Comments Thread For: Inside The Top Ten: The Featherweight Division

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By Jake Donovan/Cliff Rold - With seventeen weight classes, the game of divisional hot and cold change faster than ever. Today’s boring division can be infused with just one or two extra names and suddenly become a place all fans are paying attention to.

At Featherweight, the recipe is clear.

Take one long reigning titlist, mix in a burgeoning star, add a dab of hot new contender and, voila, 126 lbs. is a hot spot again. The U.S. debut of Chris John in 2009 has led into 2010’s rise from Jr. Featherweight of Juan Manuel Lopez and the emergence of Yuriorkis Gamboa. It is easy to envision tickets sold, hot crowds, and wealth created in the near future. [Click Here To Read More]

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

I dont like Lopez at Number 2. Cruz or Rojas should be number 2.

[cheering]

Gamboa should be in the top 5.....

he's putting it all together now.

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[SiCaRiO13 Jr]

Juanma #2



Gamboa #6

Juanma with only one fight at featherweight >>>>>> Gamboa his whole career

[Va_BoriKua]

juanma #2



gamboa #6

Juanma with only one fight at featherweight >>>>>> gamboa his whole career

cause of the difference of opponence gamboa fights bums

[King Ju-Ju]

1st of all Gamboa being #6 is ****ING crazy. That must be like a mistake or something. John #1 & Gamboa #2 is more like it. Even though Juanma has fought just once in the division, Id have 2 put him at #3. Lets be honest, other then John & Gamboa, who at 126 has a REAL chance at beating my man????

[cool-jupiter]

Never thought Aoh would be ranked this high... He is good as Japanese fighters go, my estimation is that he hasn't been anybody on a world scale.

[cubano11]

Gamboa is the future of the 126 division...

[ISayYouHeDead]

That list is close but not exact.

[JakeNDaBox]

Here's the thing with Gamboa:

A year from now, my man is running **** at 126. The only thing preventing that would be Arum keeping him the hell away from JuanMa.

However...

Until that day comes, he can only be ranked based on achievement, not solely on potential. and the truth is, he doesn't have a lot of notable wins yet. JuanMa has the better body of work overall, not to mention that Luevano is far and away better than anyone Gamboa has faced to date.

Fighting and beating Caballero should definitely bolster his ranking. But until he gets more quality wins under his belt (which has more to do with Top Rank), his ranking won't always reflect his talent.