Comments Thread For: International Boxing Hall of Fame: The Gatti Question

[Alx.]

i think he should get in

[ippo]

No,very entertaining fighter.But still doesn't mean he should be in the HOF

[Juniorvt]

**** you ippo you mother****er change your name change your avatar

[BabyFaceAssasin]

There's no way Gatti should get in. Plain and simple he wasn't one of the greatest. If he gets in so does Emanuel Augustus, Mickey Ward, Jose Luis Castillo etc. HOF should be reserved for the elite that dominated the sport.

[apokalips]

If Balboa can get in then Gatti should and Prince Naz defo should regardless IMO - he was a great fighter talent wise and really brought money and attention to the small weightclasses.

Maybe they should divide the hall in terms of impact and actual greatness? I don't know - it seems like every famous fighter will be in the HOF

[BabyFaceAssasin]

If Balboa can get in then Gatti should and Prince Naz defo should regardless IMO - he was a great fighter talent wise and really brought money and attention to the small weightclasses.

Maybe they should divide the hall in terms of impact and actual greatness? I don't know - it seems like every famous fighter will be in the HOF

I don't know dethroning Apollo Creed, beating Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago, and Antonio Tarver is a pretty good resume. Balboa deserves to be in. Joe Cortez on the other hand??

[crold1]

If Balboa can get in then Gatti should and Prince Naz defo should regardless IMO - he was a great fighter talent wise and really brought money and attention to the small weightclasses.

Maybe they should divide the hall in terms of impact and actual greatness? I don't know - it seems like every famous fighter will be in the HOF

Stallone didn't get in as a fighter. He got in as a non-participant, a separate category for people like Cosell etc. Considering the impact of Rocky on the game in the 70s and 80s, it was perfectly fair. It's not comparing apples and apples at all.

[4Corners]

There's no way Gatti should get in. Plain and simple he wasn't one of the greatest. If he gets in so does Emanuel Augustus, Mickey Ward, Jose Luis Castillo etc. HOF should be reserved for the elite that dominated the sport.

Gatti, Augustus, and Ward should NEVER be mentioned along with Castillo, that's just wrong.

Castillo was the best LW of his era. Beat Johnston, Bazan, J. Diaz, Casamayor, Lazcano, Corrales, and should arguably have a win over Floyd.

Castillo and Corrales' careers > Gatti's career

I'd put Hatton and Genaro in before Gatti.

[crold1]

Gatti, Augustus, and Ward should NEVER be mentioned along with Castillo, that's just wrong.

Castillo was the best LW of his era. Beat Johnston, Bazan, J. Diaz, Casamayor, Lazcano, Corrales, and should arguably have a win over Floyd.

Castillo and Corrales' careers > Gatti's career

I'd put Hatton and Genaro in before Gatti.

I put in my vote yesterday and did not opt for Gatti. Maybe someday, but not now. He's not one of the ten best fighters on the ballot, and it's a ten max. Lot of guys waiting for their turn for years who did a lot in this sport to overlook the flaws in Gatti's game. I understand/respect the argument for Gatti, more so now than I did when he first retired, but can't agree with it right now.

FTR, my picks were:

Betulio Gonzalez
Yoko Gushiken
Naseem Hamed
Rafael Herrera
Harry Jeffra
Santos Laciar
Masao Ohba
Lou Salica
Myung-Woo Yuh
Hilario Zapata

[dan649]

sigh...i miss Gatti. There was a time, a few years ago, when i thought young Michael Katsidis was following that same path but alas the boots were too big.