JML will KO Gamboa in the late rounds...

i think arum is a money hungry snake and hell want them to be more mainstream before matching them to make more money theyll fight 2 or 3 fites each b4 facin eachotherKeep in mind also that both Gamboa and Juanma want to make big money also. They'll only fight the Mtwagas and Luevanos for so long. Arum can't milk this for too long, with success their is usually a growing ego to go along. Gamboa and Juanma won't wanna share the spotlight for too long.

i think arum is a money hungry snake and hell want them to be more mainstream before matching them to make more money theyll fight 2 or 3 fites each b4 facin eachotherYes, which backs my point that no one with a serious shot of winning will be in the other corner prior to their fight. The champs and recognizable figures will lose to either one of these men.

they fought real comp experience plays alot 2 gamboa never faced anyone of that quality eitherGamboa is quality. Just because he hasn't had a long professional career doesn't mean he isn't experienced. His amateur pedigree is unmatched and his ability in the ring speaks for itself. Neither John or Juarez which would be the only plausible opponents outside Juanma, can beat him. Juarez has too low a work rate and John in all honesty in not all that. He looked horrible against Juarez, and Gamboa will burn him out. Experience is not measured just in professional ranks. Tarver started the profession ranks late and despite the fact that he had less matches than many of his opponents he was probably the more experienced person in the ring.

BTW 407BoriKua don't believe everything you read. Arum won't risk them losing their 0 before they fight. Not that I honesty believe that any champion other than themselves could take their 0's anyway.

Not even judging by tonite..I think Juanma is the one that is over rated..the guys defense is horrible, head movement nonexistant...Hands slow as hell sloppy feet...IMO he is more green than Gamboa, only way gamboa shows his flaws is by purposely being cocky and leaving his hands down, that can be fixed by intimidation. I think Gamboa makes easy work of this guy before shooting up to around 140 in the coming years and being the future guy

they do have fights b4 hand NEW YORK -- This is the blueprint for building toward a big fight. It's a blueprint that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum knows very well after 40 years in boxing. It's slow and steady and in the not too distant future he figures -- and he's probably right -- that fight fans will be begging to see a featherweight showdown between titleholders Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa. After the performances that they each turned in on Saturday night, Arum can probably already hear the cash register humming because both looked sensational blowing out their legitimate opponents. Lopez, a junior featherweight titleholder, moved up in weight and blitzed Steven Luevano for a one-sided seventh-round knockout to capture his second world title. "I dream of being a world champion in four divisions. This is the second one," he said. "I'm very happy I gave the crowd a great fight." And in the co-feature, Gamboa crushed Rogers Mtagwa in two lopsided rounds in defense of his 126-pound belt before an enthusiastic near-sellout crowd of 5,142 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. "I've got two horses and I want them to wipe out everybody in the featherweight division and when they finally meet, people will go crazy," Arum said. Arum is as savvy as anyone. He has no intention of putting them together right away. He'll milk it, tend to it, grow it and do his best to make it into a blockbuster fight in which everyone gets paid a lot of money. "From what I've seen tonight, I want these guys to go against every great featherweight out there," Arum said. The first stop on the ride to the showdown he hopes will be a summer HBO card from two sites featuring Lopez defending his title at home in Puerto Rico and Gamboa defending his belt in his adopted hometown of Miami. "We'll have just cleaned up all the featherweights and then when everyone is panting about seeing these guys fight each other, I'll do a big, big blowout kind of show," Arum said. "I promote both of them. I owe it to both of them to make them the biggest amount of money they can make. I'm not going to rush it. I can build it like a son of a gun. Then in the summer of 2011, with all the Cubans and all the Puerto Ricans, we'll talk to Steve Tisch about putting it in the new Meadowlands Stadium. "It's a great fight, but it's got to be the kind of fight where, even though they are only 126 pounders, they will make a s---load of money." Arum said he would be willing to match either of them with the likes of featherweight titleholder Chris John, junior featherweight titlist Celestino Caballero and the winner of the Feb. 13 Mario Santiago-Bernabe Concepcion fight. "Don't I owe it to my two guys to build this into the biggest fight I can? It will be a huge, huge fight, but not right now," Arum said. It was the second consecutive card that Lopez and Gamboa have fought on together. They did so in October, when Gamboa looked terrific in a knockout victory, but Lopez was in a life-and-death battle with Mtagwa, nearly getting knocked out in the 11th and 12th rounds. That sure wasn't the case on Saturday, when Lopez dispatched Luevano (37-2-1, 15 KOs) with surprising ease. With the heavily Puerto Rican crowd on his side, Lopez was pitching a shutout on two scorecards going into the seventh and had lost only one round on the third card. "I knew I had to do better than I did last time here. I had to be smart," Lopez said. "The four pounds was a big difference, moving up to 126. I knew I had to be smart and be patient, and that's what I was." Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs), 26, had swelled up Luevano's left eye and bloodied his nose with pinpoint right hooks and uppercuts before finishing him with a series of shots. Luevano, 28, who was making his sixth defense, collapsed in the corner and was very wobbly getting to his feet. When he stumbled taking a step forward, referee Benji Esteves called it off at 44 seconds. Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) had an even easier time with Mtagwa (26-14-2, 18 KOs) and made a big statement about how the proposed future fight with Lopez might go, especially after Lopez struggled so severely with Mtagwa last fall. Gamboa, the electrifying 28-year-old former Olympic gold medalist and Cuban defector, was not tested in the slightest. Making his second defense, Gamboa's speed was overwhelming and obvious immediately, and in the first round every punch Gamboa landed seemed to rock Mtagwa. A left hand on top of the head knocked Mtagwa down with about 10 seconds left in the round. It got no better for Mtagwa, 30, the rugged Philadelphia brawler originally from Tanzania. Gamboa, who showed more patience and a tighter defense than he has in recent fights, was landing flush shots with both hands and then knocked Mtagwa down on the end of a left hand with about a minute to go in the round. Mtagwa survived but Gamboa launched another assault and dropped him again, forcing referee Steve Smoger to call it off without a count. "We knew he was fast but we felt we would try to get through three rounds and battle, but he just caught real bad, really early," said Joe Parella, Mtagwa's manager. Although Mtagwa had lost to Lopez last year, he earned rave reviews for his gritty performance and the shot at Gamboa. Gamboa, however, didn't want to compare himself to Lopez. "I hope that with this performance that nobody compares me to Juanma. He's Juanma. I am Yuriorkis Gamboa," he said. "We are two different boxers. You can't compare. I am here to demonstrate my skills. I am here to face anyone and beat anyone in my division. "You have to look and see that we were in different weight divisions when each fought Mtagwa. I don't think you can get anything from seeing me and Mtagwa and him and Mtagawa." When asked if he wanted to fight Lopez, Gamboa was noncommittal. "It's in the hands of promoters," he said. "I am ready for whatever boxers they put in front of me." Lopez agreed. "This is business. If it makes sense, fine with me," he said of the possible future showdown. "If it makes sense now, we'll do it. If it doesn't, we'll wait. Whatever the company wants. But I know eventually I'll fight him." And if Arum has his way, we'll all be panting for it. they wont fight this yearThen they probably won't face legit threats against their 0 either.

