Hoping Arturo Retires...

HOPING ARTURO RETIRES... Arturo Gatti was a talented fighter. He could box and he could bang. He was good enough to be a world champion. He was one of the most courageous boxers I've ever seen. His wars with Mickey Ward are the stuff of legend. There were limitations though. Angel Manfredy and Ivan Robinson beat him. Joe Hutchinson almost beat him. Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. totally outclassed him. Nevertheless Arturo always bounced back. Good matchmaking and being an HBO house fighter sure didn't hurt. Last Saturday welterweight title holder Carlos Baldomir gave Gatti a whipping, pure and simple. Arturo as always took his lumps like a man. Now I hope Arturo will swallow the lump in his throat whenever he thinks of retiring and do what may be best for him. Retire... He has nothing left to prove. He is admired by most boxing fans. He has a warrior's heart but now the skills have diminished. He is left with only his shield. The sword is now gone. In the words of the great Joe Frazier, it may be " time to hang the gloves on the wall and go boogie.

Comments (9)

King_Koyle

It's getting boring how often you miss the point. I may have to give up on you soon. My point was you seem to think I have been "owned". Please show me where. All I seem to get is uneducated responses, generally consisting of mis-spelt swearwords, or something hilariously witty like i'm gay or fat. The fact that they were not spelt correctly is beside the point. I have never been "owned". I am a GOD. I never said you were gay or fat.But I do suspect it :D

19y ago

DarkSpyder

Spot on. Gatti is an overrated quitter. The fact that he had a "war" with a Z-list fighter like Mickey Ward shouldn't be considered a good thing. Even my Dad could take Ward to school. Gatti isn't a quitter...anything but. In the PBF fight though, he had to be pulled out by McGirt because he was getting schooled so badly he would have ended up seriously hurt. And yes, he was overrated. Never even looked like winning any of his megafights. But I do admire his guts and the overall entertainment value.

19y ago

King_Koyle

I cannot be banned. I will just return. Is that why i've had endless positive reputation praising my powerful prose and searing insights? My inbox is overflowing with letters of praise from my ever-growing number of followers. You are obviously too dense to get the joke. Ever heard the phrase "don't take the bait...?" If you call being "owned" having a few teenagers mis-spell swear words at me then yes, i'm afraid i'm guilty. Oh how those swearwords hurt. I lose a part of me every time I see one. LOL!Your so full of shit.Your the one acting like a fifteen year old.Yes we get it,some people mis-spell words while typing on a computer.It happens!Just like you have mis-spelled words here too.You spelled career,Carer in a post you made a while ago.It happens.

19y ago

King_Koyle

The child-like response of someone who has been completely outwitted and verbally owned. Again. This is like shooting fish in a barrel. But i'm bored again. It's too easy. Are you kidding me?You've broken the boxingscene record for most ownage in a day.I give you a week or two before your banned.

19y ago

GTL

Spot on. Gatti is an overrated quitter. The fact that he had a "war" with a Z-list fighter like Mickey Ward shouldn't be considered a good thing. Even my Dad could take Ward to school. shut the fuck up.. lets see u try n take a pro boxer to skool.. respect the fighters who sacrifice themselves for us fans.. o btw, america will always be better then wherever your from.. something your going to have to deal with.. 1

19y ago

Kball15

believe it or not, i think this is as good a way for gatti to go out as there is for him. there is no way a guy with a heart like gatti's is gonna go out on a win. He would fight until he was dead. At least this was a respectable loss and didnt damage his legendary status. He should leave on a note as high as its gonna get

19y ago

AP6

i was hoping he would retire this year win or lose

19y ago

Yeah I wouldn't be disappointed if he retired. It would have been nice if he went out on a win. If he fights again I hope its a prospect or someone with not as much as experience. I don't think he can hurt a good welterweight.

19y ago

Kball15

too many threads about this...

19y ago