People dont understand what GATTI has done for boxing...

[demirturk]

arturo gatti was even ranked in top 10 Pound for pound rankings a couple of years ago , so he wasn't that bad , its just his recent lossesthat made him look like a chump , oscar was like twice his size. IMO he should be respected. hes a great warrior , i don't like hearing that hes a c-level fighter , that lost to every good fighter he faced . (what about oscar then??)

[Technical_Skill]

I constantly hear people talk about gatti and how he was an exciting fighter that was never really able to get to the mainstream fan and never was very as popular as he should have been.

What people dont realize is that before Gatti-Ward I,II,and III, and before Gatti arrived on the scene, Boxing in ATLANTIC CITY and FOXWOODS was all but dead.

But now, a near capacity crowd shows up for every event, even the ESPN fight cards.

The guy is almost solely responsible for the ressurection of boxing in two states, conneticut and new jersey. thats something to be proud of

Yeah agreed fully, at this stage i dont wanna hear anyone criticise a guy who was willing to die in the ring, and Gatti was one of those guys.

[baya]

arturo gatti was even ranked in top 10 Pound for pound rankings a couple of years ago , so he wasn't that bad , its just his recent lossesthat made him look like a chump , oscar was like twice his size. IMO he should be respected. hes a great warrior , i don't like hearing that hes a c-level fighter , that lost to every good fighter he faced . (what about oscar then??)

gatti was an incredible asset to boxing. his balls to the wall style would convert ANY hardcore opponent of our sport.

however, top 10 p4p? the boxing world has seen better days if gatti was top ten p4p. people mistake gatti for an elite fighter, he was a B-class fighter whos heart propelled him to pseudo-elite status for fragments of a fight.

[CletusVanDamme]

Yeah agreed fully, at this stage i dont wanna hear anyone criticise a guy who was willing to die in the ring, and Gatti was one of those guys.

Yeah like he was in the Mayweather and Manfredy fight right. I love Gatti as well put he had dog in him a little against the elite. Against Ward, and a emotionally shot Ruelas no quit, but stepping up he did. Just being brutally honest.