Gatti's CROOKED camp

[SacTown1]

Arturo Gatti's crew is at it again! Let's hyper-analyze the events of last Saturday:

- Both fighters weigh-in at 140 the day before, but for some odd reason, HBO's scales conveniently don't make it into the fighter's dressing rooms prior to the fight. Hmmmmmm is this maybe because Gatti was around 160 the time of the fight, while Jesse James was around 144 or so?!?!?! Hmmmm.....

- at the post fight press conference, Plain Events announces that Gatti's next fight will once again be in A.C., because they KNOW that Mayweather would get jobbed if her were dumb enough to fight on Arturo's hometurf. Gatti's people are trying to geographically deal Floyd out of the hand. Plain Events knows that Mayweather-Gatti is a total mismatch, so they will do everything possible to prevent the fight, and step #1 was at the press conference.

No disrespect to Arturo, one of the most entertaining fighters of this or any generation, but he has the most crooked team this side of the Atlantic (No disrespect to Frank Warren, he's still the King, all pun intended).

- SacTown1

[jack_the_rippuh]

If he fights Mayweather he might be in there at 205lb. by fight time..

[marvelous_TG]

How the **** does he do that? weigh in at 140 and the next few hours blow up to 160. Does anyone no what gatti's walk around weight is? i know they dry themselfs out or something but how exactly do you do that? and i heart it's bad for you internal organs like kidneys liver hart etc.
That would be a nice thread to start fighters walk around weight like:
-tszyu's
-tyson
-gatti
-lacy
etc.

[SacTown1]

165

Gatti's walk-around weight is about 165 I've been told, then he comes down to 140 and ends up around 157-160 by fight time....I pray for Joey Gamache, gatti's criminal camp almost killed the poor ****....

[jack_the_rippuh]

There is nothing I can't stand more than a fighter who doesn't fight at what weight is natural to him, instead decideds to dry himself out to go fight naturally smaller guys. For instance, Corrales, the guy walks around at 160, maybe even 168...take your ass to middleweight if that's the case...or Junior Middleweight at least..

[SacTown1]

There is nothing I can't stand more than a fighter who doesn't fight at what weight is natural to him, instead decideds to dry himself out to go fight naturally smaller guys. For instance, Corrales, the guy walks around at 160, maybe even 168...take your ass to middleweight if that's the case...or Junior Middleweight at least..

Yeah but Chico's from SacTown, so I give him a free pass

[spinksjinx]

If you can make it at the time of the weigh in, Why not? I realize it is bad in a sense but the other guy has the same amount of time to put weight on he can. Also I think if one day I was 140 and the next day I was 165, thats 15 EXTRA POUNDS overnight, I think I would feel it and be a little bit slow myself. But who knows.

[DR. FREECLOUD]

most fighters go into the fight heavier than the weigh in weight. its nothing new.

[spinksjinx]

most fighters go into the fight heavier than the weigh in weight. its nothing new.

Andre Ward comes in lighter, he weighed in at 165 I think and came in at 164....That boy should fight at middleweight or 154.

[Kornhusker]

If it isn't illegal than what does it matter? As for HBO's "unofficial scale", I wish more fighters would decline that ****, it does nothing but cause controversy.