Gatti offered $2.5m to fight Witter in England

Gatti is a crowd favourite and as such a fight with him would raise Mayweathers public profile.This would set him up for a big fight with the winner of Tszyu/Hatton or even fights at 147 with Delahoya, Mosley or Judah. This is why i find it strange that it was due to Floyd that the Gatti fight fell through. Actually dont let the legal matters fool you, Corrales was in the same boat as Mayweather when their bout was going to be scheduled and it came across fine. Main events makes every excuse in the book to make them look better. It is well known Arum and Mayweather HATE each other, while Top Rank may have not been able to communicate with Mayweather. You can bet your sweet ass, Main events jumped at the opportunity and was like "MAYWEATHER IS DUCKING, WONT EVEN CONTACT HIS OWN PROMOTER. THE SHOW WILL GO ON AND OUR MEAL TICKET WILL FIGHT ON JUNE 11TH." Their is complications in all negotiations, but the Gatti side blows things way out of proportion. If the Purse Bid does go on as planned Gatti/Main events will be screwed....... If Mayweather was to face the winner of Hatton/Tszyu, I pray it is Tszyu.....Floyd would outclass Hatton.

Gatti is a crowd favourite and as such a fight with him would raise Mayweathers public profile.This would set him up for a big fight with the winner of Tszyu/Hatton or even fights at 147 with Delahoya, Mosley or Judah. This is why i find it strange that it was due to Floyd that the Gatti fight fell through.

i dont think itd be that biga deal i mean its not like its a real significant belt he just won it from that branco fruit im sure at this stage of his career its more about getting as much money as possible for and less about belts He wont be getting no 5 million dollar payday if he doesnt fight Mayweather. The only reason Arum is willing to shell this out is because he is sick and tired of paying Mayweather 3 million a fight that doesnt generate the publics interest. Arum is going to go all out and this is make or break and will fill the bank for Arum. Wise choice because once Mayweather beat Gatti the bigger fights would roll in....Id definately be down for Tszyu/DLH/Judah fight for Mayweather.

Yeah, but what is Gatti going to do about the mandatory (Mayweather), is he just going to let go of the belt? i dont think itd be that biga deal i mean its not like its a real significant belt he just won it from that branco fruit im sure at this stage of his career its more about getting as much money as possible for and less about belts

Yeah, but what is Gatti going to do about the mandatory (Mayweather), is he just going to let go of the belt?

Why should Gatti takes on Witter in his backyard? There are a lot of opponents out there who could be much more interesting. Moneys the most important thing, if he can earn the most in Witter backyard then he should. I think the UK £ is pretty strong against the US $ too, it may be worth the travel. Gatti turned down more to face Hatton in the UK so i doubt this fight would happen there, unless Gatti thinks its a really easy night against Witter.

I want to either see Judah vs. Gatti or Mayweather vs. Gatti.

Witter would most likely out box Gatti over 12 rounds, this would be a stupid fight for the Gatti people to take. i`d go after an opponent like N`Dou or Ben Tackie, prolong that title reign guys, until the really big pay day comes.

Why should Gatti takes on Witter in his backyard? There are a lot of opponents out there who could be much more interesting.

Last time I checked 5 million wasn't 75% of 9 million. Fuck Mayweather, Gatti doesn't need that piece of shit to make money. Nor does he need a belt, the boxing public will pay to see him fight anyone. He's a crowd pleaser....hence he makes his own rules. You are right. Maybe Arum meant that Gatti would get $5M after fees and such. His share would be about $6.5M but then you have taxes, fees, and expenses. Those things come out of the purse bid so the $9M would be for the whole fight, not just for the fighters. The fighters split what is left after promotion costs, taxes, ect. (if I'm not mistaken). So, if the purse bid takes place as the WBC has said it would (tomorrow, Friday) then we might get to see this fight after all. Getting to the topic, I'd love to see Gatti-Witter, too. It would be a very exciting fight.

Shouldn't Gatti be making 6.75 mil? If the champion get 75% of the 9 million, then Gatti should get that, considering 6.75 is 75% of 9.

Imagine if Gatti WINS against Mayweather? 5+ million, and a win over the best fighter today. hard to believe, but its possible.

Last time I checked 5 million wasn't 75% of 9 million. Fuck Mayweather, Gatti doesn't need that piece of shit to make money. Nor does he need a belt, the boxing public will pay to see him fight anyone. He's a crowd pleaser....hence he makes his own rules. 5 million isnt something to squal about, especially considering Gatti's passed purses. 5 million dollars is a shitload of change for a fighter today, you dont see those paydays everyday. Unless Gatti fights low tier guys at 140, he is going to get his ass handed to him by any of the top level guys. He might as well go out and make the most bank. He wouldnt make nearly as much fighting Vivian or any other 140 champion....5 million would be his fattest payday in his career...He wont get that ANYWHERE else.

Talks have started between Mick Hennesay and Gatti's people for the WBC title fight. Hennessy confirmed he is trying to lure Gatti to England with a $2.5m offer to fight in Nottingham. "I would love it to be in England but there is also television to consider so we are prepared to be reasonable and if necessary go to the States." This would be a big payday for Gatti to fight in England. No title fight will be taking place for Gatti if he doesnt fight Mayweather. If Gatti doesnt fight Mayweather he gets stripped, its simple as that and the WBC is enforcing it heavily (about god damn time we get something from them that isnt corrupt) Top Rank has ensured the Gatti camp that if it goes to a purse bid they will be bidding a whopping 9 MILLION DOLLARS, If you are not familar with the rules of a bid. The champion receives 75% of the purse and the challenger 25%. Arum has guaranteed Gatti that if the 9 million bid is placed he will receive $5 MILLION his highest to date, even higher than what he earned against the Golden Boy. Plus Gatti/Main events would receive a percentage of the ticket gate and ppv sales. Mayweather would be rumored to make around 2.5-3 million dollars. Gatti has the chance to receive almost 6 million dollars from this fight. He would be stupid to play games...Mayweather and Arum supposedly came to an agreement and now its up to the Gatti camp. Although Main events is making excuses that nothing has been seen yet from Mayweathers side. This is the most lucrative fight for Gatti, it is one hell of an ass beating he will receive from Mayweather but I mean its more than 5 million dollars. The money is laid out...Hell I would sign it.

this woulde be an intersting fight i would have to back gatti i think he just too good to be beated by that wort of fighter but think it will go the distance and gatti would get the UD maybe a couple of years back wiiter would have won cos gatti whould have tried to fight as he used to and wiiter power would tell but with his new more refined style i think he would just be to tight for witter