Did Jason Litzau fall off the planet?

[MaTTuP]

Yeah. That's what we need...another average white clubfighter who receives a disproportionate amount of publicity and television coverage. Even though they suck ass.

Gatti
Hatton
katsidis
Litzau
etc

Litzau is still young, give him a break.

In regards to your "bad white clubfighters," you need to take Gatti off the list, he was a great white fighter. He just stuck around a little too long & lacked focus at times.

[MELLY-MEL...]

He needs his career to be carefully rebuilt unless his goals are very modest. Litzau was as outclassed as a title challenger could be.

yes he was.

[Mr. Ryan]

He needs his career to be carefully rebuilt unless his goals are very modest. Litzau was as outclassed as a title challenger could be.

I don't know where he can go from here but he is an exciting fighter who tends to stick his chin out there a bit much for his frame.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Litzau is still young, give him a break.

In regards to your "bad white clubfighters," you need to take Gatti off the list, he was a great white fighter. He just stuck around a little too long & lacked focus at times.

C'mon , Matt... when was gatti "great"? When was his prime?

[Scott9945]

I don't know where he can go from here but he is an exciting fighter who tends to stick his chin out there a bit much for his frame.

He can get some mileage out of being a popular TV fighter. He'll be matched against made to order opposition on ESPN and be fed to upcoming prospects on HBO BAD and Shobox. It's a living I guess.

[Mr. Ryan]

He can get some mileage out of being a popular TV fighter. He'll be matched against made to order opposition on ESPN and be fed to upcoming prospects on HBO BAD and Shobox. It's a living I guess.

I agree. I don't think that HBO would accept anything less than a real test for Litzau now, unlike before when HBO approved of Jose Hernandez who was supposed to be an easy fight for an undefeated guy they were pushing.

Now Litzau would have to be in against another HBO caliber fighter to make that HBO money.

I can see a lot of ESPN2 fights in Minneapolis with Litzau selling a lot of tickets in the future.

[GodOfWarII]

He went back to flipping ham-burgers at mc-donalds

[MaTTuP]

C'mon , Matt... when was gatti "great"? When was his prime?

Gatti's exit should've been after his trilogy with Ward. His 3 losses following that were embarassing. All of Gatti's fights were action packed and he had loads of heart.

IF he could have stayed focused long enough and spent less time in the tanning bed & partying he could have been much better than he was.

[MaTTuP]

I agree. I don't think that HBO would accept anything less than a real test for Litzau now, unlike before when HBO approved of Jose Hernandez who was supposed to be an easy fight for an undefeated guy they were pushing.

Now Litzau would have to be in against another HBO caliber fighter to make that HBO money.

I can see a lot of ESPN2 fights in Minneapolis with Litzau selling a lot of tickets in the future.

the fight with Jose Hernandez should've been a win if he didn't showboat as much
most rankings don't even have him in the top 10 for featherweights.
i think he should strongly consider moving up a weightclass. he's got size & great reach, i'm sure he would be more natural with a little more weight.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Gatti's exit should've been after his trilogy with Ward. His 3 losses following that were embarassing. All of Gatti's fights were action packed and he had loads of heart.

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Heart doesn't equal great.
Action fights don't equal great.

Gatti is a middling fighter who got destryoed by every A or B guy he fought.