What is this a friggin highschool popularity contest?, the guy puts on a good performance with a hurt hand against a very good, tough, fighter and i gotta read about how he doesnt have endearing qualities!!!!! LMAO...THIS IS BOXING!!!!!
Most of the posters here have little knowledge of boxing so they certainly won't have any knowledge of contract law.
In the United States a verbal agreement between 2 parties is a legally binding agreement, especially if there are witnesses this is very easy to establish in a court of law.
Gamboa might be able to weasel out of it on the basis that he was too drunk to understand what he did, but I don't think that was the case.
Ultimately this is Gamboa's fault 100%. The guy bolted from Cuba and got in bed with Oner one of the most dishonest crooks in the game, then paired Oner and Arum together which is the reason he has gotten belts and recognition without taking tough fights.
Now after these promoters have gotten him to the top of the sport without risk or tough fights, he wants to renegotiate his terms. It doesn't work that way.
AMEN! Alot of people on this board have there heads up there ass. Rios didnt call out Gamboa, Gamboa called him out. For Rios he just wasted money and time on this disrespectful socialist. Deport him back to Castro and that **** island.
Send this coward mf'er back to the **** island he came from, he didnt have a problem with Oner when they were helping him defect. See what happens when you deal with communists.
Im True Blue American of Mexican descent but let me speak FACT. Its the media from ALL parts of the world that hype certain fighters, its all subjective to what style of fighting you personally like. so stop your b.s. and try to look at things with an objective mind. I dunno Alexander didnt fight with any notion of going and taking it. I give credit to Bradley for at least looking to fight moving forward. i think Khan and Maidana are right now the best at 140.
But then again i am no fighters fan boy
Im a fanboy of the sport
and I blame idiots who said Mattysse was robbed against Judah and Alexander for it
I thought Mattysse won both fights, i can see where someone can see it the other way though. That being said, The scorecards for the fight tonight were a joke and a insult to the sport of boxing. If you cant see that i dunno.
Wow beating Yuri Foreman and Ricardo Mayorga makes you #1! Fat ass Dan Rafael has the nerve to critisize the WBC rankings!?!? He rates Cotto #1 at 154, thats funny.Im a fan of Cotto but #1 at 154! Really?
I wanna see Floyd fight all the top welters...Pacquio, Williams, Margarito, Cotto, Cintron, Clottey, Berto, Collazo, all of em...thats what true "greatness" does wipe everyone out.
you don't go into an epileptic fit from a punch (which wasn't even that hard), he's a boxer ffs.
I dunno ive seen a guy go into a seizure after getting hit on his chin. Granted not in a boxing match. but ive still seen it.
After watching that replay he did hit him with a pretty good shot
im pissed it ended like this, Abraham what a palooka, he knocked Dirrell down in the previous round, despite horseshit Cole being out of position and ruling a slip! HE BLEW THAT ONE BIGTIME!! Dirrell looked a little unsteady after that. I also blame Cole for Abraham's blatant foul, he was way out of position and could have grabbed abraham to avoid him from throwing that shot while Dirrell was down. I wanna see a rematch.
Yeah that ref sucks. But i have issues with both fighters. Dirrell doesnt sit on his punches enough for me, its like he fights with no confidence with his power. I think he relies on his slickness too much. I think he would have some KO's if he attacked more. Abraham annoys me with his begging and bitching to the ref about low blows that were borderline. He waited way too long to start fighting and pressuring Dirrell. Never really was throwing his jab either.
Don't worry. Some of these guys are just covert racists, which is why at every opportunity they look for ways to discredit African-American fighters, a long time staple of the sport. AAs basically dominate the all time p4p list (especially the top 10). Maybe they're jealous of this fact which is why they can't help but mention race when their favorite fighters get beat.
Another AA crying and whining about racism. Broner will never be any good. He couldnt take out a far inferior and smaller fighter. These are facts not racism. Stick your race card up your azz.
Joe Cortez is the WORST ref in boxing hands down. Khan was pushing his head down and holding and running. Hes the **** version of Andre Dirrell. In other words a CUNT!!
Its in his Genes you ****ing idiot, his daddy was the greatest fighter EVER!!!! Until Floyd or Pacquio or some other fighter gets even close to being 90-0 before losing then talk to me. Steroids aint got nothing to do with it. gumps and marks the whole lot of you. Mexicans rule this game.
Dont hate the player hate the game.
