Mayweather Vs Gatti, as a spectacle, became sickening.
In the 'styles make fights' maxim, it was a complete mismatch. But because of the characters involved, it went far beyond that. I felt like I was witnessing two people fulfilling their own sadomasochistic fantasy. Arturo's career was one long masochistic act, not unlike Jake LaMotta, and Floyd exploited that to reach his sadistic zenith that night.
I found the whole thing very disturbing. And I still do. I'm thankful Buddy McGirt put a stop to it.
In the 'styles make fights' maxim, it was a complete mismatch. But because of the characters involved, it went far beyond that. I felt like I was witnessing two people fulfilling their own sadomasochistic fantasy. Arturo's career was one long masochistic act, not unlike Jake LaMotta, and Floyd exploited that to reach his sadistic zenith that night.
I found the whole thing very disturbing. And I still do. I'm thankful Buddy McGirt put a stop to it.
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