Comments Thread For: Gary Russell Jr. Open To Fighting Gamboa, Ponce, John

[richardt]

He says he's ready now, though and I'm ready to bet he can do it.

He didn't say he is ready. He wants a few more fights so the confidence is not there and was not there when he ducked Franco in an eliminator for the title.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Translation, being protected. Good thing Karim Mayfield, Javier Fortuna, and 100 others were willing to step up and put their undefeated records on the line against prospects, contenders, and former champs on ShoBox every week. Screw Russell and his lack of confidence.

lol

Yeah, the truth is, the reason why there aren't a lot more fighters with undefeated records is because they challenge themselves and fight dangerous opponents. I'm not saying Russell Jr doesn't deserve his "zero", but he really should've moved up by now. The kid's opponents have become ridiculously easy for him.

[MASTER1454]

he'll never get John who hides in Indonesia, Gamboa will beat him so he takes Ponce...makes sense...

Chris John, I like how his "reign" goes unnoticed/non-impact to the Div lol so many sketchy "wins" it's pathetic really.

There was an article about John about to hang them up soon, so that's not happening - John's trying to keep his 0.....

The kid's got the goods. Russell is truly a high-level talent...blinding hand speed, even faster than Gamboa. It's going to be interesting to see if Gary lives up to his potential. But they're bringing Russell up excruciatingly slow. That could affect where he eventually winds up.

Russell is highly skilled, but has tender fists. He better take some Caltrate or some shyte to get them hands right.....

Russell is being brought up in American, not Mexico or some piece of **** third world country like the Phillipines. He is being matched against different styles so that when he steps it up against contenders and champions, he will have seen everything. People were very disgusted at the pace Ward was brought along for the first 4-5 years of his career too. Now look at him. Russell will be fine.

Your 1st line was uncalled for. An a$$-whipping is an a$$-whipping in any language. And for the record, there's no such thing as a third-world country. Different styles all right - with derelicts straight from skid row - a lot of good that will do him......

lol

Yeah, the truth is, the reason why there aren't a lot more fighters with undefeated records is because they challenge themselves and fight dangerous opponents. I'm not saying Russell Jr doesn't deserve his "zero", but he really should've moved up by now. The kid's opponents have become ridiculously easy for him.

Four years deep & no real competition. Whether he's skilled or not doesn't matter - he shouldn't be taken seriously, nor does he deserve a title shot until he fights someone who has a real chance of beatin' dat a$$.....