Gamboa appreciation thread.

like roy jones said, "he's got heart, son"

I have always been a fan of his even when the HBO crew would say he wasn't the same Gamboa. He took a lot of heat on here but every time he fought I tuned in. He's an exciting fighter to watch I hope Garcia vs Gamboa happens later this year. Gamboa needs to work with Pedro Diaz if he wants to get back in the limelight. Out of the three Cuban fighters that I like watching from Lara,Rigondeaux, and Gamboa my favorite is Yuri. Do you know who Yoan Pablo Hernandez is he's exciting/vulnerable always in these type fights. Gamboa does deserve praise for that effort maybe not the best strategy to stand and rumble as much as he did but he wanted that KO.

Gamboa was crazy for taking this fight, the guy thinks hes Pacquiao or something. I knew Crawford had legit power at 135 and Gamboa had a very unlegit chin. The outcome was pretty obvious imo.

Absolutely ridiculous this fight. The size difference was crazy but Gamboa pulled it out for the first rounds. I think the turning point was body work but mainly the big exchange....he couldn't stay sharp & it zapped his legs. Either fight smarter or drop division . Respect!!

I have always been a fan of his even when the HBO crew would say he wasn't the same Gamboa. He took a lot of heat on here but every time he fought I tuned in. He's an exciting fighter to watch I hope Garcia vs Gamboa happens later this year. Gamboa needs to work with Pedro Diaz if he wants to get back in the limelight. Out of the three Cuban fighters that I like watching from Lara,Rigondeaux, and Gamboa my favorite is Yuri.

he needs to go down to 130. crawford was just too big. even though yuri landed on him several times, it was crawford size IMO what won him the fight.

Gamboa showed great skills and heart.. It was an exciting fight but crawfords size and skill was too much for yuri.. Gamboa needs to go back to 130. I think he has a legit chance to beat mikey

He was on PEDs for all those fights where he was dropped. lol okay...

The silver lining is that Gamboa entertained the crowd and left it in the ring. Therefore, the bigwigs at HBO/Showtime will probably be glad to have him back. I still want to see Juanma vs. Gamboa, even if it makes little sense. I think that fight makes a lot of sense.

An appreciation thread littered with PED talk.

https://sp3.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HB.287920491063&pid=15.1&P=0 lolololololololololololol

The silver lining is that Gamboa entertained the crowd and left it in the ring. Therefore, the bigwigs at HBO/Showtime will probably be glad to have him back. I still want to see Juanma vs. Gamboa, even if it makes little sense.

1) Gamboa has the reputation of being reckless, and when he gets dropped his instinct is to fight back. 2) Has he ever tested positive for PED's? He was on PEDs for all those fights where he was dropped.

Some PEDs have the side effect of making you more aggressive and brave than what you normally would be. Probably confusing that with heart. That statement makes it obvious you've never seen his entire pro career and more importantly amateur career. Where it's Olympic testing. He's always had that style. ALWAYS. This is nothing new.

This fight made me more of a Crawford fan rather than a Gamboa fan.

Just watched the fight again . What a battle . I'm an even bigger fan of both guys now. No shame at all in yuri's loss. He was a man possessed last night , he was gonna keep getting up . In 4 knock downs he was down a total of about 5 seconds . He should move back down and get a trainer. There was a puddle on that Tacate sign . It seemed pretty dangerous and was effecting both fighters . If that happens in the future someone should mop that up so it doesn't affect the outcome if there is an injury.

Some PEDs have the side effect of making you more aggressive and brave than what you normally would be. Probably confusing that with heart. 1) Gamboa has the reputation of being reckless, and when he gets dropped his instinct is to fight back. 2) Has he ever tested positive for PED's?

Some PEDs have the side effect of making you more aggressive and brave than what you normally would be. Probably confusing that with heart.

He needs a new trainer and go down a division, maybe garcia will like to fight him now... props to crawford

I love Boa, pray to christ they bring him back and put him with best at 130. I think he'd tool Garcia who is also a top notch fighter.