yes he is indeed mate. You can see him on youtube:good
Masterfull.

Let's hope he goes for a third gold medal!!:happy
And o wel since he's only 26 he can also get a 4th !!
This of course if the Cuban authorities let him. They must have been/be pretty angry after his defection try

 

why do they go over to germany? they should come here to the UK :yep

 

There's more money to gain in Germany/ with a German promoter :deal

 

http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/rigondeaux.html

 

A first detailed interview with Gamboa:

http://www.boxingconfidential.com/articles.php?id=3027

 

And here are two pictures from the weigh in:

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Too bad Rigondeaux is never going to be able to go pro, unless Cuba opens up. He already tried defecting once, and that ended his career in a hurry. It's silly to think that the Cuban government won't have guards on him at all times if he's out of the country to prevent him from trying again.

And yes, Rigondeaux is better than Gamboa, and if he had gone pro a few years ago, he would have had the chance to become #1 P4P, but that's a real longshot now. I'm standing by my prediction that Gamboa will crack the top 20 P4P list by the end of 2009 though.

 

Rigondeaux is history.He had the chance of his life fleeing either to Germany or the USA instead of visiting some brothels in Brasil and wasting his precious time there.
He can blame himself for his deportation to Cuba and his forced retirement from boxing.
What a shame! One of the most talented fighters remains idle at home!