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Andrade can't brawl with Kessler, Calzaghe or other superior fighters though. They are to skilled and stay on the outside. Interest though. I doubt Andrade could be marketed that way.
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Yeah: Andrade- The Poor Man's Gatti.
I mean this less due to style and more due to how HBO will be able to use him. Obviously, Librado bears little resemblence in actual fighting style to Arturro Gatti. But Gatti's role for HBO was to be in close brawls in which he'd either eek out a win; or be in a fight entertaining enough that people would pay to see him fight again. His home was Atlantic City- they could count on him to sell there.
Maybe Andrade can ride his Mexican heritage to be his Atlantic city? Mexicans don't have many larger men fighting; he's a super middleweight. Andrade looks like he can be counted on in a similar fashion; he's going to put his all into winning, chug forward like the little engine that could- and the fight will be close if only because his defense is horrid. The Mack fight showed it can be a sea-saw battle in the sense that he was down and came back to win by KO- and people like that.
He's not going to be in the same type of brawls as Gatti...but being a poor man's Gatti maybe all he has to do for HBO is fill that type of role. A guy they can count on to help stack an undercard, or be a co-feature fighter...who wears a guy down in a close fight; who people want to watch, and who has a decent fanbase if he can attract the Mexicans.
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Andrade is better than Gatti.Comment
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why cant he just be katsidis? why does he have to be compared with gatti
its hype like this that pisses me off, let him be who he isComment
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There will never be another Arturo Gatti. Not even close. It will be another 100 years before we see a fighter like him come along again. Obviosuly, I dont mean talent wise because there have been dozens better in that department.Maybe you'll see some exciting fights from these guys, but It will be difficult to find someone that could come back as many times as Gatti did through the years. His longevity is unheard of. The man took so many beatings for so many years and was still significant because he was never OUT OF a fight . Even until the Gomez fight.Comment
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People will always be compared. Slick, fast boxers with good defense are often called Pernell Whitackers', etc. It's life. In this case it's used to market a fighter. "Andrade is like Gatti...he's in close fights but wins." Casual fans go, "Oh, I liked Gatti...damn, I want to see him." And if he delivers he's garnered another fan.Comment
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I mean purely in the sense of how HBO markets him, though. You know? It has to be admitted the network was merciless with wanting Arturro to fight for them. Even when he seemed down and out they'd put him on television because he could sell out Atlantic city; people loved his heart. I feel like HBO might milk Andrade in a similiar fashion thereby making him "the poor man's Gatti..." Not nearly as iconic...but used in similar fashion.Comment
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librado doesnt need the gatti hype for once he doesnt bleed all over the place also his chin is better
and second his next fight should be against lucian bute
either he wins by ko or gets outboxed 12 rounds
let katsidis be the new gatti hes white and gets cut alotComment
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Katsidis has been the new Gatti since Graham Earl.Comment
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