Comments Thread For: Sooner, Not Later, is The Best Option For Lopez-Gamboa

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By Jake Donovan - At the time of their HBO doubleheader being put together, it was clear that the show was sold as a prelude to an eventual clash between undefeated titlists Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa.

In the days leading up to Saturday’s telecast, promoter Bob Arum was adamant in suggesting that such a fight needs time to simmer and marinate, and that we shouldn’t expect such a fight until much later in the year, with some speculating as late as 2011.

But if the results from earlier in the day are any indication, perhaps it’s best to cut straight to the chase and make Lopez-Gamboa a reality before it has a chance to fall apart. [Click Here To Read More]

[boxingfan76]

By Jake Donovan - At the time of their HBO doubleheader being put together, it was clear that the show was sold as a prelude to an eventual clash between undefeated titlists Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa.

In the days leading up to Saturday’s telecast, promoter Bob Arum was adamant in suggesting that such a fight needs time to simmer and marinate, and that we shouldn’t expect such a fight until much later in the year, with some speculating as late as 2011.

But if the results from earlier in the day are any indication, perhaps it’s best to cut straight to the chase and make Lopez-Gamboa a reality before it has a chance to fall apart. [Click Here To Read More]

totally agree boxingfans are not in the mood for any more dramas.we want good fights and well pay for them.lopezvsgamboa is a must see,arum is old hes 86 what the hell does he care?were tired of a bunch of needless build up fights ,before a proposed megafight,its a waste of time.

[onechance87]

Good article..The fight needs to be made soon.

[Corelone]

Lots of mega fights die in the build up stage for lots of reasons. This fight will die because Gamboa has Kryptonite for Lopez. Nobody wants to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, so look for a long build up for this fight.

[dnut17]

totally agree boxingfans are not in the mood for any more dramas.we want good fights and well pay for them.lopezvsgamboa is a must see,arum is old hes 86 what the hell does he care?were tired of a bunch of needless build up fights ,before a proposed megafight,its a waste of time.

Cosign I hate mma with all my might but this is why its gained oopularity. They don't fck around with their fans like this. People are broke and still shell out the money and these promoters especially Arum keep making it more of an attraction and less of a sport. Let the best face the best and earn their respect there can always be rematches. Sugar Ray Robinson is considered the best p4p of all time and he fought and lost to dudes over and over.

[el rey]

juanmaricon needs to get his nuts out of arums mouth and back in his crotch to fight pelechin caballero

[Levcon8686]

I think Arum is right to let it build. Let them take out the other featherweights - Chris John etc.

[Makavelli Jr.]

I think they should fight sooner rather then later. What if one loses... that takes all steam away from this fight.

[Tom_Tocca]

Next up for Gamboa is a fight in Germany on March 27...maybe Fox Sports will cover it on tape delay since they have a deal with Top Rank...

[the mesiah]

lopez is going to be 27 and gamboa is 28 and looks to be a "young" 28 who has just turned pro recently in 2007 with only 17 pro fights under his belt.even though he has a lot of amateur fights as well,he is not known to the casual fan .one loss for either one would only prolong their first meeting ,bob arum needs to realize that these two wont have a world wide following like pac and he needs to match them up pretty soon.its a lot harder for the smaller weights,less than 130 lbs , to have a great economic impact on boxing with the so-so casual fan. i could see them having a great trilogy. hope gamboa/lopez 1 happens soon.