I didn't, heard Earl speak recently BEFORE fighting its worrying that he is carrying on.Goz wrote:Yes I said 1/2 rounds for this tops and laughed contemptuously when Mcuigan suggested before the fight that Earl was more shot than Gomez currently is.
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Thought the opposite, big tv appearence and the chance to stick two fingers up at the boxing anoraks who said he was finished, again. That fight in front of 10,000 people and a huge terrestrial TV audience is worth 100 yousef al hamidis at a sports centre in wigan on channel m. Boxing is all about the big occassion, and after youve been to the big occassion it must be hard to motivate yourself.whicker wrote:Quote- " I'm a super featherweight, not a lightweight. "
I actually think its a bit of a shame for him that he did- a little too much of a gamble fighting a guy at a higher weight, he may well have had a better chance of finishing his career on a high at super feather. Still, can't begrudge him his payday (ie he desevered it)
Yeah I dont like to see the head shots that he's taking in every fight now... thing is he hasnt the reflexes anymore to ride the shots, let alone dodge them... if he could have put a combination together tonight he would have beaten Khan I think... great heart by Gomez but Khan cant take a punch... simple as that... and Gomez was never more than good domestic class even at his best...Autobarn wrote:Gomez's reflexes and defence have been badly eroded. I think he's in real danger every fight he steps in that ring. He does look shot, but this was a good performance tonight. Don't like to see someone take the flush punches time and time again like he did v Khan and Johanesson (how odd that Johanesson would do so much better than Khan v Gomez, BTW). Gomez seems to take head jerking shot after head jerking shot. But somehow he marches through that pain barrier and draws on his experience. Carl Thompson was similar. Balance shot to bits, getting wobbled all the time, and yet he gets stoppages of Rothmann and Haye. Gomez and Thompson have the warrior mentality.
He's always been inconsistent. But he's been inspired at times, stopping Arthur and Kirakosyan. One of the main fighters in the Manchester boxing scene of the mid/late 90s - a precurser to Hatton. Good fighter, with a memorable career, and a compelling story all the way.
I've watched the Khan fight again, and I don't agree.Autobarn wrote:Gomez's reflexes and defence have been badly eroded. I think he's in real danger every fight he steps in that ring. He does look shot, but this was a good performance tonight. Don't like to see someone take the flush punches time and time again like he did v Khan and Johanesson (how odd that Johanesson would do so much better than Khan v Gomez, BTW). Gomez seems to take head jerking shot after head jerking shot. But somehow he marches through that pain barrier and draws on his experience. Carl Thompson was similar. Balance shot to bits, getting wobbled all the time, and yet he gets stoppages of Rothmann and Haye. Gomez and Thompson have the warrior mentality.
He's always been inconsistent. But he's been inspired at times, stopping Arthur and Kirakosyan. One of the main fighters in the Manchester boxing scene of the mid/late 90s - a precurser to Hatton. Good fighter, with a memorable career, and a compelling story all the way.
Not a Khan fan but Super feather and Lightweight only have a 5 pound weight difference, hardly that huge.Quote- " I'm a super featherweight, not a lightweight. "