I can't believe people are still speculating about what may have prompted Gamboa to pull out of his scheduled fight with Rios when it's clear that he's blatantly ducking him.
I bumped the thread in which Gamboa owns himself, but some people remain oblivious (or are in denial) so I'll re-post it. Gamboa recently stated that he was a no-show at the press conference because he was always unhappy with the terms of the fight, however, that directly contradicts what he told boxingscene in mid Feb when the fight was publicly confirmed:
“I’m very happy with what was agreed to, and it’s a great opportunity,” said Gamboa. “I want to show that I am a special fighter. This is the perfect test. It was important to get the big fights and be properly compensated. The deal that was made was very fair.”
http://www.boxingscene.com/brandon-rios-yuriorkis-gamboa-confirmed-april-14--49655
Gamboa is ducking Rios /thread
You purposely forgot to mention in your summary the part where it says through Oner, his co-promoter.
That pretty much killed this one.
I don't believe we have heard anything from Gamboa, be it in the lead up to discussions or after it was announced. The first time we heard from him was today, and he said nothing is signed.
You purposely forgot to mention in your summary the part where it says through Oner, his co-promoter.
That does change the whole thread. Somebody is lying here because from what Top Rank is saying there is a signed contract and it seems Gamboa is saying there isnt.
I can't believe people are still speculating about what may have prompted Gamboa to pull out of his scheduled fight with Rios when it's clear that he's blatantly ducking him.
I bumped the thread in which Gamboa owns himself, but some people remain oblivious (or are in denial) so I'll re-post it. Gamboa recently stated that he was a no-show at the press conference because he was always unhappy with the terms of the fight, however, that directly contradicts what he told boxingscene in mid Feb when the fight was publicly confirmed:
“I’m very happy with what was agreed to, and it’s a great opportunity,” said Gamboa. “I want to show that I am a special fighter. This is the perfect test. It was important to get the big fights and be properly compensated. The deal that was made was very fair.”
http://www.boxingscene.com/brandon-rios-yuriorkis-gamboa-confirmed-april-14--49655
Gamboa is ducking Rios /thread
I have the opposite view. I never thought this was going ahead.
After the initial announcement I remember the report about how it clashed with Steward's schedule.
It sounds an odd thing to agree knowing your trainer won't be ready. And then instead of changing well in advance, changing only now.
To me it seems Top Rank and Ohner forgot about this minor detail and flaw in the story they've pushed. But then it was too late and already announced.
I think what he's trying to say is that Gamboa is now about self preservation. Yourkis Gamboa fights for Yourkis Gamboa, at the end of the day Yourkis has to be happy...
...it no longer matters that fans really wanted to see this fight. SMH.
he is probably happy with what was agreed to VERBALLY? Maybe the contract is different from what they verbally agreed upon...We don't know, right now fans are just ASSUMING AND SPECULATING a lot of things
I serious doubt Ahmet Oner and Top Rank are innocent and that Gamboa is just don't want to fight Rios