**GAMBOA vs LOPEZ**

[Mickey88]

I was re-watching some Gamboa/Lopez fights last night. Memory can play tricks on you, so I was doing some A-B comparisons. I was surprised at some of the things I saw; sometimes they went against what I thought I "knew" about these fighters.

JuanMa is slower than I recalled. He's a good technician, but he gets hit often and has been rocked a few times. He moves around the ring very well. Lopez is tougher, gutsier and more resourceful than his detractors would have you think. He's been knocked for having trouble with Rogers Mtagwa, but there are two ways you can look at it. Yes, Lopez was taken to the brink by a journeyman, but it was amazing to watch him finish while literally out on his feet. He showed great will. I was very impressed by this. In a war, there's no questioning his heart and presence of mind...I don't care what anybody says.

Yuriorkis has better defense than many believe. Some people haven't updated their data on the current state of Gamboa's "D". Here's an interesting observation: I, too, notice that Yuri leaves his head wide open when delivering a flurry of punches. However, at such times, Yuri is throwing blazing 4-5 punch combinations with power. It's extremely difficult to take advantage of the "opening" when you're trying not to leave your own head open to a known KO artist. You might say that some of Gamboa's defense lies in his offense.

JuanMa is, obviously, a very dangerous opponent. Only the haters will state otherwise. This is still a difficult result to predict. But, after making some reassessments, I'm feeling just a bit more confident in Gamboa's chances.

the fight will be a great fight to watch.. but i dont see Gamboa beating Juanma bro.. it will be tough but Juanma will win this one... we still dont know whats Gamboa made of.. his never been hit hard before and Juanma hits really hard!!!! other than that Gamboa is good but his style of fighting is going to get him in trouble specially with Juanma.

[OJ's Nightmare]

Gamboa will fight smart, bide his time and smash Juanma's chin.

i dont see how you compare Gamboa to Roy Jones Jr.. i compare him to Tyson!!!

The pure athleticism allowing him to do things less gifted fighters simply couldn't get away with.


I see less of a Tyson similarity, TBF.

[Hallaqsillaq]

Gamboa that fought solis, ko's juan ma.

I disagree. I'd never seen Solis before, and the minute the fight started i knew he had no chance.

He fought with this hands down, static, upright, lunging punches leaving hsi chin exposed...very very crappy style IMHO... I think Juanma would have KHTFO as well...

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I disagree. I'd never seen Solis before, and the minute the fight started i knew he had no chance.

He fought with this hands down, static, upright, lunging punches leaving hsi chin exposed...very very crappy style IMHO... I think Juanma would have KHTFO as well...

Solis is a good fighter, I was shocked he had the showing he did vs Gamboa. Gamboa was really impressive or Solis was way off.

Of course the triangle theory can't be used but I thought Solis would give a better showing. Once he got hit, he lost all composure.

[CubanGuyNYC]

the fight will be a great fight to watch.. but i dont see Gamboa beating Juanma bro.. it will be tough but Juanma will win this one... we still dont know whats Gamboa made of.. his never been hit hard before and Juanma hits really hard!!!! other than that Gamboa is good but his style of fighting is going to get him in trouble specially with Juanma.

Yes, it will be a great fight to watch. It will test both men.

Watch the Lopez-Mtagwa fight again, like I did. See how Mtagwa charges Lopez, how he gives and takes. Watch how JuanMa reacts. He starts by attempting to keep Rogers at a distance. Being unable to do so, he trades with Mtagwa. You're right, JuanMa hits very hard, and Yuri's never fought a harder puncher; but Lopez has never been hit by a harder puncher than Gamboa, either.

Yuriorkis's style is essentially the same one Mtagwa attempts to employ. The difference is, Gamboa is light years faster, more athletic and harder punching than Rogers. I'm not suggesting any "triangle theories" here. I'm saying, if Lopez couldn't keep Mtagwa off him, can he be expected to keep Gamboa off him? Would it be a good idea for JuanMa to exchange with Yuri, like he did with Rogers? What do you think the likely outcome of that scenario is?

[CubanGuyNYC]

Solis is a good fighter, I was shocked he had the showing he did vs Gamboa. Gamboa was really impressive or Solis was way off.

Of course the triangle theory can't be used but I thought Solis would give a better showing. Once he got hit, he lost all composure.

Solis is a good fighter. He just ran into a buzz-saw that night. In the post-fight interview, Jorge didn't make any excuses at all. He was almost in awe of Gamboa. I don't think Solis had a real idea what he was in for. It's one hing to call the devil's name; it's another thing to see him appear.

There was a recent thread where the argument was made that Gamboa's victory versus Solis wasn't impressive because the outcome was expected. I thought Yuriorkis would win, but I thought his demolition of a quality fighter like Solis was quite impressive.

[studentofthegam]

I honestly think Lopez wont be ready. I see Gamboa knocking him out in 5 or 6 rounds.

[Mickey88]

Yes, it will be a great fight to watch. It will test both men.

Watch the Lopez-Mtagwa fight again, like I did. See how Mtagwa charges Lopez, how he gives and takes. Watch how JuanMa reacts. He starts by attempting to keep Rogers at a distance. Being unable to do so, he trades with Mtagwa. You're right, JuanMa hits very hard, and Yuri's never fought a harder puncher; but Lopez has never been hit by a harder puncher than Gamboa, either.

Yuriorkis's style is essentially the same one Mtagwa attempts to employ. The difference is, Gamboa is light years faster, more athletic and harder punching than Rogers. I'm not suggesting any "triangle theories" here. I'm saying, if Lopez couldn't keep Mtagwa off him, can he be expected to keep Gamboa off him? Would it be a good idea for JuanMa to exchange with Yuri, like he did with Rogers? What do you think the likely outcome of that scenario is?

i understand were you coming from.. and i watched that fight Lopez VS Mtguawa w/e.. its hard to say whats gonna happen and Lopez made some mistakes in that fight.. but like i said Gamboa its never been rocked by someone who can really hit hard. and im sure Lopez is aware of the speed of Gamboa, hes not ******, im sure hes gonna go to box him instead of trading punches with him.. but we dont know if Gamboa can take a punch cuz hes never gotten hit before,.. so its alot of things

[FloydTBE]

juanma by KO

[KnockUTheFukOut]

I think Gamboa would Knock Him Out...no disrespect to JuanMa, I like JuanMa but I see too many holes and he is not fast enough for Gamboa either, also he doesn't use much head movement so he wouldn't be a hard target to find

I really don't see this fight happening anytime soon, it is so obvious that Arum likes JuanMa more and sees him as "MORE MARKETABLE" so Arum will PROTECT HIM!