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I think that Mayweather will go into this fight frustrated and jealous from Gatti's undeniable popularity. This is an opportunity for Mayweather to gain tremendous popularity and the only way that he can do that is to give the crowd a fight that they want to see. Mayweather talks consistently about how his fights are always exciting and I think that perhaps in this fight he may do what Byrd has done recently and abandon a little bit of the boxing in order to slug a little bit and garner some popularity and ensure future pay per views. This is the factor that made me bet on Gatti more than anything else. I am taking a big risk with my bet but somehow my intuition tells me that Mayweather is suffering from the very same affliction that ailed Byrd in his last few fights. This fight is not about boxing skill, its about respect and Gatti wins a fight about that in my oppinion.
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Have you seen his last 3 fights? He has been going toe to toe in all of them and he will do it with Gatti and still dominate. He is a offensive fighter now and has fully bought into his uncle Roger's style. He will fight. Why would he wait until he gets his first shot on PPV and then start running? He is going to do what he has done the last 3 fights. He's going to box for 3 rounds but not run. Then in the 4th he will sit down and get in the pocket and destroy Gatti at his own game -
If he does, it will be a much better fight than it should be.Originally posted by DLTComment
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Originally posted by cupcrazy01
Not only that but I really dont think that slugging it out with Gatti is going to be a move that wins the fight for Mayweather.Comment
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Anyone who saw Mayweather-Corely KNOWS that Floyd can NOT fight that way against Gatti. Arturo is faster, MUCH stonger, bigger and works the body better. Floyd got rocked in the 3rd AND 4th round by a light hitting dress maker. Gatti would tear his nuts off.Comment
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The most sensible fight for Floyd to fight is the one similar to Corrales. IF he fights Gatti like that it should be a complete blowout. I see it as Floyd fighting like that but staying in at some occasions and figthing more on the inside. If Floyd fights Gatti like he did with Corley, he'll more than likely be in for a real test. Floyd should stick to what makes him so great and use hand speed and just overall boxing skills to destroy Gatti.Comment
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Originally posted by sisforshaq
Do you really think that Floyd's ego will allow him to pass up this chance to gain a tremendous fan base?Comment
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edxactly rightOriginally posted by allanglesComment
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Actually I do, just because if wins this fight, he is going to be a ppv fighter all of the time and is going to fight major fights. He doesnt need to be like Gatti to get a fan base. Roy Jones wasnt either was Ray Lenoard or Shane Mosley. All big fighters, all he has to do is win convinclyOriginally posted by bobbyjonesComment
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Roy Jones was never a major PPV draw despite his dominance. And he wasn't the cross over athlete that he wanted to be no matter how hard he tried to work co-branding themes with Jordan. Thats a major misconception people have about Jones. They assume because of his ability that he was some sort of cash cow which is not at all the case.Originally posted by sisforshaq
Leonard was paid well because the media painted a pretty face on him and groomed him for stardom right out of the olympics. He was doing 7up commercials when he was 19 years old because he had that sort of appeal. Mayweather never had that appeal, by his own admission and likely never will.
Just winning fights isnt good enough. In fact, the easier he makes it look, the LESS popular he will become. The best thing that could happen to his bank account would be for him to get knocked out and show humility. He'll catch a fan base and if he can return to dominance, it will actually be appreciated.Comment
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