Comments Thread For: Dominant Gamboa Provokes Memories of Roy Jones Jr.

[Cafe]

Gamboa has yet to put his hands behind his back, and knock an opponent out, usinf a fake....

[dans]

Gamboa's progression has been amazing IMO. When he first went pro, the power was there, the speed was blinding, but he was not polished at all. Only a few years later Gamboa looks like a P4P type guy. He's graduated from being a athletic freak who didn't know how to control himself to a polished professional with an all around game.

Originally I thought JuanMa would beat Gamboa, but now I think Gamboa would take him.

[Frighteous]

I think Gamboa is better than Jones was.

[prinzemanspopa]

It's amazing how people continue to get caught up in this hype.He scores an early knockout and suddenly he's the next big thing and the most amazing thing in boxing.If you really want to see what type of fighter he is,watch his sloppy efforts against Barrios and Salido - or any fight of his that lasts longer than a couple of rounds.



Gamboa is explosive and athletic,but he's also a very sloppy fighter that still has many amateur flaws and lacks real ring intelligence.A fighter of genuine class will make him pay for these lapses in defense and his suspect chin.

[Frighteous]

the opponent roy did that with was weak sauce

[switchsouthpaw]

In his prime...NOBODY...nobody...is messing with Roy Jones. Gamboa better than RJ, based on what exactly? He's talented and hasn't had a marquee match up yet. RJ dominated a future HOF in Toney.

[Frighteous]

It's amazing how people continue to get caught up in this hype.He scores an early knockout and suddenly he's the next big thing and the most amazing thing in boxing.If you really want to see what type of fighter he is,watch his sloppy efforts against Barrios and Salido - or any fight of his that lasts longer than a couple of rounds.



Gamboa is explosive and athletic,but he's also a very sloppy fighter that still has many amateur flaws and lacks real ring intelligence.A fighter of genuine class will make him pay for these lapses in defense and his suspect chin.

Gamboa is the future. I've been watching boxing for 15 years, and I've never seen a featherweight like him. The only mistakes I see him making are dropping his hands but he only does it when he has distance.

If the flaws you're talking about are how he's shorter but likes to sit on the outside being traditionally wrong, I'd say you're wrong because of how good his timing is jumping on the inside and delivering power shots. That's one thing that sets him apart is his timing, it really is pretty good. He's had alot of amateur fights, around 350 from what I heard, which is more than any current active professional at or near the top. I like the way he fights, the one thing aside from how good his timing is, is how comfortable he is in the ring. He just moves around so relaxed but he's so fast and is pretty good at coming back with a looping left after a cross, I'd say it carries the power of something like Allan Green's who is a super middleweight I believe

[TOBYLEE1]

[B[/B]Gamboa opponents had the look like when Roy Jones used punch his opponents, like anamazment of where did that punch come from. Both fight at a distance but that is basically it. Different styles

[IMDAZED]

Provokes? Does he mean evokes?

[Frighteous]

In his prime...NOBODY...nobody...is messing with Roy Jones. Gamboa better than RJ, based on what exactly? He's talented and hasn't had a marquee match up yet. RJ dominated a future HOF in Toney.

Don't take it personal, but he had a tougher upbringing and training experience from youth to now than Roy could ever imagine. While Roy was in the chicken coop, Yuri was in a boxing camp somewhere sparring all kinds of different styles from a very young age. Gamboa's vast amateur experience puts him ahead of roy jones in ring intelligence . Believe me. Roy has 121-13 amateur record. Gamboa has had more than double that in amateur bouts. we're talking 300ish