Erik Morales vs Yuriorkis Gamboa... 126

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  1. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I like Morales to stop him late. He would make it a war after Gamboa has some success early with his speed and movement but he would ultimately grind him down and make the fight one sided as it got into the late rounds.

    Morales TKO 9
     
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    Morales would have some difficulties with Gamboa's speed, especially his handspeed, but I think Gamboa is frankly a flawed fighter defensively, you can reach him for sure and he tends to get a bit wild, throw an extra punch or two that are unnecessary to finish a combo, he'd be more effective if he wore more economical with his combos... but he's flash and dash and tries to dazzle people... I think Morales takes full advantage of those flaws with counter right hands... It's a close fight for 6 rounds or so, but "El Terrible" starts to land more and more often and Gamboa starts to look more and more the worse for wear... Morales TKO9 or TKO10 sounds reasonable to me
     
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    First 3-4 rounds....Gamboa will look awesome...Max Kellerman will be touching himself in the presence of such speed/agility/ and blackness...but Morales would be landing the harder, accurate, stinging counter punches....by mid fight Morales takes control and pummels Gamboa into submission....
     
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    Gamboa destroys the predictable, no(se)-defense having, overrated string bean
     
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    Yet another great example of why your boxing opinions are worthless.
     
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    I bet you listen to Paul McCartney.
     
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    Hey Jude is greatness, don't hate:fightme:
     
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    You tell'em ELMO :lol:
     
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    It's as blandly pleasant as strawberry yoghurt with half as much culture in it.
     
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    Nonsense

    It's an ingenous melody that is inescapable and causes goose pimples
     
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    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Brush strokes my man! Brush strokes!
     
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    Great fight. I like Morales by decision, probably via couple of balance KDs.
     
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    Hey DUDE, don't make it bad...
     
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    Music your granny would understand and approve of. Just like all the boxers Ugo likes.:mj:
     
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    no way, man, it's a great, great track

    "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da" is GRANNY music (the specific song Lennon was referencing when he made that comment... as if the guy who happily sang "Just Like Starting Over" should be making judgements on the lack of hard-hitting lyrical content in someone else's song) ... I'm pretty sure Lennon loved Hey Jude, as a matter of fact and even coveted being the "Jude" in the title, though McCartney insisted it was meant for Julian
     
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    mexican wedding shirt The Greatest of Are Times

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    I think the Beatles are overrated on an objective level, and on a subjective level I don't like most of their music (Hey Jude is kind of OK I guess).

    However, Revolver is amazing. I think it's their best work by a country mile, it has a certain energy and brilliance to it that's unmatched by any of their other work. Taxman, She Said, I want to tell you etc etc, over half the songs on the album are amazing.
     
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    Lennon & Harisson's stuff on Revolver is the only Beatles stuff I really listen to.

    Now lets straighten up & fly right before uncle feebes catches us and gives us all another bollocking.:scared2:
     
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    loadedgloves "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    50% of beatles songs are terrible
    25% are so-so
    and 25% are the some of the greatest songs ever written
     
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    50% are terrible (McCartney)
    25% are so-so (Lennon's less inspired stuff)
    25% are amazing - (Lennon's good stuff)
     
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    I don't know. I'm more inclined to instincively pick Morales against any given fighter at 122, but not so much at 126 and above. More so, I can't think of a single win he possesses to support the argument that he breaks down a fighter of Gamboa's skill level in the manner you suggest.

    I lean towards Gamboa by decision here. No way he's knocking out (or even down) Morales, but I see his activity and speed being a bit too much for him to handle.
     
  21. loadedgloves

    loadedgloves "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    A quick look at

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Beatles_songs

    Tells me you're mostly right. Though a lot of my favorites are credited as "Lennon, with McCartney."
     
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    Im being a little overly dogmatic

    Blackbird
    Drive my car
    Michelle
    We can work it out
    yesterday

    All listenable. The blandness still oozes out most of them but I wouldn't deny that they're good songs. The only one I ever voluntarily play is blackbird.
     
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    loadedgloves "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    Drive My Car makes my ears bleed

    I like "When I'm 64," though.
     
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    Yeah now you mention it i hate that song too :lol: So inane, like the lyrics were written for a school musical. You can just imagine a bunch of half hearted 14 year olds making jazz hands and doing stupid dance-mimes along with the 'drive my car bit'. So shit.
     
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