March 23, 2005

By Andre Courtemanche

“They say I run my mouth a lot. I’m looking for someone to shut me up. Until I do find someone, I’ll keep running my mouth.” Floyd Mayweather Jr.


Photo: Ed Mulholland
At a conference held today, WBC #1 ranked super lightweight contender, two-time former world champion and pound-for-pound entrant “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. did much to set the stage for an ugly grudge match June 25 against WBC Super Lightweight Champion Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, but little to sully his image as an arrogant, spoiled brat.

Incensed by Gatti’s failure to show up for today’s Main Events and Top Rank jointly hosted “Thunder and Lightning” promotional event, and apparently forgetting his own failure to show earlier this year at his scheduled Gatti vs. Leija post-fight appearance, Mayweather went on an extended rant aimed not only at Gatti, but also at times against Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins and even his own father.

“He’s a bum. I’ll walk right through him. I don’t have any respect for him. None. He’s a straight up bum,” said the undefeated 28 year old of Gatti. “I feel disrespected. When you disrespect me you get punished. Normally I just beat you. Sometimes I may even let someone go the distance, but I’m upset because this guy has been trying to get out of this fight any way he can. I’m here doing everything by myself and he’s not doing anything. This is a chance for us to make mega-millions and this guy is not here.”

With the fight being held in Gatti’s adopted home of Atlantic City (at the Boardwalk Hall), Mayweather also has an answer as to why his fights regularly draw poorly, while Gatti has established himself as a box office champion. “I would get the same results (ticket sales) Gatti gets if I fought in (Mayweather’s hometown of) Grand Rapids every time. I could sell out a fight in Grand Rapids every month. The fight is on his turf, but I aint worried about that. I’ll show how much confidence I’ve got by going onto his turf and beating him. And after I beat him, I’ll throw a party right on his turf. I will party right on his turf after I beat him.”

A heavy favorite going into the fight, Mayweather says he expects little resistance from Gatti. “Why do I call him a bum? Because he is a bum…I feel he is nothing but a stepping stone for me…This guy is scared of me…I’m an A grade fighter and he is a C grade fighter…If he rushes, he’ll get knocked out quick. If he tries to box, he’ll get punished for a long time…I’m a lot faster than Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar wasn’t even at the top of his game and he busted him up…I can go to any boxing gym and train, guess why? Arturo Gatti is nothing but a heavy bag…I’m not training, I’m hanging right now. I’m on my way to party in Miami with Puff Daddy before I go to training camp.”

While he may have the boxing world’s respect for his often-amazing talent, Mayweather has always seemed to be able to turn off fans with his brashness and apparent lack of respect for most.

Of boxing’s current pound-for-pound list, he says, “How many different weight classes has Bernard Hopkins been to? I could have stayed at 130 lbs and milked the belt forever. Instead I went to four different weight classes (he has competed in three). No way could you put him in the same league as me. Do the math. I’m in exciting fights. All these fighters are going the distance with him. If somebody is the crème de la crème, they should be busting guys up. He doesn’t care for me and I don’t care much for him.”

And as for former perceived P4P king Roy Jones? “I’ve shown fans I can stand there toe to toe. I’ve shown I can counterpunch and I’ve shown I can move. All Roy Jones ever showed was that he can stand on the outside and counterpunch all day. And Roy hasn’t fought the (quality of) guys I’ve fought. The king (himself) stepped up and took his crown.”

Gatti has seemingly changed his style, or reverted back to his initial one, under the guidance of respected trainer Buddy McGirt. Does Floyd think McGirt will factor into the outcome? “Buddy McGirt is his trainer. If they say Floyd Mayweather is the new-millennium Pernell Whitaker that hits harder, and Pernell Whitaker beat Buddy McGirt, how can he possibly give him a game plan to beat me? Nobody has beaten me. There are already six ways for him to get beat, he’s been beaten six times, and I’ll show you the seventh. There’s no way a guy with six losses will beat me. No way in hell. I know what he’s going to do. He’s going to lose. I can adapt to any style, so it doesn’t matter which Gatti shows up. You can’t bring a gun or knife into the ring, but he’s going to think I did when I get a hold of him.”

He is leather-clad lightning. He is a wizard of a fighter with no perceivable limits. But is it possible to be so unlikable that no amount of incredible talent will ever matter? Floyd Mayweather will more than likely get past Arturo Gatti in June, but if Floyd Mayweather chops down the rest of the boxing forest…will anybody ever care?

