Can anyone fill Gatti's shoes?

and its NOT chico corrales. yes, morales already replaced gatti as the most exciting fighter years ago. he's been more exciting since 2000. now manny is probably the most exciting.

lol @ the comparison of competition. there is none. micky "i got nearly shut out by a green zab judah" ward?? gatti has fought 3 guys who were top 3 or so in their divisions (and got his ass handed to him every time). all the guys u named that corrales fought were either champions or ranked as a top 3 contender in their divisions. that's 6 fights, about to be 7. that's six consecutive fights against champions or top contenders. there's plenty of exciting fighters out there, guys who recently have been more exciting than gatti. gatti's replacement is already out there. and its NOT chico corrales.

Sure, what's his size? Im a size 12, LOL

in the past five years, gatti has fought oscar de la hoya, micky ward three times, floyd mayweather, and carlos baldomir. in the past five years, corrales has fought mayweather, casamayor twice (soon to be three times), frietas, and castillo twice. whos the better comepetition is anyone's judge, but thats beside the point. chico will never ever be arturo gatti's replacement. lol @ the comparison of competition. there is none. micky "i got nearly shut out by a green zab judah" ward?? gatti has fought 3 guys who were top 3 or so in their divisions (and got his ass handed to him every time). all the guys u named that corrales fought were either champions or ranked as a top 3 contender in their divisions. that's 6 fights, about to be 7. that's six consecutive fights against champions or top contenders. there's plenty of exciting fighters out there, guys who recently have been more exciting than gatti. gatti's replacement is already out there.

that's because gatti is the one who's on the other side of the scale controversies. instead of suing, he gets sued for not making weight and having the nysac back him up. corrales also fights way better opposition in the past five years, gatti has fought oscar de la hoya, micky ward three times, floyd mayweather, and carlos baldomir. in the past five years, corrales has fought mayweather, casamayor twice (soon to be three times), frietas, and castillo twice. whos the better comepetition is anyone's judge, but thats beside the point. chico will never ever be arturo gatti's replacement.

gatti doesnt spit out his mouthpiece to get a breather. gatti doesnt file lawsuits to avoid people he should fight. gatti doesnt back out of fights cuz some1's bigger or heavier than him. im not saying corrales doesnt have balls or doesnt have courage, he and gatti have the most heart of any other fighter in the world today. but gatti's a real warrior. he doesnt cheat, file lawsuits, he doesnt back out and he doesnt back off, and he doesnt make excuses. 'sides, corrales says hes gonna retire in a couple of years anyway, so hes not gonna replace gatti. that's because gatti is the one who's on the other side of the scale controversies. instead of suing, he gets sued for not making weight and having the nysac back him up. corrales also fights way better opposition

You might be right here good point, although for me I view them as the same. First off Corrales does have Gatti's courage/balls. How can anyone ever question Corrales courage? He got up 5 times against PBF before that fight was stopped, how much heart is there for a fighter to get up that many times. Corrales also got up from being floored by Casamayor in there first fight and went on to put Casa on his back in that same round. Also with a badly cut lip Corrales was begging the ref and doctor for 1 more round does anyone doubt he would've went balls out that round if allowed to continue. Then the coup de grace' was the Castillo fight. To me Corrales is better than Gatti because he has the same courage/ball however he also has the better talent and what he does is against world class and elite fighters. Augustus is just like Gatti but without the PR machine behind him. Your right these fighters will never replace Gatti for mainstream recognition but I dont need a sunday columnist or ESPN broadcaster to tell me who is a warrior and whom I should root for. gatti doesnt spit out his mouthpiece to get a breather. gatti doesnt file lawsuits to avoid people he should fight. gatti doesnt back out of fights cuz some1's bigger or heavier than him. im not saying corrales doesnt have balls or doesnt have courage, he and gatti have the most heart of any other fighter in the world today. but gatti's a real warrior. he doesnt cheat, file lawsuits, he doesnt back out and he doesnt back off, and he doesnt make excuses. 'sides, corrales says hes gonna retire in a couple of years anyway, so hes not gonna replace gatti.

