Will Gatti & Mayweather Jr. ever fight?

This thread is about gatti ducking floyd, not vice versa. Wtf are yall reading? Wow. How your agendas blind ya'll. Floyd was desparately trying to get gatti in the ring, it was his ticket to the bigtime. Floyd chasing dude who had his ass whipped about 7 times prior. Prime example of being opportunistic.

Can't believe how disrespectful Larry Merchant has been throughout Floyd's career.

Id love to me the rematch.... (Blank stare)

And Floyd does such a masterful job selling sincerity when he asks "I'm the champion. You're supposed to be supporting me". LOL .. Dude is a student of the game who grew up with champions as elders. He knows like we know that Johnson, Robinson, and Ali were not celebrated during the time when they were dominating. Floyd is no different, but his time at the WWE was obviously well spent. Guy can actually act! No other boxer has ever done anything like 24/7 before Mayweather. No one can sell it like he does. No one can captivate haters like he does. Freakin' brilliant. When floyd brought the chicken with the Gold medal on at the ODH press conference you could see it. When ODH got the Segway and then put his "other" sons name on his boxing gear you knew floyd had arrived. EVERY young fighter needs to take advantage of their opportunity. I'm not saying do what floyd did. But if I'm Canelo, Broner, Khan, Russell, Bradley they better make the best of their chance.

I thought they were supposed to fight this year. Did I hear wrong? Who is ducking who and why? lol......:lol1::lol1::lol1:

Simple. For the irony. That idiot poster may be gone, but 100 have taken his place. Dumb doesn't die that easy even when evidence to the contrary exists. I'm talking years and years of evidence to the contrary. Its nothing new but the particular kind of stupidity found on this site is very amusing. Its kinda funny that the same hate for floyd has been a staple for so long.

So he Floyd has been tied to domestic violence against women previously? Didn't know that. you bumped a thread from 2004 just to say that? you pactards are on a whole 'nother level Oh and Floyd taxed dat ass but he had a ton of respect for Gatti (rip)

lol it is crazy to read comments from 2004 about Mayweather hahaha

let's play nice. i heard he had some legal ish a while back because he hit some chick, maybe his girlfriend or wife or something. thats it. So he Floyd has been tied to domestic violence against women previously? Didn't know that.

Gatti lost badly to de la Hoya but recovered to beat Dorin. A fight against Mayweather would be good for Gatti is he wins.

well sh*t sorry it was kinda long ago i knew it was legal issues thought but didnt remember with who..anyway yeah he said he wanted to wait until its over and when asked about when it would be over he said maybe in december and thats why he couldnt fight..he said he wanted to be 100% and have his whole head in the game but wait for the leija/gatti winner....either way no one is ducking anyone...and gatti is doing just fine without PBF..he making hella money off the lieja fight and then after lieja he will get million for a fight against PBF..and gatti has said on FSN that he wants a big fight after lieja be it PBF or hatton. we all know it wont be cotto since cotto is facing lame ass corley so cotto wont be in a big fight until late 2005...cuz he's taking it slow

Mayweather Sr. is absolute shit as a trainer. He had a VERY gifted son, took him where he was going to go anyway, and thinks he's the shit. He speaks like he has shit in his mouth and he thinks he can teach people? I'm not a huge fan of De La Hoya, but he was at least good before Floyd Sr got his hands on him. What's his record since? My fave Floyd Sr moment was before the first Mosley/DLH fight when they were having a discussion with him and Shane's dad, and Floyd Sr says, "It ain't gawn be da same ole Oscar. He mo fluidicious now!" He makes up more words than George W. Shrub and Don Kng combined. I can't hear that man speak without thinking about Steppin Fechit. i see whatyour saying, but seriously, panchito had a totally different style and fight when he fought leija and whatever mayweather was doing with him, stopped when he fought him, he wasnt really moving like he normally does, and it was like he had a fernando vargas moment of inactivity and just giving up.

