Comments Thread For: Oner: Gamboa is Ready For Brandon Rios Right Away!

[Eaner0919]

Still wanna see rios fight demarco to unify titles.

Golden Boy is running interference with that wanting DeMarco to rematch Linares or take on Morales

nice to be DeMarco right now. Good for him the kid is deserving IMO

[ATG Fighter]

Weird fight to make

[MJ223]

I suppose. But this isn't like Gamboa/Lopez where there was a demand being that they were in the same division. No one even thought of gamboa vs rios since they are separated by a couple weight classes. It's weird. There was no demand for the fight in the first place thus no marinating or whatever.

Rios is on his way to become a star there are plenty of good fights for him to make at 135/140. Gamboa while he probably wont be a big star he's an attraction and there are good fights for him still.

Maybe the bob has some masterplan. I just don't see it.

True. We're on the same page. I don't see it either I'm just going off the Bobfathers history. BTW who u picking???

[ИATAS]

True. We're on the same page. I don't see it either I'm just going off the Bobfathers history. BTW who u picking???

I would have to pick Rios just off his size and the fact we've never seen Gamboa above 130. I would like to pick Gamboa but I think he's a bit too small and I'm not so sure his power would carry with him at 135.

[Eaner0919]

I don't understand this fight from Top Rank's perspective. Maybe someone can help me with the logic here.

Why would top rank make this fight? Unless they assume Gamboa will get beat by the bigger man and they just want to sacrifice him to help build Rios....

I think the thought is the overall bigger picture

remember when Gamboa said he wanted Manny? he was dead serious according to people I know and told TR that he wanted a fight with Rios then move to 142ish and fight Manny.

This makes all the sense in the world for TR they add another name to the Manny sweepstakes that can be done in house with the winner of this fight.

[ИATAS]

I think the thought is the overall bigger picture

remember when Gamboa said he wanted Manny? he was dead serious according to people I know and told TR that he wanted a fight with Rios then move to 142ish and fight Manny.

This makes all the sense in the world for TR they add another name to the Manny sweepstakes that can be done in house with the winner of this fight.

ah yes of course.....manny! Makes perfect sense now.

Thanks Eaner, I didn't see the obvious.

[Realizniguhnit]

Yes this is what I like to hear because people have to realize that Gamboa is turning 30 years old next month. He's not some 24 or 25 year old ammeter kid coming up, he's a full grown man. He won't have any problem moving up 135 and a lot of people don't know because he wasn't on a national stage then but If you look at some of Gamboa fights earlier in his career he was fighting at and above 130.

vs Walter Estrada - 130lb - feb 09
vs Samuel Kebede - 132lbs - Oct 07
vs Thomas Hengstberger - 130lbs - Sept. 07
vs Joel Mayo - 133 1/2 lbs - july 07
vs Araik Sachbazjan - 132lbs - June 07

[rochemback]

That would be a great action fight!

Gamboa beats Bam Bam, too fast...
I also think he will carry his power with him well.
There's always the possibility with Gamboa that he gets caught with something, but a) he has always gotten up easily so far and b) he fought a lot smarter recently.

War Yuri!

[p4p-champ]

RIP Brandon Rios

[GoogleMe]

Gamboa will outbox Brandon Rios.