Rewatching. Crawford vs Gamboa

gamboa gave it away, fought like a moron after getting check hooked when he could have simply just outboxed the guy, but i suppose it's just a flaw of his

That sure was some crowd. Great fight. Tell Crawford to pick on someone his own size. That was my first impression. Gamboa made a fan of me, that night. Dude is sick with it. Nice with those. Just got clocked and rocked by the naturally bigger man.

I was very pleased with how my guy performed. He was outboxing Crawford rather easily early and looked very good despite being tiny at the weight. I believe size and recklessness beat him, but that's not an excuse as it was Yuri's decision to go up and challenge the best. He lost, but went out firing and showed a ton of heart. As a Yuri fan, I took from it that Gamboa is good enough to jump a few divisions, fight the best and still look good. Good big guy beat a very good small guy. Definitely a case of size being too much. Gamboa did pretty damn well, considering.

I was very pleased with how my guy performed. He was outboxing Crawford rather easily early and looked very good despite being tiny at the weight. I believe size and recklessness beat him, but that's not an excuse as it was Yuri's decision to go up and challenge the best. He lost, but went out firing and showed a ton of heart. As a Yuri fan, I took from it that Gamboa is good enough to jump a few divisions, fight the best and still look good. Good big guy beat a very good small guy.

Crawford wins a safe boring 12 round decision over Beltran. If Crawford tries to trade with Beltran and throws his boxing out the window, I see Crawford getting hurt multiple times and losing. Beltran is no small Gamboa

Saw it for the first time recently. Great fight! I thought it was definitely a case of good big man beats good little man and Yuri has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. He was dangerous right up til' the end and his macho is beyond question. Congrats to both men! :boxing:

God I wish they would do these small-mid size city hometown card fights more often. The atmosphere is so much better.

Gamboa Did great for a guy outside his weight class clearly....And after usual layoff

I didn't go crazy when Crawford beat Gamboa because Yuriorkis was too small for him. Crawford even said it himself. Beltran might be tougher for him than Gamboa cuz the size difference isn't gonna an issue. It's whatever though, it was a good fight.

Great fight. Great atmosphere. Great night for boxing. Both showed a lot in that fight and deserve much respect.

Crawford beat Gamboa because of his skills and intelligence, not his height.

I don't get why everyone is saying Crawford's size was the difference in the fight. It was competitive until Crawford adjusted. It's not like he adjusted his size. Gamboa is a solid fighter, but he fought reckless, and he couldn't afford to be reckless against someone at Crawford's level.

I like crawford because it turns it up when he has to but is more than comfortable with just out boxing you. Gamboa has always been must see TV

Yup couldn't believe there was so many people and how hype they were. And they weren't all Mexican or black lol. Need more shows in Nebraska

I like both fighters, Gamboa was having a good 4 rounds then Crawford caught him with something and he started to slug it out which isn't wise for Gamboa, but that's who he is. Crawfords size advantage did play a huge difference in that fight, Beltran Crawford is going to be a FOTY candidate for sure.

It was a great atmosphere and an entertaining fight But I think people went a bit crazy praising Crawford as much as they did. His size was a very big factor in how the fight played out imo. He's a talented fighter, but i think Beltran will be his first real test. Burns was shot I agree. I like Crawford, and I have been giving him much praise, because I think he is very talented. But Gamboa should not have been fighting at 135. I think he beats Beltran, but I hope people don't think it's going to be like the Gamboa fight.

Co-sign this post. I think he beats Beltran though. Also, I saw Gamboa in a music video earlier today. Paloma and Snezz or someone Yeh i think he beats Beltran too. Gamboa's a G http://myboxingfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gamboa006_02.jpg This can not be denied

I don't see it with Crawford, almost every fight of his that I've seen he looks indecisive, like he doesn't know what approach he wants to take. Then his punching technique is inconsistent, it gets sloppy at times.

It was a great atmosphere and an entertaining fight But I think people went a bit crazy praising Crawford as much as they did. His size was a very big factor in how the fight played out imo. He's a talented fighter, but i think Beltran will be his first real test. Burns was shot Co-sign this post. I think he beats Beltran though. Also, I saw Gamboa in a music video earlier today. Paloma and Snezz or someone

It was a damn good fight but I don't get why they were trying to hype Crawford like "OMG a star is born!" I( don't think casuals got the memo. And while Crawford is good...is he really that good? I don't know.