still, even if it is Gatti's people not wanting it done, then it's not Gatti himself. Thanks for clearing it up. Thanks for the "schooling". Very thoughtfull of youl. That's like saying that Ricky Hatton isn't ducking anyone with a pulse because FW doesn't make the fights. If a fighter wants a fight all he has to do is ask. There is no reason why the S. Mitchell fight couldn't have been made. Now he's the mandatory for Cotto's strap but he is waiting on the sidelines just in case SM or KT decide not to follow through on their words and move to 147. Whatever! Also, PBF IS in legal trouble and currently has no manager nor promoter. Please read up on your boxing issues before talking out of your ass. Here is the link to Mayweather's legal troubles: Linky! Even though it says he's already been sentenced, he is currently on probation. This article doesn't say it but I read it on Boxingtalk.com when the story broke. I tried searching their archives but to no avail. Sure I am of reading it, tho. I'm having trouble finding where Boxingtalk.com said that Mayweather was close to signing with a new promoter/manager but I can't find it, either. Here is an article from Sept. 29th where they talk a little about him: Linky! Remember, PBF elected not to fight Harris in hopes of getting the WBC to deny Gatti's request for an optional fight before his mandatory. The WBC has since granted Gatti his wish and PBF was left out in the cold. This is Gatti's last fight on HBO (by contract) so, if he wishes, he can sign with Showtime and then PBF is screwed because he has one more HBO fight left on his contract. That would allow Gatti to duck Floyd for one more fight, maybe against Ricky Hatton, where he would make buku bucks and still have a better chance at winning than if he fights Mayweather.

panchito didint have mayweather sr training him like he normally does and had to opt with buddy mcgirt, and looked like a totally different fighter in that fight. Mayweather Sr. is absolute shit as a trainer. He had a VERY gifted son, took him where he was going to go anyway, and thinks he's the shit. He speaks like he has shit in his mouth and he thinks he can teach people? I'm not a huge fan of De La Hoya, but he was at least good before Floyd Sr got his hands on him. What's his record since? My fave Floyd Sr moment was before the first Mosley/DLH fight when they were having a discussion with him and Shane's dad, and Floyd Sr says, "It ain't gawn be da same ole Oscar. He mo fluidicious now!" He makes up more words than George W. Shrub and Don Kng combined. I can't hear that man speak without thinking about Steppin Fechit.

I love gatti for all the heart he is!! But Skills can overcome heart.. and mayweather has that.. point is--let's first hope gatti could pass leija, so the fight could go down. Leija is dangerous now becoz his career is nearing the twilight zone. He knows there's no turning back now. Rest assured he'll give it his best coz that's all he has left and that makes him really dangerous. I'm not saying that it's gonna be an upset, but I followed gatti's career coz he's one of my favorite fighters, and we all know that gatti has been up and down with his carreer... and right now he's in his up, but for how long, I dont know. -Gatti KO leija.

Gatti and Mayweather ducking each other? No, of course not. Both guys have been wanting to fight ever since Mayweather moved to 140. Its the politics of building up fights and lining it up for a title. They should fight, it would be a good one, but the "Powers That Be" have to work it to get the most money out of it. This thread is a fine example of a pre-fight build-up, actually. The fight hasn't even been announced yet and people are taking sides. This fight will go down. Both camps have been going on and on about it....it will happen.

let's play nice. i heard he had some legal ish a while back because he hit some chick, maybe his girlfriend or wife or something. thats it. corrales was guilty of that too and hes one of the nicest people youll ever meet

they will fiht so i dont know why everyone getting all pissed ..anyway..things are working out great for gatti..he will get 2mil for his next fight an then he's fighting PBF for even more money

plain and simple, Gatti is fighting leija because of what Jesse did to that overhyped prospect Francisco Bojado. thats the politics of boxing. :rolleyes: panchito didint have mayweather sr training him like he normally does and had to opt with buddy mcgirt, and looked like a totally different fighter in that fight.

Mayweather needs Gatti alot more than Gatti needs Mayweather. So I guess Gatti is just content to go against old has beens like Leija the rest of his carrer. So why does Gatti say he has this new "boxing style" when he just wants to take on guys like this? For Mayweathers next fight I've been hearing Ricky Hatton alot, does anybody know if that will happen. If it does I will be interested to see Hatton going from knocking out bums to mabey going against the pound for pound best. plain and simple, Gatti is fighting leija because of what Jesse did to that overhyped prospect Francisco Bojado. thats the politics of boxing. :rolleyes: