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Entries tagged with "Yuriorkis+Gamboa":

• Friends Forever, Friends for Now – July 9th, 2011

  
  
  

• Gamboa-Ponce de León Meet the Press – August 30th, 2011

  Yuriorkis Gamboa meets Daniel Ponce de León in what should be a terrific fight between two exceptional little big men…
  
  

• HBO's Harold Lederman on Klitschko-Adamek – September 8th, 2011

  Once and future heavyweight champions and contenders are playing football or basketball or serving time or doing whatever big, tough men do nowadays…
  
  

• Gamboa vs. Ponce de León Preview – September 9th, 2011

  Robert Ecksel, Editor-in-Chief of Boxing.com, spoke with Rick Strom of TYT Sports about tonight's fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City between undefeated former WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and former WBO junior featherweight champion Ponce de León. They discuss the virtues of Cuban vs. Mexican fighters, and analyze how a fighter's upbringing and personality affect his style, both in and out of the ring...
  
  

• Gamboa Wants Pacquiao – September 10th, 2011

  
  
  

• Harold Lederman on Donaire vs. Narvaez – October 21st, 2011

  “I know HBO would be very interested in Donaire vs. Gamboa if Donaire keeps progressing the way we think he’s going to keep progressing…”
  
  

• Mainstream Media: Marquez-Concepcion II – October 27th, 2011

  Mainstream media was once again putting forth the proposition that boxing had, amongst other things, "shot itself in the foot..."
  
  

• What's Next for Nonito Donaire? – October 31st, 2011

  Robert Ecksel, Editor-in-Chief of Boxing.com, spoke with Rick Strom of TYT Sports about the recent fight at Madison Square Garden between bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire and Omar Narvaez. The bout and Donaire fell short of expectations, in part because Narvaez came to survive, not to win. But what makes a pound-for-pound fighter a pound-for-pound fighter? Is frustration and boredom part of the equation? And how does Donaire's performance affect his P4P ranking?
  
  

• My P4P List Pre/Post Saturday – November 15th, 2011

  Floyd Mayweather remains the reigning pound-for-pound fighter in the world, with Manny Pacquiao still at number two...
  
  

• Adios Tony; Bienvenido Bam Bam – December 4th, 2011

  In some way Brandon Rios is very similar to Margarito and in other ways the differences are stark….
  
  

• Fighter of the Year: Tough Call – December 14th, 2011

  
  
  

• Wars to Be Made in 2012—Part 1 – January 5th, 2012

  Yuriorkis Gamboa—the rapid-fire combination puncher from Cuba—has mowed down his competition in dynamic fashion...
  
  

• The Jackal Si, Ramos No – January 21st, 2012

  Rigondeaux knew he had his man hurt and went for the jugular. Ramos retreated to his corner with The Jackal in hot pursuit...
  
  

• Rios vs. Gamboa: Let’s Do It – February 17th, 2012

  
  
  

• Maybe the Best Do Fight the Best – February 26th, 2012

  The "sweet science of bruising" has often been criticized because the best don’t always fight the best…
  
  

• Catchweights Are Fan Friendly – March 1st, 2012

  
  
  

• Yuriorkis Gamboa M.I.A. Again – March 5th, 2012

  There would be press conferences in New York where, for reasons known only to him, Roy Jones would simply not show up...
  
  

• Any Excuses Tonight, JuanMa? – March 9th, 2012

  “I wasn’t as focused as I should have been,” said Lopez after suffering his first defeat. “I was not there totally mentally that night...”
  
  

• Has Anyone Seen Yuriokis Gamboa? – March 14th, 2012

  Robert Ecksel, Editor-in-Chief of Boxing.com, speaks with Rick Strom of TYT Sports about the disappearing act of Yuriorkis Gamboa. After being a no-show at pressers in Miami and Los Angeles in anticipation of his much anticipated fight with Brandon Rios, speculation has been running rampant. There are plenty of rumors to sift through, but it looks like Gamboa, who is training at Floyd Mayweather's gym in Las Vegas, has decided that he wants nothing more to do with Bob Arum and Top Rank, whatever the cost to his wallet and career. The question is why...
  
  

• It's Official: No Rios vs. Gamboa – March 14th, 2012

  
  
  

• Rios Ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll – April 6th, 2012

  
  
  

• Rios and Abril Talk the Talk – April 10th, 2012

  
  
  

• Open Letter to Yuriorkis Gamboa – April 14th, 2012

  Whether it turns out it was your confidence, ego or a pinch of self-delusion that kept you from getting there, it won’t matter...