Gamboa vs Rios

[Heeb]

I'm fairly confident in Rios winning this one. I think the size will be too much.

[McAlister]

Rios fights with wreckless aggression... and that will hurt him in this fight...


Gamboa via KO

[chiguy91]

even though both teams have said they're down to do it, i'm still not fully on board with it. imo gamboa should fight at 130 or have a tuneup at 135 first than just jumping up 2 weight classes to fight the best lightweight who honestly should be moving up. most people predict rios pounding gamboa into a ko/tko due to his size advantage. that could very well happen, but with rios weight problems and lack of defense, gamboa has a slight chance of outboxing him and even stopping him late if he can carry his power/speed up to 135. i just don't like the idea of this matchup because if rios beats gamboa most won't give him credit for beating a smaller guy (i kind of feel that way).

[CubanGuyNYC]

even though both teams have said they're down to do it, i'm still not fully on board with it. imo gamboa should fight at 130 or have a tuneup at 135 first than just jumping up 2 weight classes to fight the best lightweight who honestly should be moving up. most people predict rios pounding gamboa into a ko/tko due to his size advantage. that could very well happen, but with rios weight problems and lack of defense, gamboa has a slight chance of outboxing him and even stopping him late if he can carry his power/speed up to 135. i just don't like the idea of this matchup because if rios beats gamboa most won't give him credit for beating a smaller guy (i kind of feel that way).

In a sense, Gamboa has nothing to lose and Rios has nothing to gain.

[chiguy91]

In a sense, Gamboa has nothing to lose and Rios has nothing to gain.

yeah exactly. i'd rather much see gamboa face mikey garcia, the salido/lopez II winner, or the broner/perez winner. with rios, i'd rather see him move up to 140 and fight the top names there. with rios not even making weight in his last fight and gamboa being at 127 last time, i don't see how it can be that great of a fight for both guys. maybe in the future, like if gamboa blows right through or even skips 130 to get used to 135 and rios is still at 140, something could be worked out.

[CubanGuyNYC]

yeah exactly. i'd rather much see gamboa face mikey garcia, the salido/lopez II winner, or the broner/perez winner. with rios, i'd rather see him move up to 140 and fight the top names there. with rios not even making weight in his last fight and gamboa being at 127 last time, i don't see how it can be that great of a fight for both guys. maybe in the future, like if gamboa blows right through or even skips 130 to get used to 135 and rios is still at 140, something could be worked out.

I'd love to see Yuri versus Mikey, JuanMa or Broner. Been there, done that with regards to Salido. Broner and Lopez make the most sense because Adrian is at 130 and Lopez needs to move up to super-featherweight. The Rios fight seems like a lot of macho posturing by both men -- Gamboa with the challenge and Brandon with the acceptance. Whatever...I'll take it. lol

[ny123]

I favor Rios by ko but I wonder if Rios struggling to make 135 will negate his size advantage over Gamboa.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Dangerous fight for both fighters. It would be dangerous for Rios because of Gamboa's speed and quickness.

He will get hit and hit often against a speed demon like Gamboa. I think the biggest question is how will Rios be able to take Gamboa's shots.

It's dangerous for Gamboa because of the size and power advantage that Rios brings. He is also an excellent pressure fighter and is incredibly accurate inside. People really underestimate what Rios can do up close, his hooks and uppercuts are some of the best in the biz.

I think Rios' size and pressure will win out personally. If Salido can go the distance with Gamboa, I think a bigger stronger Rios can.

If Gamboa is to win, it would be an amazing display of boxing and moving, he wants nothing to do with Rios up close and personal.

[savorduhflavor]

Dangerous fight for both fighters. It would be dangerous for Rios because of Gamboa's speed and quickness.

He will get hit and hit often against a speed demon like Gamboa. I think the biggest question is how will Rios be able to take Gamboa's shots.

It's dangerous for Gamboa because of the size and power advantage that Rios brings. He is also an excellent pressure fighter and is incredibly accurate inside. People really underestimate what Rios can do up close, his hooks and uppercuts are some of the best in the biz.

I think Rios' size and pressure will win out personally. If Salido can go the distance with Gamboa, I think a bigger stronger Rios can.

If Gamboa is to win, it would be an amazing display of boxing and moving, he wants nothing to do with Rios up close and personal.

Exactly how I feel. I don't think Gamboa can stop Rios and if Brandon is OK at the weight, he should be able to walk Gamboa down. Gamboa isn't going to smartly clinch and move laterally all night, he's never had to really. I think this fight is a bad idea for Gamboa.

[915angel]

rios is gonna kill him self wakin 135,,,

but SIZE should not always be issue,, go back to pac/marg (not comparin the fighter but their similiar in height)

gamboa bein the short one,,, and rios bein the tall one,,,


I can see gamboa outboxin him to a UD (maybe late stoppage)

a healthy rios might ko gamboa,,