“(After beating Gatti) I look forward to fighting Oscar De La Hoya. I am willing to test my dad’s training skills against my boxing skills by fighting Oscar. He says he is the world’s best trainer? I say I have the world’s best trainer (his uncle Roger). My daddy was a welterweight and I have his genes, so I know I can carry the weight at welter. There are guys shorter than me in that division and I’ve looked better and stronger with every weight I go up to. And I’m looking forward to fighting Kostya Tszyu. I respect Tszyu. He’s earned it. I have none for Arturo. He’s not being a professional about this. I flew all the way to the east coast for a press conference and he didn’t even show up.”

those are some fighting words there

cant wait to see this
floyd will beat gatti

i would liek to see him fight the other top guys at 140-147

I told all of you that I am real and I will even criticize my favorite fighter. I dont think that people can do no wrong. I think it is dumb for Floyd to keep dissing Gatti and keep down playing what he has dumb. If I was Floyd I would be trying to make Gatti sound like the best fighter in the world. I would say that I want to fight Gatti because he is one of the best and he is a warrior and how good he is and how he isnt scared of anyone and how he can beat anyone and Floyd will have to be on his A game. He shouldnt say bad stuff about Gatti because if he wins then they will say that you didnt beat anyone, you said it yourself that he was a overrated bum.

Floyd is a littile ****y and I love it. Deion was also my favorite football player. However, I do think that Floyd crosses the line sometimes and starts being a ass. It crazy because you can tell that he is really a good and nice guy. Maybe he thinks that he can be like another Ali and no I am not trying to compare him to Ali but how come that no one ever and still doesnt get mad when Ali was talking trash non stop.

At the end of the day, I would love to see Floyd get his shot at fame and after this fight, he could get Oscar, Shane, or Zoo. I would love to see any of those

how come that no one ever and still doesnt get mad when Ali was talking trash non stop.

This is what we call "hypocrisy".

As far as Floyd's mouth goes, yeah, it needs to be better. What do you expect though look at that crazy mofo who raised him. :p

I agree with everything you said pretty much.

BTW...Oscar will destroy Floyd, even now.

Floyd is dead wrong on his comparison of himself to Roy. Floyd has not proved that he can be the champ at 140 lbs yet. Floyd is not number 1 in his own division so he needs to chill a bit. We'll see if he proves it first. He already lost to Jose Luis Castillo, why he's bull****tin'.

Roy was a far better mover than Floyd ever was. Floyd is also no more aggressive than Roy in my opinion.

This is what we call "hypocrisy".

As far as Floyd's mouth goes, yeah, it needs to be better. What do you expect though look at that crazy mofo who raised him. :p

I agree with everything you said pretty much.

BTW...Oscar will destroy Floyd, even now.

Floyd knows that but he don't care, whats an L in your record worth?

I don`t think Floyd would step in the ring with Oscar. Sure its a career high payday but its a senseless fight. Floyd would have speed advantage but Oscar would be fast enough to hit him enough and KO him. This fight would be murder...

Gatti is gonna close that mouth and make Floyd wish he stayed at 130. Mayweather has never been in there with a guy as powerful as Gatti. I predict that he's going to box a great fight until Gatti catches up to him in the later rounds and nearly decapitates him with a huge left hook.

Roy Jones was the ****ing Heavyweight champion of the world lol. And if he keeps going to look past Gatti and underestimate him, maybe just maybe he'll get knocked out. Just when you think you're invincible, you go down...hard.

Gatti will whup this guy, i can see it already. floyd has been a bum for too long, he hasn't been fighting serious guyz. When Gatti gets him, he wont even know what happened.

Floyds got a point

I'm willing to bet any amount of you guys who are backing Gatti that Mayweather will win. Gatti beats a few B level at best fighters and all of a sudden he can "whup" world class fighters. I'll put my SIG AND my CUSTOM TITLE AND any amount of $$$ you ****ers wanna bet. Gatti is going to be embarassed in a big way.

explain how Gatti has fought better opposition.

I think everyone would like to hear this.


i think he ment bigger. Gatti has definitly fought bigger opposition.

Gatti will whup this guy, i can see it already. floyd has been a bum for too long, he hasn't been fighting serious guyz. When Gatti gets him, he wont even know what happened.


