IS GOMEZ BEING FED TO THE WOLVES

steve richards · Post by **steve richards** » 21 May 2004, 07:44

It seems to me that Gomez is getting a far ruffer ride than Alex Arthur, They seem to bring in shit for Arthur and other fighters in the camp, if your not a blue eyed boy do you get tougher fights?, Were does Gomez go if he beats this guy Sat night onto another hard fight for the much credited WBU title, IMO he should have kept the British title which most boxing fans would agree is worth far more than a the WBU title.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 21 May 2004, 07:46

yes the british title is better than the WBU, but gomez has cleared out the british divison and will now go for a world title belt, if he gets beat he can always fight Docherty and Arthur again.

J · Post by J » 21 May 2004, 07:50

TRUE REAL DEAL! Think Mike has a renewed hunger he relly seems pumped up these days, think he will fall short at the higher level mind but Juuko is a decent scalp to have, good luck to him. Credit where credit is due we moan enough when our hometown boys get fed lesser quality opponents so I dont have an argument with Gomez crancking it up, its good to see.
Good luck Mike on Sat!

DIRT SUGAR · Post by **DIRT SUGAR** » 21 May 2004, 08:05

Good luck to him. From what I've read he's been a tearaway in the past, but he's a crowd-pleaser and the Arthur victory was a great turnaround in his career. I hope he keeps it going because it sounds as though he's not had it easy in his life.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 21 May 2004, 08:09

Apparantly Gomez is looking good in training and has knocked out Silence Saheed when sparring.

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » 21 May 2004, 08:14

Michael Gomez is calling out the big names. Does anyone seriously think that Warren will get him a fight with Coralles, Morales, Chavez or any of the other top guys.

I don't. if Warren was he would certainly have done it with Hatton by now.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 21 May 2004, 08:22

Gomez won the title from a featherweight, Ben Odamattey, and defends against a man who probably hasn't made 130 in years and whose best fighting days are long gone. I'd like to believe Juuko can be competitive, but I doubt it. I also hear John "The Beast" Mugabi is being flown over to be in Juuko's corner. This reminds me of the Danny Williams-Augustin N'Gou farce when they had Matt Skelton sitting at ringside for sheer embellishment. They knew the fight was going to be naff so had to spice it up somehow.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 21 May 2004, 09:04

I'm surprised that so many people think this will be a tough fight for Gomez.... a couple of years ago yes, but now really Jukko is shot from what I've seen of him in his last few fights... in fact he's one of those 'shot' fighters that you worry about as he still has the heart and good enough chin to hang in there and basically take a beating.... but the speed, reflexes and offense is more or less gone totally.... sad.
What happened to Arthur vs Gomez 2..... Alex was giving it large for a while saying how the first result was a fluke that he was sick with the heebejeebies or whatever, but now it's all gone strangely quiet!!!!. :x :x :x :x :x

.... bit like Hatton vs Witter situation really!!!!..

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mmmmmmmmmm!!!.. 8) 8) 8) .. it's a puzzle ain't it!!!!!..

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J · Post by J » 21 May 2004, 09:16

why should alex arthur get a rematch at present? One he is injured secondly he got mugged by gomez last time and then "fought" kizza which was a complete joke. If whinging and whining gets you a rematch then he could be challenging for world honours but he has shown nothing to me that Gomez should give him a shot, go mike onto bigger and better things, I like gomez, heart on sleeve type fella by all accounts.I really hope arthur fights docherty and gets slapped all round the ring, Im bored of listening to him his excuses and constant whining.

steve richards · Post by **steve richards** » 21 May 2004, 10:35

silkov wrote:I'm surprised that so many people think this will be a tough fight for Gomez.... a couple of years ago yes, but now really Jukko is shot from what I've seen of him in his last few fights... in fact he's one of those 'shot' fighters that you worry about as he still has the heart and good enough chin to hang in there and basically take a beating.... but the speed, reflexes and offense is more or less gone totally.... sad.
What happened to Arthur vs Gomez 2..... Alex was giving it large for a while saying how the first result was a fluke that he was sick with the heebejeebies or whatever, but now it's all gone strangely quiet!!!!. :x :x :x :x :x .... bit like Hatton vs Witter situation really!!!!.. :( :( :( ...
mmmmmmmmmm!!!.. 8) 8) 8) .. it's a puzzle ain't it!!!!!.. 8) ..

Arther is full of shit IMO he gives it the big i am but he aint that good, All that BS about freddie roach not coming over was bo**ocks, as Roach said it was in BN a few weeks ago, Arthur will struggle to get the buzz back, if he had to go to Manchester to fight he would shit it, Gomez would beat him every day of the week, I wonder why he thinks he needs to big himself up is it because he's inept in the ring?, or does he think he's better than he is?

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 21 May 2004, 10:56

While he's over here, they should stick "The Beast" in with Joe Calzaghe

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 21 May 2004, 13:36

knockout artist wrote:While he's over here, they should stick "The Beast" in with Joe Calzaghe

Calzaghe would probably run a mile!........

black panther · Post by **black panther** » 21 May 2004, 15:04

I dunno u have to say altho gomez is cracking to watch and deserves a break if juuko can make it past the half way point id fancy him to stop gomez but then again it depends how much ambition juukos got left...he did take the fight on short notice but hey just to be different i gonna go with juuko win tko10

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 21 May 2004, 15:06

Don't over-rate Jukko guys. He was a cracking world-class fighter but he's well shot now, don't let Sky's hyperbole fool you.

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 21 May 2004, 17:54

Here here.

If Ian Darke was commentating he'd tell it like it is, instead, we've got Adam Smith who will constantly refer to the fact that Cotto fought Juuko. It wouldn't surprise me if they said Juuko gave him trouble.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 21 May 2004, 17:58

Name the three Ugandans to win genuine world titles?

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 21 May 2004, 18:04

Cornelius Boza Edwards
Ayub Kalule
John Mugabi

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 21 May 2004, 18:36

Southpaw Stylist wrote:Cornelius Boza Edwards
Ayub Kalule
John Mugabi

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 22 May 2004, 09:19

Southpaw Stylist wrote: John Mugabi

I remember reading an interview with Lloyd Honeyghan around the time he was Welterweight Champ. He stated that in a way he was very envious of John Mugabi. The reason being that in the gym all the cute moves and Boxing skills and savy seemed to come so easy and nautral to The Beast, were'as Lloyd claimed he had to practice his moves over and over again to get them right.

As they were both Duff fighters I pressume they often trained in the same gym.

Bowe · Post by **Bowe** » 22 May 2004, 10:35

I think it will be a tough fight for Gomez - Jukko will come to win and Gomez is going to have his woork cut out for him. Gomez will win the fight on points IMO.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 22 May 2004, 12:49

KOJOE90 wrote:
Southpaw Stylist wrote: John Mugabi
I remember reading an interview with Lloyd Honeyghan around the time he was Welterweight Champ. He stated that in a way he was very envious of John Mugabi. The reason being that in the gym all the cute moves and Boxing skills and savy seemed to come so easy and nautral to The Beast, were'as Lloyd claimed he had to practice his moves over and over again to get them right.

As they were both Duff fighters I pressume they often trained in the same gym.

Mugabi spent a lot of time in Florida, whereas Lloyd was based largely in London. Mugabi had a formidable reputation in American gyms.

J · Post by J » 25 May 2004, 04:40

credit to the above gentlemen who said juuko was passed it poor bloke didnt know what he was doing by the looks of it. Credit to Gomez though I love the way he gets wound up and is so passionate and wired before he goes out there. You can only beat what is in front of you. But as I said good call from those who said Juuko had seen much better days.