Where are all the "Gatti for the Hall of Fame" people now?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

and for that reason gatti shouldnt be allowed in?

pipino cuevas didnt beat or wasnt competative with any HOFers.

And he is one of the two.

[TheEvilSaint]

And he is one of the two.

having said that, its not a valid criteria do judge a fighters worth and eligability to be inducted based on if he beat any HOFers.

besides, gatti contributed a helluva lot more to the sport than cuevas did.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

a C fighter, which is what floyd called gatti, and which is how gatti fought against top opposition. i aint arguin that. i am sayin that u cant call him a scrub cuz he ALWAYS gave it his all, even when he was clearly outclassed, he never wanted to give up... i think that is worthy enough of not bein called a scrub, not HOF worthy, but worthy enough for respect, no?

I have completely acknowledged the heart that he has shown. In case anyone missed it: Gatti showed a ton of heart/guts in not quitting in the vast majority of his fights. He have himself that "puncher's chance" by hanging in there.

But I'm still not sure that is enough to escape the label of scrubbery.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

having said that, its not a valid criteria do judge a fighters worth and eligability to be inducted based on if he beat any HOFers.

besides, gatti contributed a helluva lot more to the sport than cuevas did.

Whoa, killer. Cuevas was one of the top guys at his class. He wasn't on the level of Hearns and Duran, but who was?

But you can't be the seventh best guy in your weight class in your own era and go to the HoF. The Dominican God can't support that.

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I ALWAYS rated Gatti a poor fighter, he would be the least talented/accomplished fighter in there.

but he deserves to be HoF for other reasons. Holy crap, Don King is in there, and we cant let go in a fighter based on his heart?

[TheEvilSaint]

Whoa, killer. Cuevas was one of the top guys at his class. He wasn't on the level of Hearns and Duran, but who was?

But you can't be the seventh best guy in your weight class in your own era and go to the HoF. The Dominican God can't support that.

well the Dominican God isnt the one who decides that, either.

jeremy bates is a scrub. you cant put gatti on the same level as jeremy bates.

gatti should get in based on contributions.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

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I ALWAYS rated Gatti a poor fighter, he would be the least talented/accomplished fighter in there.

but he deserves to be HoF for other reasons. Holy crap, Don King is in there, and we cant let go in a fighter based on his heart?

all those fights in the 70s that we cream over....wanna guess who put those together?

[Kayo]

A scrub is someone who fights 3 times a month for $400 purses, loses the majority of their fights, takes fights on short notice, and buffs up peoples record for the easy win

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

well the Dominican God isnt the one who decides that, either.

jeremy bates is a scrub. you cant put gatti on the same level as jeremy bates.

gatti should get in based on contributions.

Is Ivan Robinson a scrub?

I'm not saying that that he is Reggie Strickland-esque.

But IN THE CONTEXT of the HoFers, Gatti exudes scrubbishness.

C fighter + 5 exciting fights = Hall of Fame? No sir. It does not.

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all those fights in the 70s that we cream over....wanna guess who put those together?

I dont care. He also put together Holmes-Ali. you get my point, right?