Castillo, Hernandez, Hernandez, Corrales, Corley etc etc aren't serious guys? This is news to me...

I'm willing to bet any amount of you guys who are backing Gatti that Mayweather will win. Gatti beats a few B level at best fighters and all of a sudden he can "whup" world class fighters. I'll put my SIG AND my CUSTOM TITLE AND any amount of $$$ you ****ers wanna bet. Gatti is going to be embarassed in a big way.

I'll wait and see how their training goes. Then we'll talk :) No I don't think Gatti can beat him but if he keeps talking smack, party ing and **** and keeps overlookig whats in front of him, Gatti might just knock him out.

LOL. I'm not betting a point on this one. I'd like to see Gatti break his face open but let's face the facts: Gatti is a catcher and Floyd has probably the quickest hands in boxing. Odds are Floyd is going to win by a decision or on cuts but if Gatti does KO him, it'll be the sweetest knockout of the year.

LOL. I'm not betting a point on this one.


Gatti is gonna close that mouth and make Floyd wish he stayed at 130. Mayweather has never been in there with a guy as powerful as Gatti. I predict that he's going to box a great fight until Gatti catches up to him in the later rounds and nearly decapitates him with a huge left hook.

Could have completely fooled me buddy.

It's all self promotion. Mayweather is all about the Benjamins and if he can create a believeable aura of bad blood then maybe he can get those ticket sales up. Everyone likes to see the bad guy, good guy scenario and we all know what role Gatti takes everytime he steps into the ring. Mayweather beats Gatti in a one sided competitive bout

I don't like how Floyd Mayweather Jr. bad talked Roy.

the only real thing that mayweather and roy have in common is rather brittle hands that have a tendency to break.

Oh I still mean all the things I said. I still see Gatti coming from behind on points and knocking his ass out but it just isn't the likely outcome. So no, I'm not going to bet on it.

And of course Mayweather has fought the better opposition and of course he is the better P4P fighter. But he is a lightweight and he's fighting a guy who usually weighs 150 lbs or more on the night of his fights. Do you remember Gatti-Gamache? Gamache was a lightweight just like Mayweather. It's true that he wasn't half the fighter that Mayweather is in terms of skill and talent but the fight still demonstrates what Gatti can do to a smaller opponent when his fists make contact.

I have always said when Mayweather is on top of his game there are very few who can beat him and Gatti won't be one of those few. Mayweather seems more serious then I have ever seen him. I don't think he will underestimate Gatti. Mayweather knows who he's in there with and he knows that he can beat Gatti. On top of that Mayweather has waited for this opportunity for a very long time so I expect him to bring his A-game and more.

Mayweather by comfortable decision. He's says he will stop Gatti but I see Gatti at least going the distance.

I have always said when Mayweather is on top of his game there are very few who can beat him and Gatti won't be one of those few. Mayweather seems more serious then I have ever seen him. I don't think he will underestimate Gatti. Mayweather knows who he's in there with and he knows that he can beat Gatti. On top of that Mayweather has waited for this opportunity for a very long time so I expect him to bring his A-game and more.

Mayweather by comfortable decision. He's says he will stop Gatti but I see Gatti at least going the distance.

Good call. Mayweather can land all night but the chances of him stopping Gatti without opening himself up too often are pretty slim.

Floyd isn't dumb for bashing Gatti.

One thing Andre Countermanche conviently got to point out when he tried saying Floyd no-showed the Gatti vs. Leija fight is the fact that Gatti also no showed Floyd's fight and was supposed to be there too. So yeah.

And Floyd wanted the fight against Gatti in January anyhow, but Gatti felt too overwhelmed after beating Dorin in 2 rounds so he wanted yet another tune-up, as if he didn't just have one. Gatti's days are numbered and he knows it.

Floyd isn't dumb for bashing Gatti.

One thing Andre Countermanche conviently got to point out when he tried saying Floyd no-showed the Gatti vs. Leija fight is the fact that Gatti also no showed Floyd's fight and was supposed to be there too. So yeah.

And Floyd wanted the fight against Gatti in January anyhow, but Gatti felt too overwhelmed after beating Dorin in 2 rounds so he wanted yet another tune-up, as if he didn't just have one. Gatti's days are numbered and he knows it.


