Gamboa vs Rios: Whose had the tougher opponents?

[Rome-By-Ko]

Good question,and tbh I say it's about even..I think this will be the toughest fight either has had in their careers...

[4Corners]

Gamboa easy.

Ponce De Leon, Barros, Solis, and Salido > Acosta, Peterson, Antillon, and Murray

[4Corners]

but look whose on the P4P list right now... what you got Donaire in there and Timothy Bradley, what did they do or who did they beat to get on there?? Nonito arguably made a name for himself dominating smaller men. And timothy? smh I don't even need to say it.

the fact that Gamboa is willing to move up two weightclasses to fight a strong opponent like Rios, and Rios willing to once again practically kill himself to make 135 for a fight with a world class opponent like Gamboa automatically imo makes the winner one of the BEST.

But perhaps I am a little too over excited

While I agree that Donaire is way too high on the P4P list, Donaire did beat Darchinyan and Montiel when both were Top 10 P4P at the time. Aside from his Vic, Montiel, and H. Marquez wins though, he hasn't done a ton to deserve Top 5 P4P at all.


Bradley earned a spot in the top 10. He has wins over Witter, Holt, Peterson, Abregu, and Alexander, all good wins when he fought them. His resume has looked even a bit better considering that's happened the past 3 months. Peterson fought a very tough fight with Amir Khan and Alexander just schooled Marcos Maidana.

Who would you put on the list instead of Bradley RIGHT NOW??? You are making a case that Bradley shouldn''t be Top 10 P4P, so who would you put into the top 10 instead of Tim right now??? I totally agree that if Gamboa beats Rios in April, he should move into the Top 10 P4P ahead of Bradley. But, Bradley has a shot to move up into the top 1-2 spot once he fights Pacquiao in June anyway. So, we'll see what happens. I expect Pac to win, but I don't think it'll be a breeze for him at all.

[EdWins]

While I agree that Donaire is way too high on the P4P list, Donaire did beat Darchinyan and Montiel when both were Top 10 P4P at the time. Aside from his Vic, Montiel, and H. Marquez wins though, he hasn't done a ton to deserve Top 5 P4P at all.


Bradley earned a spot in the top 10. He has wins over Witter, Holt, Peterson, Abregu, and Alexander, all good wins when he fought them. His resume has looked even a bit better considering that's happened the past 3 months. Peterson fought a very tough fight with Amir Khan and Alexander just schooled Marcos Maidana.

Who would you put on the list instead of Bradley RIGHT NOW??? You are making a case that Bradley shouldn''t be Top 10 P4P, so who would you put into the top 10 instead of Tim right now??? I totally agree that if Gamboa beats Rios in April, he should move into the Top 10 P4P ahead of Bradley. But, Bradley has a shot to move up into the top 1-2 spot once he fights Pacquiao in June anyway. So, we'll see what happens. I expect Pac to win, but I don't think it'll be a breeze for him at all.

Some very good points you made here, if I had to pick anybody to replace bradley's 9 spot on the P4P list imo it should be Bernard Hopkins. Bradley does not deserve a spot on the list at all imho. but I definitely concur with the bold portion of your comments.

[4Corners]

Some very good points you made here, if I had to pick anybody to replace bradley's 9 spot on the P4P list imo it should be Bernard Hopkins. Bradley does not deserve a spot on the list at all imho. but I definitely concur with the bold portion of your comments.

I think Hopkins should be on it as well. Vitali is probably the person I'd take off. Knowing how depleted the HW division is right now and how sub-par it has been for awhile, it's hard for me to see Vitali being Top 10 P4P. With Bernard beating an unbeaten Pavlik in 08' and then beating highly rated LHW Pascal last year, he deserves to be on it. I think Bradley does as well, he's clearly the best 140 lb fighter in the world, and has a pretty solid resume thus far. Casamayor did nothing for him, but his wins prior to that did.

[New England]

hello?



rios has been fighting lightweights...

[New England]

Gamboa easy.

Ponce De Leon, Barros, Solis, and Salido > Acosta, Peterson, Antillon, and Murray

four featherweights and four lightweights?

[MalikKnucklez]

four featherweights and four lightweights?

What does weight have to do with the tougher opponent?

[New England]

What does weight have to do with the tougher opponent?

what?


4 lightweights is a harder run than 4 featherweights


this isnt some abstract p4p comparison

these two are going to fight

rios fights bigger and tougher opponents. there are weight classes in boxing for a reason

[Bababoey970]

What does weight have to do with the tougher opponent?

I think he's trying to say if gamboa fought Murray, Antillon, Acosta and Peterson they would be tougher fights than ponce, solid, barros and mtagwa. Therefore Rios has fought the tougher comp.