Who hits harder?

I'd say Gatti hits pretty hard. The thing with Gatti is, his punches generally aren't as sneaky as Mayweather's. Mayweather doesn't need as much power to knock a guy out, because he catches you off guard, and off balance. He hits you and you don't see it coming. Gatti loads up, and the guy has a chance to prepare for it. I'd say a punch that's lighter and you don't see can be just as dangerous as a heavy punch when you're standing your ground. I do think Gatti has more skill in the ring than people give him credit for. He has reasonable foot speed, and can throw some pretty fast punches. The thing with Gatti, is most people remember the fights when he wasn't training very hard. I'm not saying he's at Mayweather's calibre as a boxer, but he's definitely not an unskilled brawler. He can brawl, but he can also box. I think Gatti is going to have to brawl to beat Mayweather, because if he tries to fight skill vs skill, he'll lose for sure.

Since when is Castillo a brilliant technician? And I agree he has less boxing skill that Gatti. He's a pretty dirty fighter who like only the inside. I'v never seen him jab effectively. Oh, you jackasses who think Gatti has no chance at all against Mayweather?? WTF? I do agree that Mayweather has superior skill, however Gatti has 1) Better power 2) Better Chin 3) Better Heart 4) The crowd. I think Mayweather will win, but not in the super easy fashion you all claim he will. If he gets caught, stunned, I think its over. Cause once Gatti starts it hard to end his punching. Castillo's skills are different. Castillo is an in-fighter and his jab is a very underrated tool. Everybody doesn't have to be on thier toes to have skills. Gatti's power maybe better but he has been hurt several times more than Mayweather who was only buzzed for a second. Until proven otherwise Mayweather has the better chin. As far as heart goes, it just depends on what you are looking for. If you mean going toe to toe in a war well Gatti has shown to have more heart because Mayweather hasn't had to do that.

Gatti hits harder than Floyd.

I believe Mayweather's power is being very underestimated. I'm going with a decision but starting to think Mayweather will stop him late. Mayweather seems extremely focused and prepared for this fight and I think he is coming to make a statement Saturday night.

Gatti has Power and i feel the edge on floyd, but i think Pretty boy's power is being underestimated.

The Gatti who KO'ed Gamache would have a solid puncher's chance against Mayweather but he's been through far too much wear and tear since then. After hearing him slur his words during that interview with Mayweather, I think Floyd will dice him up. This is coming from a guy who wants Gatti to win badly. I hope that he can land a hail mary punch and knock that cocky bitch senseless, but my brain says Mayweather will stop him in the mid rounds.

Gatti can get by boxing with guys like Ward but he can't against Mayweather. Gatti better come to fight because he will get outboxed badly if he makes this a straight up boxing match. Like I said, Floyd is more technically sound than gatti, which is why I hope Gatti traps him on the ropes and knocks him out. A head shot or that left to the liver will do! I just think he's gotten better at his technique than alot of people will credit him for since joining up with McGirt.

Exactly. Buddy McGirt has worked wonders with Gatti in his technique. People dont give him enough credit and just call him a brawler ONLY. He's not as technically sound as Mayweather, but Floyd doesnt hit nearly as hard as Gatti either, which is his disadvantage. Gatti can get by boxing with guys like Ward but he can't against Mayweather. Gatti better come to fight because he will get outboxed badly if he makes this a straight up boxing match.

Gatti can pass as a boxer when he wants to. See the Patterson fights and the 2nd & 3rd Ward fights. Exactly. Buddy McGirt has worked wonders with Gatti in his technique. People dont give him enough credit and just call him a brawler ONLY. He's not as technically sound as Mayweather, but Floyd doesnt hit nearly as hard as Gatti either, which is his disadvantage.