Are you sure Floyd wanted the fight in January? Everything i read made it seem like he was tied up in court untill this month. You can't train for a fight when your in court all day.

Are you sure Floyd wanted the fight in January? Everything i read made it seem like he was tied up in court untill this month. You can't train for a fight when your in court all day.

lol I thought he wasn't showing up in court back then :D

I have a feeling that Floyd could goof off enough to lose a fight, now or sometime soon. Then he will get serious and avenge it, but you can't train that hard when you are worried about court, hanging out with P Diddy, and finding the time to beat your woman.

I have a feeling that Floyd could goof off enough to lose a fight, now or sometime soon. Then he will get serious and avenge it, but you can't train that hard when you are worried about court, hanging out with P Diddy, and finding the time to beat your woman.
nope sorry
but if and when floyd loses this fight
he aint gettin no rematch
theres no way gatti would fight him twice

yes it is wishful thinking

I can't see how anybody would actually be a Gatti fan.

Anyhow, Floyd fought Bruseles in January, what the hell are you talking about Joeboxer? Floyd fought Bruseles because he couldn't fight Gatti, so he fought Bruseles to become the WBC #1 contender to Gatti's title. So now Gatti has to fight Floyd eventually or forfeit that title.

I still expect Gatti to pull out of the fight or at least postpone it once more.

I can't see how anybody would actually be a Gatti fan.

Anyhow, Floyd fought Bruseles in January, what the hell are you talking about Joeboxer? Floyd fought Bruseles because he couldn't fight Gatti, so he fought Bruseles to become the WBC #1 contender to Gatti's title. So now Gatti has to fight Floyd eventually or forfeit that title.

I still expect Gatti to pull out of the fight or at least postpone it once more.

You are right. He did have a fight, I guess I was just thinking of why Gatti said the fight had not happend earlier.

You are right. He did have a fight, I guess I was just thinking of why Gatti said the fight had not happend earlier.
Forget January, its been nearly a year. He was supposed to fight Gatti isntead of Chop but Gatti wouldnt fight him, then he was supposed to fight Gatti instead of Brusseles but HBO and the WBC let him weisel his way out of it and he was trying to do it again but couldnt get away with it this time

Again My BAD, i wasn't trying to call Floyd ducking Gatti. I just thought that his legal problems had been delaying the fight. I was wrong.

Gatti will whup this guy, i can see it already. floyd has been a bum for too long, he hasn't been fighting serious guyz. When Gatti gets him, he wont even know what happened.


hahah@ floyd hasnt been fighting serious guys...i can tell ur a bum from canada..gatti wouldnt beat corrales corley or castillo..and gatti got the **** beat out of him by manfredy..mayweather ko'd manfready in 2

I have a feeling that Floyd could goof off enough to lose a fight, now or sometime soon. Then he will get serious and avenge it, but you can't train that hard when you are worried about court, hanging out with P Diddy, and finding the time to beat your woman.

I don't see that happening because when Mayweather is in the ring he is all business.

Floyd is not dumb for taunting Gatti, Gatti is dumb for taking a fight with somebody who has more boxing skills then a heavy bag. Floyd is going to KO Gatti and make him look stupid doing it-- the sad part is that he is nowhere near as good at Jr. Welter as he was at the lower weight classes...

Floyd's always been ****y but does anybody remember the last time he was so pissed and pumped about a fight? Gatti's might be getting into his head.

Mayweather has beaten TONS of fighters better then Gatti (Corrales, Castillo, Corley, just to name a few) so I don't think that Gatti getting mad is going to be an issue. Gatti simply is in over his head here. And as for his comments being disrespectful and without class, I suppose this is true- but the fact is that puts asses in seats and PPV's on TV's. I mean, Tyson bit Lewis and told a reporter he was going to "**** you 'till you love me" and that fight set PPV records... Sadly, being classy does not always sell.

Jesus Chavez, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Angel Manfredy, and DeMarcus Corley, are all extremely talented fighters and Mayweather has defeated them all. "Pretty Boy" Floyd has fought his share of talented pugilists.