hydro that shit was outta line homeboy.. i think gatti had the most exciting career because of his ability to comeback.. how many nicknames does this guy have? -blood and guts warrior -the comeback kid -human highlight reel -thunder hes the reason i got into boxing.. arce is close.. and juy juy u are dilusional.. hop off hatton and calzaghes cock who cares how many nicknames he has? he's one of many exciting fighters. he wasn't the first nor will he be the last. i don't fall for that hbo hype about him being so rare and the last of a dying breed. i watch boxing and see a number of entertaining fighters with huge hearts.

hydro that shit was outta line homeboy.. i think gatti had the most exciting career because of his ability to comeback.. how many nicknames does this guy have? -blood and guts warrior -the comeback kid -human highlight reel -thunder hes the reason i got into boxing.. arce is close.. and juy juy u are dilusional.. hop off hatton and calzaghes cock

what about ricardo torres? you cant deny he may have the potential after watching him in the cotto fight, cant wiat for his next bout

Can anyone fill his shoes? No, in the sense that the influx of sons of Italian Immigrants is over and that there will never be another Lamotta or Graziano or Carmen Basilio. But in the sense of his entertainment value, yes, but not for some time. Gatti is a special guy, a fighter who fought with his balls than his mind. What seperated him from other fighters was his flair for the dramatic, and his ability to knock an opponent out with one shot. We have fighters today, we've always had them, that could lose and still retain their fanbases. Guys like Morales, Barrera, Pacquiao, and many others will always be able to keep our attention and adulation with the way they fought, not the results. There may never be another guy quite like Gatti. Atleast we can always have his tapes and watch him anytime we feel like.

lol lol lol seriously though, i respect gatti a lot but his fans take things too far. 'oh there will never be another fighter like him' umm, bobby chacon, ray mancini, matthew saad muhammad, erik morales, iran barkley, manny pacquiao, aaron pryor, etc??? all very exciting fighters who were better than gatti. morales has been more exciting than gatti this decade anyway.

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John Duddy sprung to my mind there he has already put on quite a show an will continue to do so IMO

no ,no ,no Gatti is white, those guys arent. HBO wants a blood and guts white guy. You might be right here good point, although for me I view them as the same. corrales doesnt have gatti's courage/balls. augustus is a side-show, albeit an entertaining one. morales, cotto, and arce just dont have gatti's come-from-behind ability. dont mistake me, these fighters are exciting and entertaining in their own way. but they will never ever replace arturo gatti. First off Corrales does have Gatti's courage/balls. How can anyone ever question Corrales courage? He got up 5 times against PBF before that fight was stopped, how much heart is there for a fighter to get up that many times. Corrales also got up from being floored by Casamayor in there first fight and went on to put Casa on his back in that same round. Also with a badly cut lip Corrales was begging the ref and doctor for 1 more round does anyone doubt he would've went balls out that round if allowed to continue. Then the coup de grace' was the Castillo fight. To me Corrales is better than Gatti because he has the same courage/ball however he also has the better talent and what he does is against world class and elite fighters. Augustus is just like Gatti but without the PR machine behind him. Your right these fighters will never replace Gatti for mainstream recognition but I dont need a sunday columnist or ESPN broadcaster to tell me who is a warrior and whom I should root for.

corrales doesnt have gatti's courage/balls. yes he does. he has just as much courage and guts, plus he fights better guys.

Actually if you just look a little down south you will see there are a few Gatti like fighters. Morales, Cotto, Augustus, Corrales and Arce. They are all fighters who willingly give one to take one. The biggest stretch out of that group is Cotto who isn't Gatti like UNTIL he appears hurt or if an opponent lands a good punch, then Cotto seems to abandon all boxing and grappling and brawl. corrales doesnt have gatti's courage/balls. augustus is a side-show, albeit an entertaining one. morales, cotto, and arce just dont have gatti's come-from-behind ability. dont mistake me, these fighters are exciting and entertaining in their own way. but they will never ever replace arturo gatti.

Can anyone tell me when Gatti picked up the "blood and guts warrior" title to his intro? I agree with it totally, of course, because Gatti is awesome. Just curious, as I haven't followed too much of his career. Was it after a peticular fight, or just something the media tagged on him? I'd guess after his fight with Wilson Rodriguez. That was an amazing come from behind win where he took an INSANE amount of punishment.

Can anyone tell me when Gatti picked up the "blood and guts warrior" title to his intro? I agree with it totally, of course, because Gatti is awesome. Just curious, as I haven't followed too much of his career. Was it after a peticular fight, or just something the media tagged on him?

jorge arce