Did Arturo Gatti Deserve IBHOF Spot?

[Tom Cruise]

Better how? Better skilled? You bet, plenty! More entertaining?

'Entertaining' is entirely subjective. Rigondeaux is entertaining to me, but for most fans he isnt. Mayweather is great to watch if you like that style

Just dont see how that can be a criteria.

[Canelo and GGG]

He was tough fighter very tough but there is more then that to be a HoF material ,Gatti got to HoF cuse of his early death.

[billeau2]

'Entertaining' is entirely subjective. Rigondeaux is entertaining to me, but for most fans he isnt. Mayweather is great to watch if you like that style

Just dont see how that can be a criteria.

Well on some level perhaps that is true. But when we see how crowds react, what the draw of the fighter is... for example Gatti was the much bigger draw when he fought Floyd, probably why Floyd wanted to fight him at the time lol. And when we see the skill Andre Ward had punching and as loved as Ward is locally that he could not draw near what Gatti did in jersey, despite the fact that Gatti was nowhere near the skill level.

I would say that while in American football, we all know a good quarterback from a bad... and while I can bring up the fact that Ken Stabler for example, was as mean, smart and dispeptic as an angry Rattler, we all know that Kenny was not in the league of a Patton Manning... Because in football there is no room for different levels of appreciation...

In boxing there will always be those who can look at a great fighter like Rigo, and understand the entertainment value of great technique and application, as compared to those who will never see those aspects but appreciate guys who give it their all. Hence prize fighting is bifurcated. That is why ATG means a lot more than HOF.

[escudo]

'Entertaining' is entirely subjective. Rigondeaux is entertaining to me, but for most fans he isnt. Mayweather is great to watch if you like that style

Just dont see how that can be a criteria.

Rigo is entertaining AF. Even just standing still the guy is hypnotic to watch. I love Rigo and I love Gatti. In real life I would prefer to fight like Rigo, but in my dreams I would fight like Gatti.

[Anthony342]

No, he did not.

[OctoberRed]

I actually saw the Brits complaining that Hatton got passed this year and yes they are using Gatti as criteria on why he should be in there. And Hatton does deserve to be in there more than Gatti does IMO.

[ShoulderRoll]

I actually saw the Brits complaining that Hatton got passed this year and yes they are using Gatti as criteria on why he should be in there. And Hatton does deserve to be in there more than Gatti does IMO.

I agree. Hatton was a superior fighter to Gatti and every bit as entertaining to the English fans.

[Anthony342]

Walking on a Hatton Wonderland indeed for those British fans.

[Elroy The Great]

gatti opened the doors for a lot of c level guys. i seriously doubt anyone had hof and gatti in the same sentence prior to his death.

life/death with ward ?!?!?!?!?
getting outworked by pillow punching ivan ?!?!?!?!?!?

''he wasnt living right. partying and drugging !!!!''

of course

he was clean and in tip top when he won.
was drunk and out of shape when he lost.

would be on every dead boxers tombstone

[GhostofDempsey]

So does Gatti getting in open the door to Salido? Similar resumes, both action fighters, each two-division champions. Salido arguably has a better win (albeit dirty) over Loma and the steroid ordeal that cost him his title and a win over Guerrero. Thoughts?