Comments Thread For: Brandon Rios is Eager For Gamboa To Test His Chin

[rudyyr]

Based on styles Gamboa has it won already, I can see Gamboa stick and move all night and Rios get frustrated. Now, if Gamboa takes out Rios in his own game, that is going to be a huge win. Hopefully Gamboa can engage Rios in a good fight, by not using the ring(running) too much though....I like Rios' style, and want him to win, but Gamboa's speed is gonna be the key I think..

[garfios]

You bet he would get the credit, he would be the man, no question.

But, what excuses could Rios fans come up with ?

Gamboa is the smaller man who is reaching for greatness, no excuses there.

I think the main question is, will Gamboa bring his power up to 135..... because if he doesnt, it is highly unlikely that he will be able to keep Rios off him for 12 rounds just with footwork..... in fact, it wont happen.

Gamboa will have to fight Rios at some stage, I am sure of that.

This could be a real cracker.

You will b surprised at how hard he will hit at 135,

[garfios]

Based on styles Gamboa has it won already, I can see Gamboa stick and move all night and Rios get frustrated. Now, if Gamboa takes out Rios in his own game, that is going to be a huge win. Hopefully Gamboa can engage Rios in a good fight, by not using the ring(running) too much though....I like Rios' style, and want him to win, but Gamboa's speed is gonna be the key I think..

He can't fight Rios fight, he have to do what he needs to do in order to win, his main concern is wining the fight if that meant becaming Sweet Pea so be it...

[Einstien]

You're right this is just gonna be like cotto and margarito.

The first one.

I dont think Brandon Rios is gonna plaster up.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think the main question is, will Gamboa bring his power up to 135..... because if he doesnt, it is highly unlikely that he will be able to keep Rios off him for 12 rounds just with footwork..... in fact, it wont happen.

Gamboa will have to fight Rios at some stage, I am sure of that.This could be a real cracker.

I've been leaning towards Rios all along, and this is the primary reason why. I believe that, at some point, perhaps late in the fight, Gamboa will have to engage. Twelve rounds is a long time to avoid some exchanges. Yuri will have to survive the few shots he's certain to absorb.

I think Gamboa will carry enough power to get Brandon's attention, though. I just don't necessarily think it'll be enough. It'll be a really pleasant surprise if Yuri can hurt Rios. If that happens, this fight can turn into something widely unexpected.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Hilarious the experts on this thread praise Gamboa's boxing skills. Look at Gamboa closely and he has flaws. His speed and matchmaking is what gives him the edge. Pac has better boxing skills.

Being skilled doesn't mean being "flawless." Gamboa is skilled, not perfect. Besides, in this particular case, we're comparing two specific fighters. Yuri is indeed more skilled than Brandon. Gamboa's speed is a tough asset for anyone to overcome. The old saying is "speed kills;" there's a reason why they say that.

And I completely disagree about Pacquiao having better boxing skills. I put Yuri and Manny in the "force of nature" catagory. Both fighters are blessed with amazing God-given abilities, so they can afford to play fast-and-loose with fundamentals. But Pacquiao is able to rely just a touch more on natural talent. Manny throws punches with power from all angles, sometimes with both feet off the ground.

[budfr]

stop making excuses he is going to box you the way cotto did margarito, of course someone with below average boxing skills would hope a featherweight would just stand in front of you all night, but this is boxing take your l with pride son

the way cotto did to margarito¿¿¿¿¿ you mean running and hugging like a b1tch at the first sight of danger¿¿¿ ok.

[budfr]

i hope gamboa knocks out this vile piece of trash

you mean the one in your avatar ¿¿¿¿¿ the women beater ¿¿¿

[budfr]

i hate when these boxers try to fool(and some cases succeed) the less knowledgeable fans by trying to make a pugilist event some sort of macho contest.

This sums it up:
"stand and trade with me because i really don't have the same skill as you and you may make me look like an ass".

of course, latinos are machos, sorry you are not. Hugging like african-americans is having skills¿¿¿¿¿ athleticism and dancing do not make you a good fighter.

[budfr]

I wander if Gamboa beats Rios do the brandon supporters will give Yuriorquis credit, or if they are going to start with the excuses... Because almost every Rios fan are predicting that Gamboa will brake under Rios pressure and to me this fight is going to look like Gamboa vs Ponce, I don't c Gamboa trading with rios.

i DON´T MIND IF HE DOES NOT TRADE, WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT GAMBOA WILL HUG AND RUN LIKE THE COWARD HE IS.