Brandon Rios vs Gamboa.

Anyone recall that comment about fighting amateur so long he has trouble adjusting pro-style? First time I heard an intellectual foresight that I questioned for several of his bouts.
In Announcements: A vocabulary fluent quick wit thinker that calls the action. Very knowledgeable fighter/trainer that helps the recreation viewer better understands and also keep top handicappers thinking. The third guy should be a mix, depends on the type of fight. For a Winky, Hopkins, Marquez, Mayweather, etc... Technical masters I prefer 2 technical guys speaking styles, etc... and a good action caller that is not highly biased (Jim Lampley- cough cough; does anyone know when Lampley totally went overly biased, because when he called the Cotto-Clottey fight, if you weren't watching you would think one guy was fighting, especially in a fight where both guys were injured as Cotto had a huge gash and Clottey had injured his knee where it took several rounds for him to adjust his punches as he had no leverage).
For Heavyweight fights with not much technique, I'd prefer to good action announcers as maybe their high energy would carry over...LOL.
The Gamboa spending so many fights and years in amateur really hinders such a great talent. Now Gamboa who has been the faster and harder puncher in every fight is up against a much bigger guy who has that one punch KO power as well as 3" height advantage and the reach. (The reach many times is over-rated as the arm length is more of a factor. Remember, a few inches in reach could be just a wide torso. People often view the reach as the factor for jabbing and what not, but the wide torso advantage is an arm puncher can cut the ring off easier as he doesn't have to be as fast, he just must lean his torso. You see the often with Vitali Kiltschko as he leans back and forward and flicks the jab and the right also.
Back to the question(s):
Gamboa- Regarding his long amateur career: How much of a factor is it as a negative or positive? Can he adjust through training and also more importantly switch-up mid-fight?
Note: I did a POST 09/18/2011 on Gamboa history and some thoughts regarding the long time amateur comment.
Announcers- Who remembers that Gamboa amateur comment? What announcers are preferred by Covers members? Also, do you feel like I do regarding the fight would dictate the announcers and their styles?
I'll make a new thread (so please don't answer the upcoming question here), but if you had one announcer to choose, who do you take these days. Steward, Max, Merchant (ouch), Lampley (ouch ouch), RJJ, Atlas, (bring back Foreman? lol), etc. Also, anyone got an all-time list (like we do for boxers, but it's all opinion, at least in boxing you have two options... either leaving it up to judges (seemed like 2011 was weekly controversy... maybe we had bad water or strong sun spots.

Covers members: Thanks for your ongoing patience with my very often long winded posts, a few battles that got overly personal with members, and off-topic continuation on a thread. I do feel that when I've been PM'd regarding fights, have been very through and dedicated and also when asked in a thread directed for my opinion, I have been honest with no hidden agenda (tout, online U.S.gambling site,a return favorite, anything)

P.S.: Above is the post starting out as if: Gamboa, then I NOTE and POST (that's the link) to a write-up I did a week after his last bout. I will Copy&Paste as often the links seem to get no where.

Posted: 9/18/2011 3:19:35 AM

Gamboa's heaviest weigh-in was 133.5lbs at super-featherweight. He last weigh-in was 127. Welterweight is 147lbs and it's rare to see people not fight near the maximum weight. He's fought professional for 4.5 years at his weight and he will be 30 years of age by years end. He is comfortable and dominant at his weight and it is hard to speculate if he will be strong enough moving up that much, yet even at lightweight. Also, adding so much weight fast can be taxing if it's not natural and not only effects his speed, but his timing which is essential and effects his entire style. I understand your point of his sensational athletic skills of wanting to see him fight great fighters at higher weights. Rarely do I hear great commentary that is analytical about a fighter, but his last fight against Ponce de Leon, Max and others made the point about how he often has a fighter hurt or has the ability to KO opponents many times but he plays it safe just winning the round and they make the impression that having fought to long at amateur he brings that mentality and style into the professional game. His amateur career consists of over 300 fights and a long amateur career can have a negative effect on a fighter, and in this scenario I have to agree.

ladderman-

many of us, if not all of us on covers, know boxing and how to cap it.

we just dont need someone to tell us how to do it after spending 20+ years doing it.

winners, not stories. winners.

thats what we all want here.

winners.

like mack05 and frankthetank had last weekend. especially mack, who went 3 for 3 and had two huge underdog winners in addition to his even money play.

ill put up with a guys mouth if hes a proven winner but a guy that doesnt make plays(present and future) and talks down to people...no way.

i like to go head up with a person like that.

its the only way to shut them up.

alexander/maidana

rampage/bader

edgar/henderson

hunt/kongo

akiyama/shields

okami/boetsch

pettis/louzon

gomi/mitsuoka

yamamot/lee

we start with 20 units and use five dimes. props are accpetable.

now i know that you are a self-proclaimed mma fighter/amatuer boxer and i would appear to be at a distinct disadvantage but i have no problem with it.

lets go, zouk

everyone is waiting.

 pbf is right at that age(35) of decline. and as you have pointed out, he may no longer have the passion for the game.

i dont think that the ortiz fight will be nearly as easy as some people think. in fact, i read nothing from current or past boxer saying as such.

and if pbf suffers an acccidental headbutt(not uncommon between orthodox and southpaws) the odds will drastically increrase in favor of ortiz, a 5-1 dog.