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Arturo Gatti and Virgil Hill are two of the new inductees for class of 2013. Arturo "Thunder" Gatti didn't live to see his finest day. Gatti, who won world championships in two different weight classes, heads the class of 2013 to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The honor, announced Monday, comes three years after his untimely death. A native of Calabria, Italy who was raised in Montreal, Gatti retired in 2007 with a record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts and was selected in his first year of eligibility. Gatti died three years ago in Brazil at age 37 under mysterious circumstances. "He gave it all in the ring," said "Irish" Micky Ward, who had three memorable bouts with Gatti. "He gave everything to the sport of boxing. He gave the fans what they wanted." http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8733262/arturo-gatti-virgil-hill-mills-lane-elected-boxing-hall-fame

This guys from Tiro al Blanco, a PR sport website recently interview Miguel and ask him about Sergio. I did my best at translating it. Here is the link: http://www.tabdeportes.com/cotto-le-responde-a-sergio-martinez/ The puertorican pugilist Miguel Cotto, who will fight on December 1 in MSG New York SW/LMW Austin Trout, responded to recent comments made by Segio Martinez. Several days ago Martinez said that he will like to face the puertorican because he dont like him and consider him a strange (or odd) person. Cotto response to Sergio's comments: “There is a place and time for everything. Sergio been trying for years to make a fight with Miguel Cotto (he talks in third person stupidly), he is searching desperately trying to obtain what all of us want, money. He needs to sit dow, he just fought, sit down and wait for my turn on December 1 to fight. If he really wants the fight for 2013, we will sit down with them after the fight, we will talk to see what Sergio Martínez have to offer and what benefits does fighting him bring to my career. If it really benefit my career we will choose him as an opponent.” He also talk about Sampson Lewkovicz expression about Sergio willing to leave his purse to Cotto to make the fight happen. Miguel said: “If we said no to his offer it was because even with his purse, he did not meet our financial expectations” concluded Miguel Cotto.

It seems like you need a new thread for everything. I have written this many times and hopefully it is the last time. Miguel Cotto does not have a guaranteed fee and FLOYD DID NOT offered him $15 million like most of flomos think. THERE IS NO GUARANTEED for either fighter. Here is a link to El NUEVO DIA. Please feel free to use google translator to translate all of it. http://www.elnuevodia.com/mayweatherenfrentaraacotto-1180142.html This next two paragraph taken from El Nuevo Dia will answer your question about the money in the fight and why Floyd is lying about splitting revenues. La megapelea se realizará como parte de una copromoción entre Golden Boy Promotions, Mayweather Promotions y Promociones Miguel Cotto. Gabriel Peñagarícano, asesor legal de Cotto, informó que ninguno de los dos púgiles tendrá una bolsa fija. “Va a ser en base a porcentaje y no va a ser 50-50. Sabemos que Floyd es una gran figura y él va a tener un porciento mayor. Lo que va a ganar cada púgil va a depender de la contabilidad final de las ganancias que deje la pelea, de todos los ingresos que genere, incluyendo, naturalmente, las ventas de ‘pay per view’”, agregó Peñagarícano, quien se reservó detallar el porciento que le tocará a cada boxeador. Translation: The megafight will be co-promoted by GBP, Mayweather Promotions and MC Promotions. Gabriel Peñagaricano, legal adviser of Cotto, inform us that either fighter has a flat fee. “It will be on a percentage basis, not 50-50. We know Floyd is a great figure and he will have the biggest share. What each fighter will earn will depend on the accounting of all earnings of the fights, including Pay Per View” said Peñagaricano, who reserve the percentage for each fighter. Please feel free to say whatever you want. The fact is that most of you guys keep repeating stuff to hate or just because you are too dumb and lazy to make a little research.

From Twitter: Alex Ariza @ArizaFitness Home. Now eat and work more on Bob Arums article. A storm is coming, rest assure, any fighter thinking of signing with Top Rank.... Won't....

Opening card I dont care if they have one prospect of Cotto Promotions (Velez or Cruz) against a prospect of Mayweather. (This is very likely) I want to see Saul Alvarez vs a top 10 fighter. Not Shane Mosley. K9, Rosado and Rodriguez come to me as solid, not great, opponent. Kirkland, Lara, Williams are tied up with upcoming fights and is hard seeing Trout in there. Victor Ortiz is another solid candidate. He is big for 147, he dont deserve a title match, but Mexican vs Mexican is always exciting. And just wishful dreaming but Mares vs Moreno. They need to showcase this two talented fighters. Or Mathysse vs Danny Garcia. Your take?

It seems like most people are focus on the Tony vs Cotto fight. Did anyone catch the Staredown of the Super Six? Ward seemed like a humble and smart kid. He did not seem intimidated a bit by Froch. Compare to other european fighters, Froch is fighting very talented fighters in the states and he show he is game in every fight. Hopefully it will turned out to be a great fight. I did wish it was Dirrell vs Ward at the begining, but this fight can turn ugly anytime and very interesting.

I dont know if it was discuss here before, I might missed it. But is he that good or he just got a given talent to expose overrated fighters.