After feverish discussions and intense negotiations, Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. have finally agreed to fight on June 25, 2005, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. The announcement was made today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. There is a deal in place with HBO Pay-Per-View to broadcast the bout. Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City will play host to the junior welterweight championship showdown. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=834)]

It will be great to see Gatti in a real fight again.

:biggthump That's more like it, man. Now we're talkin'! :banana: Yeeeeeeeesssss !!! Oh, Yeah! This is gonna be.....REAL GOOD !!! :boxing:

oh flippin sweet, does anyone know when tickets will go onsale for this fight?

all that bull**** was just to hype it up even more :D

so its all back on just like that... :rolleyes: well at least now
well see if mayweather really will massacre gatti :mad:

Im really glad that this fight is finally on, Gatti deserves his big payday and Floyd needs to impress in this fight to bring in a mega fight at 147 with Delahoya.
Do you think that this will be Gatti's last fight, presuming he looses?

i never really want to see arturo get beat up and embarassed, its most likely going to happen here is'nt it.

Glad to hear it..I dont think Gatti has much chance of beating Floyd unless he manages to cut off the ring and land some good, solid punches. Mayweather is too slick for Gatti, and I would really be concerned for him if Mayweather hit harder than he does. I dont doubt that Gatti can take his punches, but the question is can Floyd take Gatti's..if he manages to land flush? Either way, it's a good payday for Gatti, and he more than deserves it!

Glad to hear it..I dont think Gatti has much chance of beating Floyd unless he manages to cut off the ring and land some good, solid punches. Mayweather is too slick for Gatti, and I would really be concerned for him if Mayweather hit harder than he does. I dont doubt that Gatti can take his punches, but the question is can Floyd take Gatti's..if he manages to land flush? Either way, it's a good payday for Gatti, and he more than deserves it!



it 's a good payday for gatti, and pbf isn't as big a puncher as some of the guys Arturo has faced ( i bet Micky Ward hits harder ) but he'll give gatti a boxing lesson. this fight will probably be stopped by the ref because gatti's face will be cut to pieces and his eyes swollen shut... i wonder if floyd is thinkin of this fight as a tuneup for him to challenge KT?

I think Gatti may prove to strong for Floyd.

I am glad that the fight is finally going to happen.

I think Gatti may prove to strong for Floyd.

I am glad that the fight is finally going to happen.
its hard to gage the gap between fighters..

see how gatti fared with mickey ward then see how zab judah did.

and id say mayweather is better than judah.

but then maybe gatti will do something to floyd hes never experienced.
hand out a severe beating he was never ready for. :boxing:

well we can dream

it 's a good payday for gatti, and pbf isn't as big a puncher as some of the guys Arturo has faced ( i bet Micky Ward hits harder ) but he'll give gatti a boxing lesson. this fight will probably be stopped by the ref because gatti's face will be cut to pieces and his eyes swollen shut... i wonder if floyd is thinkin of this fight as a tuneup for him to challenge KT?

Oh yeah, a definate lesson..thats what I meant when I said Floyd was too slick; Gatti would have problems trying to land flush against him! I wish Floyd would fight KT...talk about power! KT would knock him silly given half a chance (in my opinion) ;)

We will see how much Gattis boxing ability has increased. Remeber, he didn't land a flush punch at all on Oscar. by his own admission. Of course Oscar had the size on him. I think Gatti has improved his boxing quite a bit since then, this fight will show how much. Gatti has to be willing to take a few and try to get PBF on the ropes and work the body ala Mickey Ward. If he can do that he may slow Floyd down enough to take away some of that speed and even up the fight a little bit.

I agree with BEEACH.

Gatti is cursed for cuts.

He's got a good chin with bad skin - Just can't keep his own blood in. His chances of winning are pretty slim. At the end of the fight, it's Mayweather's win.

nice^^. "Speedkills"
PrettyBoy is known to stand and trade which might be detrimental. He needs to do more like when he fought Corrales than when he fought Emmanuel Burton/Augustus...(who took Ward to the wire-who beat Arturo)

I can't wait for this one.

Gatti is probably my favorite fighter in the world, and I can't stand PBF.

Will Gatti win? Eh, it will be a tough fight for him. This one is either over in the mid-rounds by Gatti KO or PBF pitter-patters to a decision.

I'm tired of Mayweather always taking the easy fights these days... Gatti is the easiest of the light-welterweight champions to de-throne - (Tszyu/Harris/Cotto). He'll avoid Tszyu and the others and move up in weight. I'm not a Mayweather hater... I just wanna see him get knocked out to bring his arrogant ass back down to earth!... LOL!..

Gatti experienced several tough big bouts.But Floyd is a no.1 speed star
in the era.Gatti can land the his punches...anyway I'm looking to see the special fight.

