Is Gatti Going into the Boxing Hall of Fame?

[TheEvilSaint]

Does this Hall of Fame have a website??

www.ibhof.com

[TheEvilSaint]

if braddock and johansson can get in there, so can gatti.

[Red_Menace]

Gatti has a rabid cult following, and a larger fan base who watches his fights when available. True.

At no point has he been a HUGE draw or the type of PPV attraction that justifies "he helped bring people back to watching boxing".

When was that? Between the Tyson and Delahoya and Trinidad and Holyfield and Lewis blockbusters?

Dude, EACH of the Hopkins-Taylor snoozers sold more than The Gatti-Mayweather PPV. Careful that you don't overstate Gatti's commercial appeal.

Despite the PPV numbers, more people have seen the Gatti Ward fights then those Hopkins Taylor fights. I know people at work that know almost nothing about boxing, but they know about the Gatti vs Ward trilogy. Why else would Gatti and Ward be featured so strongly in EA Sports fight night series? Hell, I was in a bar last night and TSN was replaying Gatti vs Damgaard and everyone was watching.

edit: Gatti and Ward are on the cover of the Xbox and Playstation2 versions of Fight Night Round3.s

[DUPLICITY]

there is no way in hell that gatti is NOT going into the IBHOF. here are a few reasons why hes a future HOFer:

biggest box office draw since mike tyson
4x in the Fight of the Year
2 division champ (the IBA is not a real title)
if guys like braddock, mcguigan, and johansson can get it, gatti sure as hell can, too
one of the most exciting fighters in history
one of the biggest fan bases in decades

yes, gatti will be in the HOF.

RED MENACE,

I was responding to Evil Saint's moronic statement that Arturo Gatti is the "biggest box office draw since Mike Tyson".

That statement is so wrong as to be laughable.

[GunStar]

I think he will make the Hall Of Fame one day.

[JoartCC]

Should he??? Nope.

Will he??? Without a doubt.

[medium-deek]

www.ibhof.com

Cheers for the link.

[medium-deek]

www.ibhof.com

Just checked the site out. Got to be the ****tiest website ever. Crap design. No search faciility. Looks like a basic/amatuer designed site. Terrible. Cant see any pictures/photos of fights/fighters/their greatest moments captures on photo. Terrible. Terrible.

[Red_Menace]

RED MENACE,

I was responding to Evil Saint's moronic statement that Arturo Gatti is the "biggest box office draw since Mike Tyson".

That statement is so wrong as to be laughable.

I agree. There have been many fighters since Tyson that had bigger followings.