On June 25th, he'll add another respected competitor to the list when he takes on Arturo Gatti, and anyone who doesn't see the fact that Mayweather easily has the abilities to defeat a much more aged Gatti is ignorant, or simply 100% biased. I enjoy watching Gatti fight, I really do...who doesn't? He has lived up to the name "Human Highlight Reel," but the only real reason anyone pays any attention to him as of lately is simply because of his shocking display of heart and courage, which went virtually unnoticed until his trilogy of pain against Micky Ward.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been making major accomplishments and progress within the sport behind a curtain, so it seems. Gatti, in his response to Floyd's comments in NYC, said that he's the one selling the tickets, and that "They have to give away tickets when Floyd fights" is actually an accurate statement, and further proves my point. No body has paid any attention to the gifted and talented Mayweather, and this is his golden opportunity. He will perform TWICE as good in the lime light, in front of the millions of raving fans that he has deserved, not to mention the millions of other motivations he has yet to see until this point.

In the face of adversity, Floyd has performed just as any champion would. He fights harder when the stakes are against him. Take, for instance, his fight against a much larger and more powerful Diego Corrales. He simply could not have come off any better than he did in that bout, dispatching Corrales quickly with a TKO. Then once more, in his rematch against Castillo, after a controversial decision in their first meeting. He had a point to prove, and he did just that after a dominating performance from opening bell to closing bell.

Again, I respect both athletes in this bout, and enjoy watching both of them. However, in an honest statement I have to say that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will most likely take this fight with a 12-round unanimous decision, provided Arturo "Thunder" Gatti doesn't close the gap, and put the hurt on Floyd early. If this fight goes past the 5th round I say it's over for Gatti, plain and simple. Once Mayweather develops a rhythm and raises his confidence passed a certain level, it's simply irrevocable.

What he said...

Floyd is a bum not Gatti. This is going to be a good fight but I think Gatti has his number. Floyd can run his mouth all he wants but who really great has he fought? I mean atleast Gatti was the one who tried to get this fight and Mayweather kept ducking him and missing court and yada yada, I cant believe that Mayweather considers himself great thats pathetic. Gatti with the Win!!

I told all of you that I am real and I will even criticize my favorite fighter. I dont think that people can do no wrong. I think it is dumb for Floyd to keep dissing Gatti and keep down playing what he has dumb. If I was Floyd I would be trying to make Gatti sound like the best fighter in the world. I would say that I want to fight Gatti because he is one of the best and he is a warrior and how good he is and how he isnt scared of anyone and how he can beat anyone and Floyd will have to be on his A game. He shouldnt say bad stuff about Gatti because if he wins then they will say that you didnt beat anyone, you said it yourself that he was a overrated bum.

Floyd is a littile ****y and I love it. Deion was also my favorite football player. However, I do think that Floyd crosses the line sometimes and starts being a ass. It crazy because you can tell that he is really a good and nice guy. Maybe he thinks that he can be like another Ali and no I am not trying to compare him to Ali but how come that no one ever and still doesnt get mad when Ali was talking trash non stop.

At the end of the day, I would love to see Floyd get his shot at fame and after this fight, he could get Oscar, Shane, or Zoo. I would love to see any of those
I hear you.. But Gatti is the one with the belt, not Mayweather..
So Mayweather CAN talk all the **** he wants about the champ.
If Mayweather was defending, he probably wouldn't talk as much **** about his contender.

Anybody who thinks Gatti has a chance in this one just is fooling themselves. This is as close to a sure thing as we can get, Main Events has constructed the image that Gatti is a upper-echelon fighter by carefully directing his career and protecting him from superior talents. They are putting him in against the much more talented Floyd because they know that against him their guy will be a winner even in defeat. Floyd does not really draw the fans that Gatti does, mostly because Floyd has outclassed his opponents so much that he seldom is in a real "war" of a fight. Also, his brash personality and ****iness has turned alot of fans and the media off of him. So the casual fan is going to be pulling for Gatti. Floyd also has not shown really exceptional power at jr. welterweight, and this is also good for team-Gatti because even in getting KO'ed (which we and they know will happen) he is going to go some rounds, take some punishment, and provide the type of war that Gatti fans crave, and so people will just be all the more eager to watch his next fight even after he loses. There is a reason that we will NEVER see Gatti in with the likes of Kostya Tzsyu, Miguel Cotto, and so on. That is because the guys would not just knock him out like Floyd would, but because of their power they would KO him quick and ulgy. That would damage Main Event's product, at least taking a bite out of the Gatti myth and thus a bite out of sales. Main Events has not taken a risk against Floyd, because they realize that it is win/win.

