Why isn't Gatti as punch drunk as he should be?

[BattlingNelson]

Sounded fine to me.

Hes a little punch drunk but hes not that bad at all.

Naah. He definetely slurs. Doesn't bode well for his future, but of course that's to be expected so I'm happy that he's got a lot of cash.

[Xyei]

Gatti has horrible taste. The ****ing guy would put diamonds in a turd and wear it as a necklace.

!!!!!!! Literally laughed out loud for that one! Good to have you back man!!!::funny:

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

I cant see the vid but you have got to be kidding me.

I can barely understand him.

Last time I heard him speak was when he was presenting a gift to Cotto at a Cotto-Gomez press conference.

He has an accent that is why you can't under stand him as far as being punch drunk he isn't that bad right now...It may ge worse over time but Joe Fraizer sounds pretty bad to me...All those Ali jabs and crosses took a great tool on the man...Lefty

[ßringer]

!!!!!!! Literally laughed out loud for that one! Good to have you back man!!!::funny:

Appreciate it bro, good to be back.

[BattlingNelson]

He has an accent that is why you can't under stand him as far as being punch drunk he isn't that bad right now...It may ge worse over time but Joe Fraizer sounds pretty bad to me...All those Ali jabs and crosses took a great tool on the man...Lefty

To help explain Frazier, Meldrick Taylor and others start with the legendary philly gym-wars.

[ßringer]

To help explain Frazier, Meldrick Taylor and others start with the legendary philly gym-wars.

Oh yeah, it all starts in the gym in Philly. Gym matches used to be as big as actual marqueee matches. Wonder if it's still the same.......

[-Swizzy-]

Naah. He definetely slurs. Doesn't bode well for his future, but of course that's to be expected so I'm happy that he's got a lot of cash.

not at all man. he has a heavy New Jersey-Italian accent which is probably why it might sound like he is a little pd but he isn't at all. I guess we'll have to wait and see if he'll actually deteriorate in the future but hopefully he won't. It seems a heavy price to pay just to please your fans which shows how much of a true warrior Gatti really is.

[BattlingNelson]

not at all man. he has a heavy New Jersey-Italian accent which is probably why it might sound like he is a little pd but he isn't at all. I guess we'll have to wait and see if he'll actually deteriorate in the future but hopefully he won't. It seems a heavy price to pay just to please your fans which shows how much of a true warrior Gatti really is.

I'm no native so if you say so. Let's call it accent then. Sounds exactly like Saad Muhammad.

[BattlingNelson]

Here's Saad:

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[joseph5620]

In this video Gatti doesn't at all show the wear and tear of a fighter who's been in several wars and is basically an icon for punching bags. Any theories for why this is?

I just believe that everybody is different in terms of their body and how much they can take before damage sets in. Look at George Chuvalo. He took serious punishment, from Ali, Foreman and Frazier and a lot of others,yet he is still as sharp as ever. Foreman took his share of blows without effect too, especially in the second part of his career. It just depends on the person.