Gamboa is fine at 135

[Gr1fter]

Gamboa should go back down to 130, and wait a year or so till Lomachenko moves up. That would be one hell of a fight..

[Gr1fter]

I don't think Crawford is getting enough credit. Gamboa came out of the blocks well. He showed great quickness, timing and instincts initially, but Crawford was just a little bit behind. I don't agree about Gamboa's vast superiority and it being a matter of one punch turning it all around.

Crawford is a helluva a two fisted versatile fighter. He needed a bit of an introduction to Gamboa to see what he has and adjust. The reach advantage was factor, but I don't think the people knew that Crawford had that dog in him and the punching power.

Great fight and with big exchanges and a decisive finish. That is the type of fight I like. Not of a big fan of the "schooling" that is so often praised on the board. The Mayweather style barely touch someone or hit his gloves and run, then be credited with "schooling" a guy. I am for fireworks. I hope Canelo and Lara is this decisive.

Agreed. It was Crawford's supremely calm temperament, and ability to adjust, that won him the fight. He didn't panic when Gamboa was having some success in the first 4 rounds. Switching to southpaw was the clincher imo; he began to land his jab regularly, which naturally started to grind away at the smaller man & slow him down.

[sicko]

The man is a beast and he was dominating Crawford early I had him up 3-1 or you could argue maybe 4-0 before Crawford turned things around.

With that being said, I do think him going down at least one division to Super Featherweight would help. We seen Gamboa get dropped and the recover quickly, he couldn't recover at 135 nor could he get his legs under him. Also his Cardio wasn't great and having that extra bulk of muscle could be the problem.

But the original plan was to go after Mikey Garcia anyway not Crawford

Would love to see Gamboa vs Justin Fortune, that would be Explosive

[BattleAxePurist]

the gamboa that fought terence last night could have beaten anyone at 135lbs.

terence is just a special fighter.

and people saying the guys at 135lbs are too strong/big for for him and should move down to 130 forget that gamboa got dropped hard against farenas, and was dropped plenty of times before that.

gamboa's chin has always been shaky no matter what weight class he's in.

And then he didn't get dropped again bcse there wasn't such a significant size advantage he didn't have to take as many risks as he did last night getting closer to the longer/bigger guy he wouldn't have to do that against guys smaller.

It's a matter of common sense fighting guys your own size or close to it, fighting guys that are to big.

Crawford's skills were a factor but so was size.

[Godsfly]

And then he didn't get dropped again bcse there wasn't such a significant size advantage he didn't have to take as many risks as he did last night getting closer to the longer/bigger guy he wouldn't have to do that against guys smaller.

It's a matter of common sense fighting guys your own size or close to it, fighting guys that are to big.

Crawford's skills were a factor but so was size.

gamboa makes too many fundamental mistakes...........the size was a factor but it was more of the adjustment and raw grit in crawford that won him the fight.

[gmc_rfc_06]

While on the subject, I'd love to see them bring Yuri over here next against Ricky Burns.

He would get a decent win and I could be front row at a Gamboa fight...it's a win-win

[Dirk Diggler UK]

He's way too bulked up. He looked like a child in there against Crawford.

[komodo]

Gamboa reminded me of Khan last night. He's extremely talented but once he gets hurt he goes toe to toe leaving himself wide open. His best move is to go back down in weight I think at this stage Mikey would stop him.

[kiaba360]

He will be at a significant height, reach and weight disadvantage in every fight he's in. And the only fight worth the risk financially is Mikey.

I think he needs to move down. His style against bigger, stronger, younger fighters is a recipe for disaster.

And the question remains, can he actually make 130 consistently? He might have to lose a little muscle to do it.

The man is a beast and he was dominating Crawford early I had him up 3-1 or you could argue maybe 4-0 before Crawford turned things around.

With that being said, I do think him going down at least one division to Super Featherweight would help. We seen Gamboa get dropped and the recover quickly, he couldn't recover at 135 nor could he get his legs under him. Also his Cardio wasn't great and having that extra bulk of muscle could be the problem.

But the original plan was to go after Mikey Garcia anyway not Crawford

Would love to see Gamboa vs Justin Fortune, that would be Explosive

Gamboa vs. Javier Fortuna would be a very good match-up.

[Loque-san]

He's way too bulked up. He looked like a child in there against Crawford.

That's true, he gained too much muscles. He looks more like an MMA fighter now. This it not Bodybuilding.

The man is a beast and he was dominating Crawford early I had him up 3-1 or you could argue maybe 4-0 before Crawford turned things around.

With that being said, I do think him going down at least one division to Super Featherweight would help. We seen Gamboa get dropped and the recover quickly, he couldn't recover at 135 nor could he get his legs under him. Also his Cardio wasn't great and having that extra bulk of muscle could be the problem.

But the original plan was to go after Mikey Garcia anyway not Crawford

Would love to see Gamboa vs Justin Fortune, that would be Explosive

Gamboa moved up to 135 because he wanted Broner at the time. He wanted to go back to 130 to face Mikey but when HBO offered the Crawford fight he took it. I think he should drop down to super featherweight or he will end up losing to bigger, stronger and better conditioned fighters (too short, too heavy, too much muscles) who are not even in his class.

Gamboa could do well at 135, if he was fighting like Floyd or Rigo, with a defensive, "hit don't get hit" style (he did that for 4 rounds) but there's one problem: he likes to fight. He could get away with at 126/130 but not at 135.