Comments Thread For: Arum: No Garcia-Gamboa - Who The F*** is Gamboa?

[Juof]

It would be deja vu when Gamboa beats his ass like casamayor beat his brothers ass..

[CubanGuyNYC]

My opinion on this.

- Garcia wants a huge payday, they are overplaying their card about being a big star and HBO needing to fork over Millions for this fight. R. Garcia has been lucky that his fighters have been fighting Pacquiao and now Mayweather so he thinks his little bro deserves some huge payday against Gamboa.

- 50 cent doesn't know shit about boxing, he thought he would have Floyd as his partner(face of company) for his promotional company but now he's stuck not knowing what the fuck he's doing. Not long ago he was named as some influential guy in Boxing by Clueless Iole, he was talking shit to DLH on twitter because he was supposed to be hot shit. Skip a year or so later and he hasn't done nothing besides some ESPN2 cards.

- Gamboa is fucked. He used to be exciting but moving up 2 weight divisions he has become boring and these long layoffs are making him irrelevant. If he was smart he would be fighting 3-4 times a year even on ESPN2-ShoBox-Germany so he could keep sharp and keep his name out there.

Bob Arum is doing damage control right now, HBO isn't buying the fight for the millions these guys want, even the big money that Garcia thinks he deserves. The truth is Garcia right now sounds like he wants easy paydays, he's gotten a lot of them on HBO so why stop now. Who can blame him though, that's what boxing is really about. Make the most money while getting beat up the least. Blame Arum and HBO for enabling through the years.

Imo they should do Garcia vs. Uchiyama and Gamboa vs. Beltran or Crawford.

Have the winners fight each other, that would be something to look forward to.

Great post. And it's good to hear from a relatively neutral party.

Any of the fights you mention would be good. It's just too bad that we're not getting Gamboa-Garcia. That's the fight everyone was worked-up for. A couple of people have suggested that there would be just as much interest in a Uchiyama fight. One of those guys started a poll, asking who would win, Mikey or Uchiyama. I think there were like nine replies, one of them complaining that the Gamboa fight wasn't happening. lol

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

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My opinion on this.

- Garcia wants a huge payday, they are overplaying their card about being a big star and HBO needing to fork over Millions for this fight. R. Garcia has been lucky that his fighters have been fighting Pacquiao and now Mayweather so he thinks his little bro deserves some huge payday against Gamboa.

Big star in comparison to Mayweather or Pac, no. Compared to Gamboa, yes and that's the point of the negotiations.

- 50 cent doesn't know shit about boxing, he thought he would have Floyd as his partner(face of company) for his promotional company but now he's stuck not knowing what the fuck he's doing. Not long ago he was named as some influential guy in Boxing by Clueless Iole, he was talking shit to DLH on twitter because he was supposed to be hot shit. Skip a year or so later and he hasn't done nothing besides some ESPN2 cards.

I agree, bad move by Gamboa hooking up with 50.

- Gamboa is fucked. He used to be exciting but moving up 2 weight divisions he has become boring and these long layoffs are making him irrelevant. If he was smart he would be fighting 3-4 times a year even on ESPN2-ShoBox-Germany so he could keep sharp and keep his name out there.

This is why Mikey's people believe they have leverage and they do.

Bob Arum is doing damage control right now, HBO isn't buying the fight for the millions these guys want, even the big money that Garcia thinks he deserves. The truth is Garcia right now sounds like he wants easy paydays, he's gotten a lot of them on HBO so why stop now. Who can blame him though, that's what boxing is really about. Make the most money while getting beat up the least. Blame Arum and HBO for enabling through the years.

Imo they should do Garcia vs. Uchiyama and Gamboa vs. Beltran or Crawford.

Have the winners fight each other, that would be something to look forward to.

Mikey has fought Salido, Rocky Martinez and Burgos recently. Those are not easy roads. We cannot discredit these fighters because Mikey destroyed them with ease. We need to acknowledge the fact Mikey is that good.

I have been involved in this sport a long time, and I can tell you every trainer I talk to about Mikey tells me his use of timing and distance is second to none in the sport.

Of course he has weaknesses, like everyone else but let's not act as if he's just fighting cab drivers and HBO making him out to be something he's not. The kid is really, really good and on his way to being one of the best fighters in the world.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

there is a wide world of difference between boxing and mma...the best fights the best in mma...this is not so in boxing...boxing fans are the victims of the promoters greed...

[Danny Gunz]

Gamboa burned a huge bridge when he decided to jump ship with Arum. Lol at him thinking it wouldn't catch up to him and playing victim now.

[PACnPBFsuck]

there is a wide world of difference between boxing and mma...the best fights the best in mma...this is not so in boxing...boxing fans are the victims of the promoters greed...

They're talking about putting Mikey against the #1 in the division, WTF are you talking about?

Which division is Gamboa the best in or top 3?

[mrpain81]

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Big star in comparison to Mayweather or Pac, no. Compared to Gamboa, yes and that's the point of the negotiations.

Not hard to be a big star compared to Gamboa.

Top Rank has been going about it the wrong way imo, they keep putting him on the east coast where honestly nobody gives a shit about him. It's actually hurt his development as a draw.

This is why Mikey's people believe they have leverage and they do.

They do have leverage but Mikey and his team are acting butt hurt that Gamboa is the only fight HBO wants to give them and only a certain amount of $$$.

What Im hearing is that Mikey Garcia isn***39;t happy with the $$ HBO is offering for a Gamboa fight. Also, another issue is that... #boxing

— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) March 11, 2014

...Mikey Garcia and his team aren***39;t happy that HBO doesn***39;t seem to be giving them any other option but Gamboa... #boxing

— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) March 11, 2014

You can always trust Steve Kim to say exactly what Arum is thinking.

They say you every time Arum takes a piss Kim is there to shake his junk because Bob doesn't like piss on his slacks.


Check out 3:10 of this video.

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Does Robert really expect $4-5 million dollars for the Gamboa fight?

Mikey has fought Salido, Rocky Martinez and Burgos recently. Those are not easy roads. We cannot discredit these fighters because Mikey destroyed them with ease. We need to acknowledge the fact Mikey is that good.

I have been involved in this sport a long time, and I can tell you every trainer I talk to about Mikey tells me his use of timing and distance is second to none in the sport.

Of course he has weaknesses, like everyone else but let's not act as if he's just fighting cab drivers and HBO making him out to be something he's not. The kid is really, really good and on his way to being one of the best fighters in the world.

He had his fair share of gimme fights on HBO, Salido is his best win and Burgos is Solid. Rocky is ok but he's not really impressive imo. I think he should stay at 130 and unify the titles.

BTW I never said the guy ******, I've said he's boring but never that he's crap.

[wiz1030]

Garcia-Uchiyama is a good fight, but I'm disappointed in team garcia and Arum for avoiding Gamboa.

[rocktx]

Bob Arum strikes again!!

I agree Gamboa shouldn't be asking for more money than Garcia, but this guy is too old to be holding grudges.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Check out 3:10 of this video.

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Does Robert really expect $4-5 million dollars for the Gamboa fight?

Funny because, although Robert seemed to be joking in that video, I'll bet that there's a grain of authenticity in his words. He might not expect 4-5 mill, but these recent developments seem to support that Garcia's team expects much more from a Gamboa fight...and that they think Mikey's value is higher than it is. It's 100% undeniable that HBO doesn't want Mikey without Gamboa. That doesn't smack of a big-time name...nor of big-time money.