Is it Fair to Call Katsidis This Generations Gatti?

[Pullcounter]

His fans dont even have to worry if he loses because he gives it everything he has and makes it a good fight.

nah. gatti is better than katsidis

[DarchinyFAN]

Gatti was more skilled than Katsidis is.

Main difference is when Gatti stepped up to top competition he tried to adjust his skill set trying to fit it to the opponent he was fighting, when Katsidis steps up he uses what he does best even if it was not the best for the opponent.

So Katsidis looked better in his biggest fights because he was doing what he did best even if it was a strategy doomed to fail, and Gatti might have had a better strategy, but it wasn't part of his best skill set so he didn't look as proficient.

Also, May and DLH that Gatti fought were better than the JMM and Casa Katz fought.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Maybe I could have said is Katsidis this generations Blood and Guts Warrior? Invoke the memory of Gatti without a direct comparison.

Why not?


Would be nice if he had a Gatti-like following for his efforts, at least.

[jrosales13]

I am with MIW I don't get how anybody can dislike Gatti or Katsidis. Both fighters are all heart and they always went and gave it there all.

Katsidis is the closest thing we have of the bloods and guts warrior. So the comparison is there.

However, I think Gatti was a little bit, I think Gatti also has the better resume, I think Gatti wins over Tracy Patter, Gabriel Ruleas, Ward, and a faded Lieja. Are better than the wins over Earl, Escobedo, Chavez and Mitchell.

However, I think Gatti was also way more protected than what Katsidis was. I mean Gatti in his prime the only really good fighters he faced were Ruelas(who was never the same after the Garcia incident), Manfreddy, Patterson, and Robinson 2x.

Katsidis in his prime on the other hand faced Casamayor, Diaz, and JMM... The level of comp that Katsidis faced in his prime to what Gatti faced. It is quite clear that Katsidis faced the tougher opposition. So that could be why his resume and accomplishments doesn't match up to Gatti.

[nomadman]

Don't get me wrong, I always understood the Hatton hatred. The phoney in Hatton is obvious.



I can understand not being as enchanted as others are by Gatti and Katsidis' styles, but I never got what it was you actively hated about those guys, man.

Especially Mike, moreso than Gatti (a guy I appreciated personally and was saddened to see go out like he did, but whom I could imagine someone maybe having reasons for disliking).

This is going to sound trite to you, but Mike is just all heart. I don't see anything that isn't genuine about him.

Totally, it's evident from his post-fight interviews and the way he conducts himself outside the ring that he's a genuinely nice guy. Might not be the most technically gifted fighter, but it's very hard to dislike the man on a personal level, and of course I can't remember the last fight of his that was a disappointment in terms of entertainment. Just hope some of the stuff he's had to go through doesn't turn him into a cold-hearted cynic.

[nomadman]

Why not?


Would be nice if he had a Gatti-like following for his efforts, at least.

He needs a Mickey Ward to define him. Valero might have been that man, but now we'll never know.

[paulf]

Katsidis kinda looks like Gatti sometimes, but I view Katsidis as being a much better fighter.

[wazaa.]

Katsidis >>>> Gatti.

Katsidis is one of my favorite fighters now. I just love watching him fight.

[kingstip]

his a warrior! go hard or go home style.. what's not too love!

[puga]

thats actually how i see him.....