Gamboa should get a new trainer to help with his flaws.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Only when someone comes into a thread to tell me, I am only making a certain argument because I think someone is a second coming of my favorite fighter, and I can stop "defending" him now.

good thing i didnt mention your use of a Roy reference when analyzing Gamboa

[Pin Galarga]

This is a general problem with boxers who stay in the amateurs too long. Very common among Cuban boxers because they stay way too long as amateurs.
Stevenson would of been great if He would of turn pro in his 20s
Amateur rules conflict with pro boxing in many ways.

[KRITKL]

Something I've noticed with Gamboa.

He only drops his hands and goes lacadaisical when he's completely in charge and doesn't feel the opponent can possibly pose a risk to him at all.

Lately he always starts off his fights by being very technical with his guard up high and tests out his opponent.

After he tests them out and feels no risk with that opponent, that's when he starts dropping his hands and doing whatever he wants.

I think in a fight with Cab or Juanma... he would not be dropping his hands to his pockets like he has with his previous opponents.

As long as JuanMa and Cab give Gamboa reason to be worried... I think Gamboa will stay in his technical mode...

Agree/Disagree?

Agree, I thought the same thing

[THE REED]

good thing i didnt mention your use of a Roy reference when analyzing Gamboa

It was a mere comparison of a fighter who acts more careless against a lesser opponent compared to a more dangerous opponent.

Roy himself has nothing to do with it.

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

Reed you nailed it. I noticed the same thing. Its a confidence thing. He just knows when a guy cant **** with him. Hes almost offended by opponents. Against Lopez or Cab he wouldnt do some of the things he does.

Good call.

[The Dreamer]

I actually like his trainer. I've seen Gamboa fight more than a few times and his corner advice is always solid. In the end it's still up to Gamboa himself to follow no matter which trainer he has. At this point I still think Gamboa is in his young arrogant "I can do this on my own" phase.

[bojangles1987]

I don't know, you can't take away all the unconventional aspects of Gamboa's style, or he will lose a lot of what makes him so good. The biggest thing he needs help with is focus. He looked bored as hell and still easily dominated a tough top fighter, that says a lot.

[THE REED]

I don't know, you can't take away all the unconventional aspects of Gamboa's style, or he will lose a lot of what makes him so good. The biggest thing he needs help with is focus. He looked bored as hell and still easily dominated a tough top fighter, that says a lot.

Tis' true.... he was ready to go home around round 4

[IMDAZED]

Something I've noticed with Gamboa.

He only drops his hands and goes lacadaisical when he's completely in charge and doesn't feel the opponent can possibly pose a risk to him at all.

Lately he always starts off his fights by being very technical with his guard up high and tests out his opponent.

After he tests them out and feels no risk with that opponent, that's when he starts dropping his hands and doing whatever he wants.

I think in a fight with Cab or Juanma... he would not be dropping his hands to his pockets like he has with his previous opponents.

As long as JuanMa and Cab give Gamboa reason to be worried... I think Gamboa will stay in his technical mode...

Agree/Disagree?

Agree...somewhat. He tends to drop both hands when throwing. Even the first knockdown he scored - Salido just missed him with a right at the same time. But he missed by a hair. Gamboa's got a lot of technical flaws. He also needs to work on his inside game. And stamina. Ahh well.

[THE REED]

Reed you nailed it. I noticed the same thing. Its a confidence thing. He just knows when a guy cant **** with him. Hes almost offended by opponents. Against Lopez or Cab he wouldnt do some of the things he does.

Good call.

Even Floyd does it to an extent.

Always starts off the fight, very defensive and testing the opponents capabilities..

By round 5 when the fight is in complete control... you see Floyd start to drop both of his hands to his side, waiting for his opponent to do something.

Rarely do you see this happen in round 1, or before he gets a good sense of what the opponent can do.

So far, nobody has been able to really pose a serious threat to Gamboa over the course of 12 rounds.... so up until now... it's hands in his pockets, until someone does bring that threat... and when that happens, I think we see a more technical "distance style" Gamboa.