Mayweather should fight...Kirkland, GGG at 154. Porter, Malignaggi, Garcia, Thurman, Broner or Maidana at welterweight. Amir Khan needs a few wins at welterweight before he gets Money.
amir is not ready for bradley or pacquiao yet.
juan diaz , juan manuel marquez , paulie malignaggi , nate campbell , joan guzman , julio diaz , david diaz and ricky hatton are all very beatable for amir though.
I kinda disagree, Bradley lacks power and has an untested chin. Bradley, Juan Diaz, or Malignaggi should be who Khan tries to get next. Guys that have little power. He should stay far away from Juan Manuel Marquez, Nate Campbell or Maidana. I believe that any of these guys puts him to sleep.
You Cubans are starting to act as unreasonable as *******s. Dont get all butt hurt your idol is a maricon. HE CALLED THE DUDE OUT THEN PULLED A ***** MOVE. Are you guys fans of the sport or dickriders of one fighter.
More than likely even if a Gamboa/Rios would had been scheduled that night it might not had gone foward with Rios irresponsibly not making weight.
Gamboa was suppose to come up in weight and on top of that would had to fight an over weight Rios, I don't see them fighting that night cause they are not like Abril that would had to take the fight cause they are not an attraction.
Rios was the attraction, not Gamboa. Rios has a MUCH bigger fanbase in this country than Gamboa would ever have.
Speaking of fanbases, after Cotto vs Mayweather breaks the ppv rcord that hoto mayweather is gonna take credit for the numbers, but WE all know its cause Canelo is bringing in the numbers for that fight...mexicans buy ppv, mexicans are the biggest fanbase for boxing in this country.
it means a fair bit when the guy is also a lot more skilled, lot more intelligent and has very good power.
Gamboa's power? He couldnt knock out Salido, and has tasted the canvas from smaller fighters... More intelligent? keep thinking that Rios isnt intelligent or skilled, he knows how to cut off the ring, constantly comes forward and catches a lot of punches, he is highly skilled for a pressure fighter. His skills are different than Gamboa's, the key in my opinion is how Gamboa is able to take a much bigger guys punches. Gamboa is no Floyd he is there to be hit and if anyone will connct on him its Rios. Cant wait to see this fight.
you have to blind if you thought that fairy mora won running away, holding,:sombrero: fighting like a scared little girl. Then again im not surprised most of the tools on this board prolly think mora showed skills!!
I guess you can say.. http://www.itsworsethanyouthink.co.uk/039/quack.jpg
So now its a duck when a fighter from 154 dont want to go to 160 and fight? Why doesnt he rematch Williams or fight ANOTHER MIDDLEWEIGHT and quit begging smaller fighters to come up and fight him.
Two ******* are what these two clowns are, after Ortiz shenanigans in the Floyd fight and Khan's constant holding and running in the Peterson fight. You can keep both of these turds.
Dallas was done someone has to protect the fighter, he could have been seriously hurt had he continued. His style of fighting is terrible, he has alot of skills but doesnt use them properly, he holds way too much and doesnt let his hands go on the inside, doesnt step to the side on the inside either.
I cannot believe I just wasted a Friday night to sit home to watch that garbage. And what could Chris have possibly have taken way from that fight that will help him in anyway? The fact is he is still a very average fighter who lost a little weight.
He was more balanced on his feet and used head movement while coming in. He's above average in the hvy weight division. He kissed that dude like he was a ***** too. He should save that **** for his fine ass wife. Kinda classless didnt like that.
i have a hard time believing that JuanMa is gonna run, its in his nature to stand toe to toe, I like how JuanMa goes about his business in the ring. He is my favorite PR fighter. Its gonna be a good fight, both guys give and get hit. Should be a FOTY candidate. At least they arent ducks.
No one at lightweight can hurt Rios, right now he is a beast. Once Gamboa feels his punches, i think he IS gonna run. But "unskilled" Rios knows how to cut a ring off and catch punches, once he times Gamboa its gonna be just like the Acosta fight, who is a much bigger puncher than Gamboa. Only chance Gamboa has is he better hope Rios is drained from losing weight.
No way Peterson will win a rematch, cards will be stacked against him...Golden Boys influence, they will prolly let Cortez ref (taking away the inside fight) fight in corrupt Vegas, Peterson should dump that b.s WBA belt in a porta potty and tell the WBA and Khan to go shag the belt from the **** and fock off.
Explain to me whats ignorant? did Gamboa not pull out after calling Rios out? That is a maricon move. Anyone who is making excuses for Gamboa is a FANBOY in my opinion. As far as making mexicans look bad, YOU need to stfu, if i make anyone look bad its my self not all mexicans. All i am saying is some of these posts are not logical, kind of like posts from some Pac supporters.