The reason I listed Toney, is because he has hurt world class guys with body punching, and has used it to slow down quicker opponents like Nunn. Toney took a hell of a beating in that Nunn fight, but landed excellent bodyshots early that helped to slow Mike down later. He's shown in his fights with McCallum, Ruiz, Jirov, etc that he can kill your body and drain your strength...thats usually when he kicks it up in the late rounds. Jose Luis Castillo might have then best body attack of all of those guys I listed (besides Chaves of course). After Corrales beat JLC, they had to carry him around for like a day and a half because his body was so thoroughly beaten. His body shots were what should have won him that first fight against PBF, and were what he used to kill very good opponents like Lazcano and Diaz. Jirov was a legitimate top 10 or 15 p4p guy before he lost to Toney. He was so avoided it was sickening. I think a good part of the reason why he was so avoided is because of his insane body attack. I don't think many people have seen a lot of early Jirov work (hell, pre-Toney fight for that matter) and his body attack was sickening.

So in order to be a skilled fighter, you have to throw a Jab?! Good one genius! Everyone has different styles, but Gatti is a pure brawler and not a boxer and I guess everyone knows that except for you.. and Brawlers are not skilled as boxers are.. Different styles! BTW, Just for your information, I am a Gatti fan, but unlike most of Gatti's dilusional fanatics, I don't think he has a chance against Mayweather. Gatti can pass as a boxer when he wants to. See the Patterson fights and the 2nd & 3rd Ward fights.

We're talking about all time here...not in the last 10 years right? Well in the last ten or fifteen years I'd say: Marco Antonio Barrera Jose Luis Castillo James Toney Julio Cesar Chavez Oscar De La Hoya Mike McCallum Ricardo Lopez Vassiliy Jirov Shane Mosely Roy Jones All of these guys were better body punchers IMO. Some sell out to the body (MAB, JLC, JCC, Jirov) and others were just incredibly sharp and effeicient body punchers (McCallum, Mosely, Toney, DLH, RJJ) All-time the list is too long. Ward is a very good body puncher and wouldn't have an offense if he couldn't throw downstairs well. I understand that he puts a lot into his body assaults and has a great left hook to the liver...I just don't think he is as good as these other guys. The others I named are great body punchers on a world class level.

Hatton, De La Hoya, Tarver, Toney, etc...

The only better body puncher in the last 10 years is Mike McCallum.

Leija has a chance to get in just based on the fact that he's fought a lot of HOF opponents and has beaten my boy twice. Ward one of the 10 best body punchers of all time? In NO way is Mickey Ward one of the ten best body punchers of all time. I don't even know if he's top 30 or 40.

It's not about who hits harder.. Mayweather is way to quick and skilled for Gatti. Also has some of the best defence today.. Gatti just won't be able to hit as, Mayweather will not be standing in front of him like Ward. I see Mayweather getting a very easy UD I think thats exactly what it's going to come down to. It's a match between Floyds slick, defensive style and Gatti's power punches. If Gatti can land on him then I fully expect it to end soon after.

Castillo is proven on the world class level and Gatti has only proven he can take a beating on the world class level. How many times has Gatti been cut up? His defense isn't great by a mile. Gatti just got breaks in his fights that Castillo didn't that's why the fights were stopped. Castillo steps up on the world class level? He's 11-7 in title fights with 5 TKO losses. Gatti is 10-0 in title fights you shit for brains asshole.

Castillo vs Gatti would be a great fight while it lasted. I think Castillo would wear him out late. Gatti's power has always been overrated to me & you need some serious fire power in combos in order to slow down Castillo & I don't think Gatti could handle this kind of fight late in his career. Castillo's chin is granite 7 Gatti wouldn't be able to dent him.

CASTILLO GOT STOPPED 6 TIMES. I don't care if it was because of cuts. You don't get shredded up and stopped 6 times because you're winning fights with defensive wizardry. Castillo is proven on the world class level and Gatti has only proven he can take a beating on the world class level. How many times has Gatti been cut up? His defense isn't great by a mile. Gatti just got breaks in his fights that Castillo didn't that's why the fights were stopped.

Haha.. See I told you not to respond to this moron! I put him on my ignore list but I still See his blinded comments in your replies.. BTW, this is someone who said: And later on calls you a fucking idiot. Classic! "Put me on your ignore list"? What a fucking bitch you turned out to be. If I had Floyd Mayweathers morals I'd keep tatooing your ass.