Gamboa vs. Al Seeger

[Jim Jeffries]

Gamboa will win a title next year, especially with 130 wide open right now.

[-Swizzy-]

Gamboa will win a title next year, especially with 130 wide open right now.

wide open is an understatement. with pacman, jmm, guzman, valero and soto all moving up, I really wouldn't be surprised if gamboa is the best 130 pounder by the end of next year.

[steloudean]

Al Seeger was 'down' but not out - He is still Champ!

It has been previously noted that a lack of confidence is not one of Seeger's characteristics, and his stepping into the ring with Gamboa shows that to be true. What most commentators regarding this bout fail to mention is that Mr. Seeger had a maximum 3-5 day notice of substitution for this fight. Mr. Seeger had absolutely no time to prepare mentally or physically for the boxing style that a Yuri Gamboa employs, or to study the videos. Again, his was a last minute sub situation when the scheduled boxer, Jose Rojas, backed out of the engagement. Should Al have accepted this fight at the last moment begs a different question. In my mind this makes Al Seeger even more courageous than he is, and has always been, throughout his boxing career. This superb boxer, maybe not a household name to some boxing fans, but to those of us who have followed his career, we find Al Seeger to be a phenomenal athlete, and a world class boxer. His reach, his poetry of movement and his record of defeat by knockout of the majority of his world-class opponents speak volumes for his talents. I would ask all who saw this bout and came away with the impression that Mr. Gamboa "vaporized" Mr. Seeger, to go back and to review Al Seeger, both as an amateur, and as a professional. No one would be able to find anything to disqualify him from championship status. This Kid is a wonder, and a beauty to behold. Look at his long & powerful straight right hand, an excellent left and right jab, and especially, as to how he moves on his feet, and then from nowhere, he unleashes a combination of shots against his opponents. The result of the Gamboa bout for Al has to be disappointing, and I pray that he was not injured, and will soon be back in training after the requisite 'down time'. Having followed this young boxer for a time, I am more in awe of his courage and his strength than prior to this bout. When I see his dignity and his manly courage, I see a professional in the mold of the past greats. I wish Al Seeger much luck, and I ask that he does not compromise his health, but also, that he not become discouraged. I sincerely believe that he added to his already large fan base that night! Al Seeger has truly, in my humble opinion, snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat! Mr. Gamboa may have won this fight, but even in the results of this night’s engagement, Al Seeger is still a champ to those of us who follow and love him.

[RodBarker]

Well, Gamboa has dominated every single opponent thus far and the skill level of his opponents is almost unheard of for the first 10 fights. I mean he hasn't faced a guy with a losing record (combined win/loss record is 169-31), his third pro fight was against a guy with over 50 fights (40-11) and dominating Darling Jimenez for 11 rounds and picking up a vacant WBC International title at the same time is pretty damn good for 10 fights.

IMO, he deserves the hype.

He is a star in the making amazing talent is Gamboa , his amateur apprenticeship was outstanding and Gamboa at the same stage shows as much promise as what Floyd did , I think Gamboa is special .

[KILLA RIGHT]

Gamboa by brutal ko