if he faces someone like either vasquez marquez chris jogn or rjHehe, you mean the Chris John that almost got KO'd by Juarez averaging like 30 punches a round. And if by RJ you in fact mean Rocky Juarez then you are most surely tripping. Juarez is a never was champ who gives away fights. The Vazquez and Marquez of a few years back maybe, but those two are worse for ware now. They only interested in their 4th match, they aren't even paying notice to Juanma's pleas for a fight. Both are also very hitable, prone to cuts, and can be KO'd. Take their age and past wars into account and not a remedy for success against Gamboa right now. LOL, Rocky Juarez.....sheesh.

Haha, I like Juanma but I have to agree with that. Chris John, no chance. Rocky Juarez, no chance. Juanma Lopez, interesting, but no chance. Ditto Caballero.LOL, don't forget Cristobal Cruz.

If ever they meet together Juanma is no match for Gamboa. It's gonna be like Manny Pacquiao versus Vic Darchinyan. Gamboa by brutal KO in the early rounds.

That being said, I still believe Juanma did great. It was a great night of boxing. despite only having two televised fights. All action. Juanma displayed his characteristic, tight boxing. Well done for both. Although I think Gamboa has a bit more stock in comparison.Agreed. Can't wait should the fight happen. :boxing:

LOL, against who? He's championship caliber and the champs int the division pale in comparison. That's also assuming that they have a fight beforehand. Gamboa is ready for Juanma, so it's really on Juanma's hands. Or will he duck him like he did Caballero and stall? Haha, I like Juanma but I have to agree with that. Chris John, no chance. Rocky Juarez, no chance. Juanma Lopez, interesting, but no chance. Ditto Caballero.

But Gamboa destroyed Mtagwa and Juanma struggled with him? So Gamboa>Lopez because thats how boxing works sarcasm Wrong!!! Wronggggggg...check boxing 's history cuz it might repeat itself.

That being said, I still believe Juanma did great. It was a great night of boxing. despite only having two televised fights. All action. Juanma displayed his characteristic, tight boxing. Well done for both. Although I think Gamboa has a bit more stock in comparison.

I think gamboa will lose before he gets to face juanmaLOL, against who? He's championship caliber and the champs int the division pale in comparison. That's also assuming that they have a fight beforehand. Gamboa is ready for Juanma, so it's really on Juanma's hands. Or will he duck him like he did Caballero and stall?

Lopez fans are in for a huge awakening. Look at all you fools talking about how Gamboa is reckless and open, yet it was Juanma getting counter bombed by a much slower Luevano because he was opening up in his shots. Please tell me where Juanma has an edge over Gamboa? Because its not in any physical aspects and Gamboa can box as well as Juanma. Put Gamboa in the ring with Luevano tonight and you would have had a much quicker fight. Gamboa can do anything better than Juanma in the ring.

No offence, but against who?? I find it funny. Gamboa puts on a transcendent performance and people see weekness. Honestly, I was part of the group that might have seen vulnerabilites in his game before. Not anymore. Kinda made Juanma L's game look ordinary afterwards.

I think gamboa will lose before he gets to face juanma No offence, but against who??

I think Lopez will duck gamboa .....

Lopez have it all. he's a very technical Fighter and a very reasonable power to put down Gamboa, On the other hand Gamboa has an awesome power if it will lands makes the opponent hards to comeback. If they will met if will be a big War i cant wait

I feel the same. Lopez was far too wild. You'd expect Gamboa to be that way. Side by side, it's no competition. Gamboa only gets careless when he realizes that the opponent is done. First min and a half, he was careful with a high guard and very mobile. KO under 7 rounds if they fight.