what about a baldomir gatti rematch? would anyone be interested in that? It seems like no one is left for Gatti to fight...cotto is booked, urkhal is booked as well. Gatti won't fight Judah because they are good friends and he will get schooled. The only other person Gatti could fight is Salita but last I heard he was trying to get a match with someone else in February but that fell through.
dont go by his website, its very old and hardly ever updated. There actually IS a bit of news regarding Arturo Gatti...
I received my everlast catalog yesterday and he is on the Cover!, the cover also has a quote from him saying, "I'm not retiring". So it seems like he will fight at least once more I am guessing in early 2007 sometime maybe in february or march of 2007.
Judah could easily be the best welterweight if he dedicates himself to the sport again. Many forget he did have a knockdown against mayweather, however the referee did not see Mayweather's glove touch the canvas. I believe it was in the 2nd or 3rd round. If Judah would have extended his dominance for 3 more rounds in that fight, he would have had a draw at least (in my opinion).
That is why I wanted Walter Wright to win the 2nd contender...he is young and actually a prospect, not to mention exciting as a fighter. I do not believe they should do heavyweights because if anyone here has seen any undercard heavyweight fights (not to mention main event), they are always a bore-fest and will equal low ratings and frustration. I'd like to see cruiserweight, since that division is horribly weak right now and could use some new faces and activity, but if worse comes to worse i guess heavyweights as well barring the aforementioned problem.
EXTRA NOTE: Walter Wright and Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage are fighting (not each other) on the contender card in Washington this friday.
I dont understand everyone else, but I really can't wait for this fight! I think Manfredo Jr. is very underrated since he got Freddie Roach to train him. His punching power and technical skills have increased tremendously..although i doubt he is in calzaghe's league. Manfredo is a better boxer than Lacy was though in my opinion (just not as powerful).
anyone know if there will be any live feeds? ...possibly on the TVAnts program that had live feed of mayweather vs. baldomir last weekend? That program has alot of sports channels
that site doesnt appear to have streams of tonights fights. Does anyone have streams available? I'll give all my points to anyone for a stream of Mayweather vs. Baldomir ...If anyone has links to any sites offering streams for a fee ill take that as well..i am willing to pay..i am at college though and cant purchase tv ppv's and none of the bars or restaurants are getting them either
The pre-fight entrance and post-fight interview were more exciting than the entire fight itself LOL. Merchant asked about Floyd's hand after the fight (he apparently hurt his right hand in the 6th round..not broken though), then asked how floyd could call the fight entertainment when people were booing and leaving after the 10th round (floyd did dominate the fight, but it was boring as all hell), then Merchant asked about possibility of De La Hoya and inbetween Floyd started belittling Merchant and saying he "knows nothing about boxing" and should "stick to commentating" etc...
This is one of the dumbest posts of all time. Not only is it insane to ask for more clinching, but your argument is almost embarassing...the lighter person should be punished? Boxing tries to strive towards no clinching or least amount possible, and thats how it should be.
I have to agree with everyone else..i turned my head from my computer during the fight and was like "what the hell is that noise?" and it was his horrid sounding fiance..she sounded like a screetching pig lol and wasnt very attractive on top of it all
I agree completely, there is no way K-9 is 147 lbs. Sometimes they weigh in more than 147 for the fights though...but K-9 looks like he is at least 156 or even 160...he must be really short and the camera just makes him look average height.
I'm going to this fight!!!! I just turned 21 last weekend and am heading up to AC with my dad and i got tickets the first day they went on sale. I have looked at some of baldomirs past fights and i dont know if gatti will be able to KO him..i am going with Gatti by decision since he has the huge hometown bias.
Go Gatti!
immediately after i left boardwalk hall when gatti lost to baldomir i tried to think of possible matches that could even work for gatti. Gatti vs. Judah was the first and really only one. They both lost to PBF, and both lost to baldomir as well. Baldomir has stated he will not fight Judah, and you know none of the other top contenders will either. Judah is also in a near desperate financial situation (especially after being arrested the other day lol!), So a fight with Gatti would make the most sense. Judah would get a big payday, as would gatti. I know alot of people would pay to see this fight. The only other fight I see for gatti is possibly vs. hatton only if PBF and Baldomir dont choose to fight him, in other words his last option. Im not very impressed with hatton, sure he has the record, but i think he is very beatable.
********** ranked Ajamu #21 and other lists have him in top 20. If that is bum then 99.999% of boxers are bums according to your logic. Plus the fact that he had a belt, even if a very very minor one, shows that he is not a bum. You think just because RJJ doesnt fight an HOF superstar its a bum. Maybe you should also look at RJJ age as well
what the hell do you expect them to be? LOL its a reality show to find the next CONTENDER..not the next 'former world champion'. It is to help promote boxing and ideally have young talent on the rise win the tournament and excel in the boxing world. This is the reason I dont like Steve Forbes being in there..he is old and washed up and a former 'champion'. You all make fun of Brewer but I hope he wins..he has the most promise of anyone left in my opinion.
the person who wrote that article is an idiot and should be fired. Those are the dumbest questions you could ask mike and he gets asked those same questions OVER AND OVER by less intelligent boxing fans who know nothing of the sport and just want to see him fight. Hasnt he made it clear in the past year he doesnt want to fight professionally anymore? Has he buried the hatchet with don king? wtf? The guy ruined his life...mike is a muslim now so he will say he has no official ill will towards anyone but he didnt bury the hatchet with don king. A monkey could ask better questions. Reporters like this (even though, thankfully he didnt get his 'interview') need to leave mike alone and come up with questions he actually will and want to answer. He is also an idiot for not knowing how long Tyson was at the Aladdin Hotel. It was posted all over the place.
...probably not
But he can still try. and ultimately its his life and his decision, and when someone has given as much to the sport as Gatti has, I will support whatever decision he makes.
...I did a bit more research and it seems its an exhibition apparently!
It's SO obvious he wants to fight again...I just think he wants to go out with a big win to end his career and this might be the baby step approach he is going to take. Who Knows.