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

[ippo]

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

why i had this for a good while now?

[Russian Crushin]

Ahhh, seems people still cannot grasp the simplest of things such as Sly Stallone is NOT in the HOF for being a fighter.

It's NOT the same.

Yea its pretty obvious but they just like acting like morons

[IronDanHamza]

Ahhh, seems people still cannot grasp the simplest of things such as Sly Stallone is NOT in the HOF for being a fighter.

It's NOT the same.

[IronDanHamza]

He will get in.

Should he? Absolutely not. No way, in hell.

But, he will.

[RubenSonny]

No he shouldn't plenty of others produced the same kind of fights he did yet no one would ever mention them, Gatti simply was in fights that are considered exciting to some people and had more fame than the usual club fighter.

[Drunken Cat]

I won't say he doesn't deserve consideration, but what I would like to know is how many spots are available and what other fighters are up for nomination.

[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.

[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

[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]

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.