Gamboa-Solis this Saturday, 3/26

By Boxing News - 03/25/2011 - Comments

By Craig Joseph Daly: March 26th (Saturday), 2011
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0-0) 15KO’s vs. Jorge Solis (40-2-2) 29KO’s

This weekend heavy betting favourite Gamboa will put his unbeaten record on the line as well as a future unification date with Juan Manuel Lopez, against a man who is as awkward as he is crafty. At 31 years of age Jorge Solis still has plenty left in the tank despite his near half century of pro bouts. In Mexico a boxer can still be considered a prospect after as many. Solis proved his validity as a contender with his recent destruction of another unbeaten fighter, in Francisco Cordero in his last bout.

The last time many casual fans probably remember seeing Solis was when he was stopped in 8 rounds by the superstar and pound for pound number one Manny Pacquiao, in a bout that until that point he had acquitted himself quite well in. Since that fight Solis has looked very good save for a razor thin decision loss to Cristobal Cruz in a fight he should’ve won had he not been deducted points for careless low blow discrepancies. Hailing from Cuba, Gamboa is a unique talent. In less than four years since defecting from his birth country he has rang up a stellar ring record and looked sensational along the way.

Gamboa is prone to flash knockdowns however and one wonders if a fighter as cagey as Solis will have considerably more success where others failed to capitalize having put the speedster from Guantánamo on the canvas. That’s assuming Solis can even put Gamboa there in the first place. The previous flash knockdowns suffered by Gamboa were as much his own doing through darting onto a punch with his highly charged offensive style as they were the result of calculated stalking from his opponent. Solis will be dangerous for as long as he’s still in there but I feel Gamboa will baffle the Mexican with his dizzying array of offence and ultimately pick up a mid to late round stoppage. Upset Likelihood: Slim



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