I cant believe some people actually think Gatti has a chance. PBF is too talented and too determined to let this guy do anything against the ring. Hes gonna murder Gatti...with all the talk bout PBF's opposition..who the hell has Gatti beaten..seriously..

It is true, Gatti is going to get simply out-classed by Mayweather...

bloody stinker mate

I'm going to miss this fight because of my girlfriend's sister's wedding :( ..I'll download it soon as it is up though...I think Gatti has a decent chance...this has been the year of upsets so far (if you consider Wright-Trinidad and upset) so the mojo may be working in GAtti's favor...Mayweather should stop runnign his mouth so much...everyone gets beat and you look like a real dumbass when you talk a bunch of **** about so-and-so being a shot fighter, etc, etc, etc and then getting ko'd....Imagine if after Tarver's ****-talking Jones had ko'd him...anyway, on a personal level I find Mayweather distasteful...His attitude sucks, he sounds like a ***** outside of the ring, and he MAY be a woman beater...so I will be watching his fights knowing that with the weight class as stacked as it is someone will shut his mouth in the near future...may not be Gatti though but that sure would be sweet

I'm going to miss this fight because of my girlfriend's sister's wedding :( ..I'll download it soon as it is up though...I think Gatti has a decent chance...this has been the year of upsets so far (if you consider Wright-Trinidad and upset) so the mojo may be working in GAtti's favor...Mayweather should stop runnign his mouth so much...everyone gets beat and you look like a real dumbass when you talk a bunch of **** about so-and-so being a shot fighter, etc, etc, etc and then getting ko'd....Imagine if after Tarver's ****-talking Jones had ko'd him...anyway, on a personal level I find Mayweather distasteful...His attitude sucks, he sounds like a ***** outside of the ring, and he MAY be a woman beater...so I will be watching his fights knowing that with the weight class as stacked as it is someone will shut his mouth in the near future...may not be Gatti though but that sure would be sweet

Very well put, I think Gatti is going to knock him out....but if he has a heart attack and doesn't someone will like you said.

Anybody who thinks Gatti has a chance in this one just is fooling themselves. This is as close to a sure thing as we can get, Main Events has constructed the image that Gatti is a upper-echelon fighter by carefully directing his career and protecting him from superior talents. They are putting him in against the much more talented Floyd because they know that against him their guy will be a winner even in defeat. Floyd does not really draw the fans that Gatti does, mostly because Floyd has outclassed his opponents so much that he seldom is in a real "war" of a fight. Also, his brash personality and ****iness has turned alot of fans and the media off of him. So the casual fan is going to be pulling for Gatti. Floyd also has not shown really exceptional power at jr. welterweight, and this is also good for team-Gatti because even in getting KO'ed (which we and they know will happen) he is going to go some rounds, take some punishment, and provide the type of war that Gatti fans crave, and so people will just be all the more eager to watch his next fight even after he loses. There is a reason that we will NEVER see Gatti in with the likes of Kostya Tzsyu, Miguel Cotto, and so on. That is because the guys would not just knock him out like Floyd would, but because of their power they would KO him quick and ulgy. That would damage Main Event's product, at least taking a bite out of the Gatti myth and thus a bite out of sales. Main Events has not taken a risk against Floyd, because they realize that it is win/win.


How can you all yourself a boxing fan, if you know anything about the history of boxing you should know that it has had some of the biggest upsets it history, anything can happen, yes littleboy floy is by far the favorite to win but that doesn't mean gatti has NO chance, cmon man have more sense than that. BY the way, just so you wont go getting mad at me, i don't mean to say you know nothing of boxing, but you should know that upsets happen, even in the most one sided fights ever.

I'm going to miss this fight because of my girlfriend's sister's wedding :( ..I'll download it soon as it is up though...I think Gatti has a decent chance...this has been the year of upsets so far (if you consider Wright-Trinidad and upset) so the mojo may be working in GAtti's favor...Mayweather should stop runnign his mouth so much...everyone gets beat and you look like a real dumbass when you talk a bunch of **** about so-and-so being a shot fighter, etc, etc, etc and then getting ko'd....Imagine if after Tarver's ****-talking Jones had ko'd him...anyway, on a personal level I find Mayweather distasteful...His attitude sucks, he sounds like a ***** outside of the ring, and he MAY be a woman beater...so I will be watching his fights knowing that with the weight class as stacked as it is someone will shut his mouth in the near future...may not be Gatti though but that sure would be sweet


Exactly, karma for you coming up. :)

Man, haven't looked forward to a fight this much for a LONG time...