We will see how much Gattis boxing ability has increased. Remeber, he didn't land a flush punch at all on Oscar. by his own admission. Of course Oscar had the size on him. I think Gatti has improved his boxing quite a bit since then, this fight will show how much. Gatti has to be willing to take a few and try to get PBF on the ropes and work the body ala Mickey Ward. If he can do that he may slow Floyd down enough to take away some of that speed and even up the fight a little bit.



Gatti is a boxer - puncher now, i'm actually really impressed with his jab lately, but it's a mistake for G to think he can ever outbox Floyd. gatti is a good tough fighter, but he just doesn't have the natural talent of pbf ( and keep in mind i'm not a big mayweather fan )....however, that's doesn't mean gatti has no chance of beating floyd, ( i'd say he has a slim chance ), i just don't think arturo can pull it off. gatti has trouble with movers - dlh, pbf ( as we will see ). the one chance arturo has AND ITS PRETTY ****IN SLIM is to impose his strength on pbf the way JL castillo did in his two outings with floyd. i can already hear the nutlickers getting mad at me for this but, THE ONLY MAN TO EVER IMPOSE HIS STRENGTH and DETERMINATION on pbf was jl castillo. no matter what floyd did he couldn't stop castillo from coming after him, i saw their fights as really close, pbf barely pulled those out. that's gatti's only way to win, i just think that gatti's face will be so busted up before he tires floyd out enough to land those big shots. gatti has the power to **** pbf up, he just won't be able to use it

How do you guys feel about PBF's power at this weight. Can he throw a KO punch?

Finally a fight in AC! I just wish I could get my tickets. This is a must see fight.

Gatti is a boxer - puncher now, i'm actually really impressed with his jab lately, but it's a mistake for G to think he can ever outbox Floyd. gatti is a good tough fighter, but he just doesn't have the natural talent of pbf ( and keep in mind i'm not a big mayweather fan )....however, that's doesn't mean gatti has no chance of beating floyd, ( i'd say he has a slim chance ), i just don't think arturo can pull it off. gatti has trouble with movers - dlh, pbf ( as we will see ). the one chance arturo has AND ITS PRETTY ****IN SLIM is to impose his strength on pbf the way JL castillo did in his two outings with floyd. i can already hear the nutlickers getting mad at me for this but, THE ONLY MAN TO EVER IMPOSE HIS STRENGTH and DETERMINATION on pbf was jl castillo. no matter what floyd did he couldn't stop castillo from coming after him, i saw their fights as really close, pbf barely pulled those out. that's gatti's only way to win, i just think that gatti's face will be so busted up before he tires floyd out enough to land those big shots. gatti has the power to **** pbf up, he just won't be able to use it


Good post Beeatch! ;) I agree..as much as I love Gatti, I realize he has limitations and have posted previously that his only chance is to land enough (flush) punches to stun Mayweather and maybe ( a big, hugh maybe!!) get a tko or ko.

I can't wait for Mayweather to get his ass beat. He bugs the crap out of me, but unfortunately I don't think Gatti can win.

This fight was always going to happen it was just Gatti putting his foot down on money issues

both fighters are already talking smack, im juz hoping gatti can shut mayweather up in the ring..

Dang, I bet Gatti will get cut just thinking about this fight. It is going to be a hum-dinger...

I got gatti all the way! Just wish there would be a gatti VS ward III.

Thier was a gatti ward III chazz2 if you didnt know.

I'm kinda getting a little angry on how you all are saying that gatti has a slim chance, as far as im concerned floyd is the one who has the slim chance of winning. Gatti may not land flush punches to his head but he is going to land bombs to his body. Floyds defense is leaning far back and putting his shoulder out so he cant get caught with face punches, pretty good defense but his body and arm are left wide open, gatti is going to go at that arm and body like crazy. Once he landed enough body shots floyds boxing ability is done, he wont be able to move around and THEN the flush face shots will come. I havent been impressed with any of floyds fight, maby 1 or 2 but he hasnt fought anybody that I think has given hin trouble like gatti will. Gatti is too strong for floyd all he has to do is use his strenght to put floyd in the ropes or in the corner and it over. I got this Gatti by KO ALL THE WAY!!!

Mayweather better bring his own platter, so that Gatti has something to put it on when he hands it too him. Mayweather hasn't fought anyone with Gatti's experience. In the later rounds Gatti will start having his way. He's not the Gatti of the Ward days. He's more composed, more accurate, and most importantly more experienced. Mayweather will be exposed the for the fighter he really is, the way Roy Jones should have been. This time that little kid bit off more then he can chew.

This is going to be a great fight! I am so excited to hear about this match-up. Gatti's got a big heart and I think it will make a difference when it goes down to the later rounds. However, that herat didn't save him from getting his ass spanked when he faced DLH. And to think Mayweather is faster than DLH so I am curious to see how Gatti keeps him at bay.