CompuBox Analysis: Miguel Cotto-Alfonso Gomez

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

By CompuBox - Alfonso Gomez, perhaps the most popular alum of "The Contender" series, will attempt to become a champion when he fights Miguel Cotto for Cotto’s WBA welterweight title April 12 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Cotto (31-0, 25 KO), universally ranked among boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters, is a solid 7-to-1 favorite to defeat Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KO), but the Guadalajara native is used to facing – and overcoming – long odds. After all, his defeat of prohibitive favorite Peter Manfredo Jr. in their first "Contender" match served as the launching pad for his current acclaim.

The 27-year-old Gomez enjoyed his best year as a pro as he scored dominant victories over Martin Concepcion (KO 7) and Arturo Gatti (KO 7) and out-pointed the durable Ben Tackie over 10 rounds. The three victories were to have served as a springboard for a crossroads fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but instead it morphed into this title opportunity. [details]

[Motofan]

I dont see how Gomez manages to see the 9th round. Other then that it was a good read.

[bluemax]

I concider Gomez winning if he doesn't either get killed or suffer a career ending injury in this mis-match. Hopefully one of the other so called top ranked welterweights will stop running from Cotto so Cotto isn't matched with cannon fodder like this just to say active. Does anyone in their right mind think Gomez has any chance at all??

[el malo]

I concider Gomez winning if he doesn't either get killed or suffer a career ending injury in this mis-match. Hopefully one of the other so called top ranked welterweights will stop running from Cotto so Cotto isn't matched with cannon fodder like this just to say active. Does anyone in their right mind think Gomez has any chance at all??

yeah he got a 1% chance of winning cuz you never know wat could happen in this crazy world let alone boxing, but im 99.999% shure cotto will ktfo gomez. lets not forget buster douglas vs tyson

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i hope Cotto feels the way you do. I'd love an upset, i like Cotto...but against such a lovable guy like Gomez, with his charisma and the fact he's such a HUGE underdog.

I'd love to see the unlikely Gomez victory.

Stranger. things. have. happened.

[-Hyperion-]

ha gomez' numbers are good for a punching bag....

[Addison]

I'm extremely confident that Gomez will look better than Mosley did. Extremely confident. I've also heard enough tripping-the-light-fantastic metaphors for Miguel Cotto to last a million lifetimes. I'm just waiting for someone to compare him to Godzilla crashing down on a building, King Kong swatting away bi-planes, or John Holmes tearing some snatch..

[BigDog9]

if they brawl if it going to be very good. but IMO cotto still got this regardless.


gomez good try at least u got good experince

[BMWM3P]

Gomez is going to be just another victim, Cotto is going to dominate this fight and give Gomez a beating he will not soon forget. I see an ealy retirement in Gomez future as he won't be able to cope with the massive beating his going to get on saturday.

[BigPenis69]

By CompuBox - Alfonso Gomez, perhaps the most popular alum of "The Contender" series, will attempt to become a champion when he fights Miguel Cotto for Cotto’s WBA welterweight title April 12 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Cotto (31-0, 25 KO), universally ranked among boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters, is a solid 7-to-1 favorite to defeat Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KO), but the Guadalajara native is used to facing – and overcoming – long odds. After all, his defeat of prohibitive favorite Peter Manfredo Jr. in their first "Contender" match served as the launching pad for his current acclaim.

The 27-year-old Gomez enjoyed his best year as a pro as he scored dominant victories over Martin Concepcion (KO 7) and Arturo Gatti (KO 7) and out-pointed the durable Ben Tackie over 10 rounds. The three victories were to have served as a springboard for a crossroads fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but instead it morphed into this title opportunity. [details]

I like Gomez but Cotto is just a ****ing animal. Cotto by brutal ko!