Who will Gatti fight next?

**MikeHunt** · 03-09-2005, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by PRboxingfan

IMHO, Gatti is just a paper champ. Who did he beat for the (vacant) title? Branco? Please! And then he goes and defends it against a geriatric Leija?!?! Gatti gets eaten alive by Witter, Hatton, KZ, Sharmba, Harris, PBF (most definitely), Emanuel Augustus, and Cotto. Hell, even N'Dou would beat Gatti. Because of this, his handlers will find him some bum to fight.

I have a list of possible matches:

1. Wilfredo Vilches (Sharmba and Hatton recycle)
2. Panchito Bojado (give the boy a shot after the Leija beat down?)
3. Carlos Mausa (beat by Cotto but he did beat J. Resto)
4. Souleymane M'baye (another Euro trash fighter with an inflated record)
5. Ray Oliveira (hey, why not?)
6. Emmanuel Clottey (just the right tomato can for Gatti)
7. Eleazar Contreras (he's on a 5-fight win streak!)
8. Ebo Elder (this I'd like to see, great fight but not a tough one for Gatti)
9. Courtney Burton (yup, the same guy that always gets KO'd in the last round)

My point is, I don't think we'll see him fight anyone with a pulse. Gatti is not scared but his handlers are!

I'd love to see him fight Emanuel Augustus. That would be a great fight and I think Burton would box the pants off Gatti.

If anyone has earned a few 'cupcake' fights it has to be Arturo, right? He's got a great chin, power, heart and he's never boring. Thanks to Buddy McGirt (and they say you can't teach an old Dog any new tricks) Gatti looks better than he ever has. Win or lose I hope we get to see some of the fights you mentioned!!

**G-dub** · 03-09-2005, 02:26 PM

So you're a Gatti hater! I like Gatti but you're probably right, he's not the most talented boxer. A fight with Augustus would sure be entertaining but I don't think it will happen. Gatti need to make statement right now and he knows it.

The perfect opponent would be Cotto. Gatti can take a punch and Cotto can't! Gatti would destroy him within 5!

**Boxingfan81** · 03-09-2005, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by G-dub

So you're a Gatti hater! I like Gatti but you're probably right, he's not the most talented boxer. A fight with Augustus would sure be entertaining but I don't think it will happen. Gatti need to make statement right now and he knows it.

The perfect opponent would be Cotto. Gatti can take a punch and Cotto can't! Gatti would destroy him within 5!

Cotto would have Gatti bloody within 4 rounds and TKO Gatti within 7.

**STEELHEAD** · 03-09-2005, 04:03 PM

Originally posted by PRboxingfan

IMHO, Gatti is just a paper champ. Who did he beat for the (vacant) title? Branco? Please! And then he goes and defends it against a geriatric Leija?!?! Gatti gets eaten alive by Witter, Hatton, KZ, Sharmba, Harris, PBF (most definitely), Emanuel Augustus, and Cotto. Hell, even N'Dou would beat Gatti. Because of this, his handlers will find him some bum to fight.

I have a list of possible matches:

1. Wilfredo Vilches (Sharmba and Hatton recycle)
2. Panchito Bojado (give the boy a shot after the Leija beat down?)
3. Carlos Mausa (beat by Cotto but he did beat J. Resto)
4. Souleymane M'baye (another Euro trash fighter with an inflated record)
5. Ray Oliveira (hey, why not?)
6. Emmanuel Clottey (just the right tomato can for Gatti)
7. Eleazar Contreras (he's on a 5-fight win streak!)
8. Ebo Elder (this I'd like to see, great fight but not a tough one for Gatti)
9. Courtney Burton (yup, the same guy that always gets KO'd in the last round)

My point is, I don't think we'll see him fight anyone with a pulse. Gatti is not scared but his handlers are!

I'd love to see him fight Emanuel Augustus. That would be a great fight and I think Burton would box the pants off Gatti.

hey thanks for mentioning augustus. that would be a dynamite matchup.if emanuel had a better corner he would be a top contender. he got robbed in minnasota.man i dont know why he's not more popular with the general public ( real boxing fans knows that he's dangerous) . his antics in the ring are like mystical

**guru** · 03-09-2005, 04:12 PM

i'm thinking they'll match gatti with chop chop now.... cotto and harris would be too dangerous...

**the giant one** · 03-09-2005, 05:40 PM

Either Chop Chop or Junior Witter would be good. Id like to see a bit more of Junior to see if he really belongs in the 140lb upper echelon

**Kimmy** · 03-09-2005, 06:47 PM

Chop chop and Witter would be too dangerous to take on. Their styles would give Gatti fits and they would stand a great chance of beating Gatti. For Gatti to prolong his title reign he needs a few shot fighters with a name, like with jesse James!
Ben Tackie would be a good opponent, or Vince Philips.

**PRboxingfan** · 03-09-2005, 06:54 PM

Originally posted by Kimmy

Chop chop and Witter would be too dangerous to take on. Their styles would give Gatti fits and they would stand a great chance of beating Gatti. For Gatti to prolong his title reign he needs a few shot fighters with a name, like with jesse James!
Ben Tackie would be a good opponent, or Vince Philips.

That's kind of the point I was trying to convey. I'm not a Gatti hater (as suggested above); on the contrary, I love to see Gatti fight. I'm just tired of the opposition they keep putting in with him. Dorin I can understand, but Leija (in lieu of PBF) is a sorry excuse. I'm sure there were better opponents available.

If Gatti doesn't take on a legitimate top 5 contender I'm going to be really disapointed in him.

**bobbyjones** · 03-09-2005, 07:22 PM

I personally think that the only fight left for Gatti to take is Tzyu. If he cannot reach a deal with Mayweather, he still needs to fight a top guy because he is getting older every day and although he has already made a statement about his heart and courage, his time might be running out to make a statement about his skill.

Who will Gatti fight next?