Your thoughts on prospects and any future favs?....

Well, although he's "hit" the scene - I still regard Kelly Pavlik a great prospect because of what he can bring to boxing, he can be it's next superstar if he finds a way to keep winning.

Povetkin of course, another impressive guy who looks like he could cause some noise at HW but I'm more amped about David Haye, David Haye is a big mouthed personality who has mammoth power and if he can make some waves at HW, he might bring some casual fans back to the sport.

 

Gambos is by far the best prospect on the scene and my favorite current boxer period. I'll be strongly rooting for him in every fight, so I guess we see it kind of the opposite.

 

I lik Gamboa, Kirkland, Linares and Joe Greene.

 

scott lawton, a scottish fighter is a definite up and comer

 

oh and peter quillin aka kid chocolate. that guy is a BEAST

 

Mares fights lesser opposition than Gamboa and gets hit just as much without showing any of the potential. I don't get this at all, especially from someone who's a Gamboa detractor.

 

mares has sick hand speed but not much of a defense and virtually no power. when he fought marchiano he hit him with an insane amount of punches and never knocked him down once. and while marchiano no doubt has a good chin, mares clearly was not hitting him very hard

 

Yes, the fight I saw with Mares against an absolute bum skill-wise(the same as has already been mentioned) he was getting tagged often, very often. His defense is very open, even though his offense is rounded, and you can tell he's a Beristain fighter. He gets hit just as much as Gamboa, who, until the fight the other night, was known for his elusive head movement, which is still quite good when he wants to use it. Jimenez was a better fighter for sure than the bum Mares was facing as well, and Gamboa dominated his matchup more thoroughly on the cards anyway.

And what does that last bit even mean? When he's in there tough?:huh

How does Gamboa look like absolute **** stopping or shutting out every single opponent, and all without any difficulty aside from a hiccup in the last fight?

 

Brooklyn in the house. Danny jacobs is gon do some damage.
Joe Greene is good as well, but he needs to tune up on somethings. But he has good power and speed, if he continues to improve he can b a force

 

i know what you mean i love mayorga too. its just the way boxing is. you love some arrogant guys but hate others

 

Tyrone Brunson looks an amazing prospect . . . on paper.

 

What you guys miss when comparing a guy like Gamboa to a guy like Judah is the level of poise in the ring. While he may be reckless at times, he is a veteran. A true pro in the ring, always calm under any situation and able to come right back from any mishaps right away. He never loses focus in the ring like a guy of Zab's level, which is why he'll go further than someone like Zab or most of you think. He has the mental abilities as well as the physical abilities, he just has to learn to use them all the time, which he will as he matures to the pro game.

 

this is definitely true but gamboa has not faced opposition on the same level that judah has. im not disagreeing with you about his poise but i think gamboa still has a lot to prove b4 he can be hailed as P4P material