Gamboa destroys Solis: Don’t hold your breath waiting for Gamboa-Lopez
March 27th, 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: Yuriorkis Gamboa made a strong case for himself that he deserves to be considered the best fighter in the featherweight division with his 4th round knockout win over Jorge Solis at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gamboa started off the fight on the outside but quickly had Solis on the deck in the 2nd round. Gamboa would follow with four more knockdowns before the fight was eventually halted in the 4th round with a dazed looking Solis wondering what hit him. It was like Solis was caught in a tornado and flung around the ring for four rounds.
The problem is neither of these guys are going to get popular beating guys that Americans have never heard or seen before. I’m sure Solis is popular in Mexico, but I’d bet next to nobody has ever heard of him before in the U.S. other than hardcore fans. I just don’t see Gamboa getting popular beating guys like this. Arum is going to have to match Lopez and Gamboa up if he wants to make a star out of one of these fighters. Unfortunately, the loser of the fight will find himself in a bad situation unless he puts up a good fight. Anyway, none of this really matters because Arum is probably not going to be putting Gamboa and Lopez together anytime soon.
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juanma will win because he has better chin and way better boxing skills
@scot guilfoid its not supposedly juanma stepped into the ring proved that he is a man and is not scared and basically challenged gamboa. the only problem is that arum is scared some one will loose.
There are four undefeated fighter in the featherweight division in Lopez, Garcia, John & Gamboa! If they can’t make the Gamboa v Lopez fight happen then why not get either guy in with John or Garcia? These are the fights the fans want to see!
Arum has taken over boxing
If yall didnt see the fight, juanma did get in the ring and said he wants the fight with gamboa, juanma will ko this clown! Thats for sure!
Sooner Or Later Those Two Guys Will Get It On They Both Wanna Fight Each Other Very Badly!
@fresno: nobody can make money in cuba, stupid.
Where are they I can smell them they are close.
@neta
that doesn’t define Great, how one carries themselfs , age or looks. You got this Boxing stuff messed up, let me guess your mexican so thats why you like Alvarez, even tho he sucks.
gamboa will ko juanma and arum knows it. He favors juanma cause he cant make much money in cuba.
i think gamboa must be higher than lopez in the pound for pound ranking
@ IAM BOXING
what i meant by great is that he is very young, 20 y.o. & he carries himself like if he DOES CARE what people think & will not make a career out of fighting just for the money, & you are right, he will need a new team to take him the there, but he is fortune that he is young & if managed properly by golden boy, & not pull a fernando vargas on him and push him into tough fights very early in his career, i believe the sky is the limit for this young man, he has it all, looks, charisma, skills, toughness, tne whole package.
GI, REALLY YOU ARE FUNNY
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CUBANNNNNNNN
@Neta
I agree with everything you said, except of the part of Alvarez being great, you did say great, right? He need intense training in these areas if he even wants a chance. 1. Foot Movement 2. Head Movement 3. Boxing101. He will not get that with the trainer he has now. He will not last long.
Both fighters bring different styles to the table it’ll be one of the greatest fights, watch. I see the fight going back and forth, but the better boxer will be champion.
I think it would be a great fight and both fighter will benefit from it and if gamboa fight like he did he could pull it off…
There’s a lot of fights out there that I would like to see. But the Gamboa Vs Lopez is the cream of the crop.
Juanma “will” give Gamboa a good punishment in June.