Mtagwa was only 3 months removed from a brutal fight.

[mangler jr]

Gamboa didn't beat someone who was even close to prime or close to fresh.

He barely got any time to rest his body after that war w/ Juanma.

Get off Gamboa's sack. He beat a dead man last night.

Big deal.

Imagine Cotto or Margarito fighting in September after their brutal fight? Izzy and Rafa's shortest time between fights was 6 months. And the first fight only lasted 7 rounds not 12.

[Sweet Jesus]

JML looked fine.

[-Reflexes-]

Gamboa made him his *****.

[Jim Jeffries]

Except that Lopez was also 3 months removed from same brutal fight, dusted himself off, went up a weight class and stopped a world champ.:ninja1:

[mangler jr]

JML looked fine.

JML hasn't taken beatings all his life like Mtagwa has.

Plus JML dished out more against Mtagwa than he took.

[Toney Loc]

Mtgawa was ruined by Billy Dib.

[Holliday]

Gamboa made him his *****.

when is canelo going to fight real competition?

[mangler jr]

Except that Lopez was also 3 months removed from same brutal fight, dusted himself off, went up a weight class and stopped a world champ.:ninja1:

Luevano looked like a dead man too. Not as bad as Mtagwa, but not much better.

[Jim Jeffries]

Luevano looked like a dead man too. Not as bad as Mtagwa, but not much better.

You do have a point about Mtagwa being a punching bag his whole career, and not having quite enough time to recover, esp at 31 years old, to fight a guy like Gamboa. Maybe just me, but I thought the stoppage was slightly premature as well.

[..WaRSpencE..]

Cotto Margarito & Vazquez-Marquez (all 3) >>>>>>>>>> Mtagwa-Lopez

as far as brutal fights go..