Clip: Gatti's kd of Branco

i heard branco has a pretty solid chin. true or false? Well from the clip you can see him take a pretty good left hook by Gatti and still got up so i would say yes, he has a pretty good chin.

i heard branco has a pretty solid chin. true or false?

branco dosent have enough power to make cotto respect him...cotto by KO..torres and corley are harder punches then branco

Problem is, Cotto comes in about 17+ pounds overweight at fight time. Not much more I can say except Cotto should be at 154, Hatton at 147, Gatti at 160, Corrales at welterweight etc. If Gamache wins his case against Gatti I fully expect one of Cotto's opponents in the near future to sue him. It's a blatant form of cheating and it should be stopped. It just buggers me off seeing unfair weight disadvantages ruining the sport i've grown to love. ** What's unfair when all the fighters follow the same rules? 17 lbs is nothing in the history of boxing. At any rate, the weights may have been tampered with in the Gamache case. If Gatti did indeed weigh the 175lbs claimed, he would also be fat which is a disadvantage for a guy who started as a featherweight. Gatti's highest listed weight has been 149. Gamache fought as high as 157 and would clearly be the heavier fighter if their career weights were averaged. You've buggered yourself over nada.

exactly so u probably want them to wear head gear its not exactly the safest sport so if theyre willing to risk bodily damage by getting hit by guys that train to hit them then its up to them if they decide to drain themselves its up to them yes it is my attitude u may not like it but thats how it is and it aint gona change If fighters should protect themselves so much so that they won't be hurt then maybe they should play chess...

It's up to them? Is that the kind of attitude we should have? Fighters are punching each other in the face for a living, we should protect them at all costs. exactly so u probably want them to wear head gear its not exactly the safest sport so if theyre willing to risk bodily damage by getting hit by guys that train to hit them then its up to them if they decide to drain themselves its up to them yes it is my attitude u may not like it but thats how it is and it aint gona change

It's up to them? Is that the kind of attitude we should have? Fighters are punching each other in the face for a living, we should protect them at all costs.

re abdiel2k: Look, any average Joe on the street can dry himself out, sweat himself down by wearing a rubber suit and exercising in a sauna. It's one thing to drop a couple of pounds using these practices, but these fighters are dropping 20 pounds doing this dangerous and life threatening activity. It's often times taking the place of sound training and nutrition which is what day before the fight weigh-ins are supposed to have avoided. i guess but it when theyre drained that still leaving just theyre muscle so what if u drop water weght and poop a lil more i just dont see water weight be such an advantage it just seems like a big deal cuz the 2 main guys that are known for doin this cotto and gatti have good power so it makes it seem like thats where their power comes from but how many times have u seen guys drain themsleves for fights and be weak and not 100% drainin down for a weigh in is a gamble if theyre willin to take the chance its up to them

ya i dont think bronco KOs cottos be it will be interesting to see how badly he rocks cottos cuz its like he said shits only been goin from bad to worse for cotto

re abdiel2k: Look, any average Joe on the street can dry himself out, sweat himself down by wearing a rubber suit and exercising in a sauna. It's one thing to drop a couple of pounds using these practices, but these fighters are dropping 20 pounds doing this dangerous and life threatening activity. It's often times taking the place of sound training and nutrition which is what day before the fight weigh-ins are supposed to have avoided.

I dont think Bronco is going to KO Cotto. I see Cotto taking Bronco's punches. I see this fight ending with a left hook to the chin in the 5th round.

its not unfair or any o that crap its all under the rules weight draining dont bug me to many fighters do it and its not that bad make weight day of weigh in its all good if they wanna drain themsleves eventually itllcatch up with them

I also agree that it is unfair. But if one fighter does it then the other should just gain those extra pounds also. But i get your point.

Yeah, I realize that but it's still blatant cheating and it bugs me. I expect Cotto to come in somewhere around 152. No way he's lower then 148.

So then in that case they shall change the weight in to the day of the fight in that case. lol . But hey.. they make the weight.. That's the important part. Other fighters could do the same. Either way Cotto is moving up pretty soon to 147. Every fighter comes in a lil overweight at fights. I agree Cotto comes atleast 15+ pounds for fights. But hey they other fighters could do the same. Anyways.. lets see how much he comes in tommorrow. Im assuming Cotto comes in at 148...

154? Thats to much. Cotto would be good at 147. And what does your logic have to do with "We are talking about Cotto here gents-he should be fighting at 154." If cotto comes in at 150 or above for tommorrows fight i feel sorry for Branco :rolleyes: There wont be a Split decision. :bottle: Problem is, Cotto comes in about 17+ pounds overweight at fight time. Not much more I can say except Cotto should be at 154, Hatton at 147, Gatti at 160, Corrales at welterweight etc. If Gamache wins his case against Gatti I fully expect one of Cotto's opponents in the near future to sue him. It's a blatant form of cheating and it should be stopped. It just buggers me off seeing unfair weight disadvantages ruining the sport i've grown to love.

Branco's a fairly decent fighter and I wouldn't be suprised if he came on top with a split decision win. We're talking about Cotto here gents - he should be fighting at 154. 154? Thats to much. Cotto would be good at 147. And what does your logic have to do with "We are talking about Cotto here gents-he should be fighting at 154." If cotto comes in at 150 or above for tommorrows fight i feel sorry for Branco :rolleyes: There wont be a Split decision. :bottle:

Branco's a fairly decent fighter and I wouldn't be suprised if he came on top with a split decision win. We're talking about Cotto here gents - he should be fighting at 154.

Yeah but Branco still won that fight. He was ROBBED. No way was Branco "robbed." It was close, but Gatti clearly won 7 rounds to 5, plus the extra point for the kd. You could MAYBE make a case for a draw in rounds, but that still leaves Gatti with a 1 point win. Branco should have lost a point for rabbit punches anyway, but got away with about 4 warnings. So in order to have Branco winning the fight 114-113 the judges would have had to have him ahead 7 rounds to 5 with no even rounds. I don't think Branco won 7 rounds of the fight, no way. Gatti was by far busier and more consistent, controlling most of the fight with his jab. He dominated punchstat numbers as well.

this branco guy if i remember correct took soe nice shots from gatti i dont think cotto has more power in the sense of 1puch lights as gatti but hes defmore consistent with it cottos power is more like break ya down and leave ya hurting hurting bad i look forward to a good effort from branco early then him tryin to survive as cottos beats that gut then maybe finishes him late with a head flurry