Very well put, I think Gatti is going to knock him out....but if he has a heart attack and doesn't someone will like you said.


I'm a big Gatti fan, but fighting mayweather is suicide. He's going to get pummeled into "bolivian".

Like I said, PBF seems to be underestimating Gatti too much....

This is what we call "hypocrisy".

As far as Floyd's mouth goes, yeah, it needs to be better. What do you expect though look at that crazy mofo who raised him. :p

I agree with everything you said pretty much.

BTW...Oscar will destroy Floyd, even now.

Pft. I doubt it. Nobody's touchin Floyd.

Anybody here see that fight before the NFC and AFC Championship games he was in on HBO? It was against some no name but still. The anouncers were talkin about the AFC one and he just looks over in the middle of the fight and says "Patriots are goin all the way" (Something like that) and then next round they bring up the NFC game. And he says (In the middle of the fight keep in mind) "I like the Falcons." He won by Unanimous Decision. Took nearly every round. I think he may have taken every round but not totally sure. Now if anybody can just take their entire focus off the fight and still dominate like that (No matter who they are fighting. Its still gonna be a professional fighter. That ain't easy to get to that level!) I don't see anybody touching them. I hear he has done this before too. Talked to the ringside announcers in the middle of the fight. I think the man will never lose. And until somebody actually does beat him. I am going to continue to think that. I believe the Gatti fight will be TOTALLY 1 sided. If Gatti gives him a good fight I may change my opinion about him being unbeatable. Until then. He is unbeatable!!

I think he is smart for bashing Gatti.

It's got sss,sso many people buzzzzzing, m,m I mean, a,aah all the p,pppeople in boxing community , m,m must be talking b,bbbout it. To bad te dada delivery sucked more than a **** star in a fellatio series. While he's at it he could've mention Gatti's old drug habits and sleeping with ugly women or how Gatti kisses McGirts ass so much Gatti's face look like a glogged up NY sewer hole. Gatti don't even drink that much anymore. Worse trash talking I ever heard.

I can't count how many post bout Mayweather jawing off. People don't you see it just for hype it is? It's did it's job!!!!
Good job Mayweather. I think he sold a few extra ppv's even though he couldn't spit out some dirt if someone wrote it down for him.

Floyd is a bum not Gatti. This is going to be a good fight but I think Gatti has his number. Floyd can run his mouth all he wants but who really great has he fought? I mean atleast Gatti was the one who tried to get this fight and Mayweather kept ducking him and missing court and yada yada, I cant believe that Mayweather considers himself great thats pathetic. Gatti with the Win!!

Yeah right Gatti has been ducking Floyd for years.

Oscar was too skilled and too big for Gatti.

At light weltherweight Mayweather fought a guy (DeMarcus Corley) coming from a lost (Zab Judah), and a guy (Henry Bruseles) with a 3-1-1 record in the last five fights (and the lost was against Ernesto Zavala ?!).

Mayweather is definitely the most skilled and the fasted fighter Gatti ever faced.

On the other hand Gatti is the heaviest hitter Mayweather ever faced (5 or 10 pounds heavier than others).

Jesus Chavez showed the blue print how to beat Mayweather.

Gatti will eat a lot of leather, if he himself ever doubt his chances during the fight he will lose.

If Gatti is at his mental and physical best posible, I give him a good chance of beating and punishing Mayweather.

its all part of the fight game. when you call someone out, then your ready to fight. He is not dumb. he is just ready to fight anyone, anytime, anyplace......Just as long the money is right.

Gatti will whup this guy, i can see it already. floyd has been a bum for too long, he hasn't been fighting serious guyz. When Gatti gets him, he wont even know what happened.
Haha did you see the fight man.

All I have to say is...

Told you so

Damn it is fun watching all those who thought Gatti would have a chance. TOLD YOU SO! :D

you really gotta wonder why a 6 month old thread was brought back up.

you really gotta wonder why a 6 month old thread was brought back up.

and you also have to wonder why a gatti fan would complain about this thread being brought up...


haha im just playin man, i agree that bringing up old threads is annoying and stupid, but it was by a new poster who didnt know the date and time is on top of each post