HOF = great fighters not bums like Gatti!

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you can obviously tell hes not seen gatti much he just brought up the ward fights...sure sign of a reject

i hate gatti the worst because of the gamache fight but i think he should be in the hall ...if barry m can get in on a featherweight title regin that didnt last long then yeah gatti should get in

they've let ken norton in...

Joey,

Both Barry Mac and Big Ken proved their mettle by securing a win over a HOF fighter.

Ken was considered among the best heavyweights in a Golden Era of heavyweights.


Gatti has never had a win over - or even been competitive with - a top fighter.

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if barry m is in there then gatti should be in there

Barry McGuigan beat Euisebio Pedroza. Who did Arturo Gatti beat?

Thanks in advance.

[joeytrimble]

dude ken norton got used as a ****ing sparin partner in the 70s dont give me that he proved him self **** ...he got a win over ali and maybe a few others but got ko'd into next week by the host of sluggers he fought

gatti beat a number of top contenders you guys just refuse to acwknowlage them...if mayweather beat dorin or leija you guys would be bragging about it on his record just like you do the gatti win now ..

if gatti counts as a good win for mayweather his resume should at least be reconsidered with more trained and unbiased eyes

[joeytrimble]

that dude was so past his prime its unreal!

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i knew this would happen. now everyone is denouncing gatti.

i told you guys baldomir would win.

[joeytrimble]

i hate gatti but im not about to say the man dosnt belong in hall of fame

he gave us the ward trilogy ... many many MANY highlightreel ko's plus 2 title belts to boot

the guys an over achiever !

[joeytrimble]

and that "hall of famer" barry m beat had started boxing 10 years prior to when barry m started fighting approx ... so damn saying that was anything but a watershed would be a bull face lie

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dude ken norton got used as a ****ing sparin partner in the 70s dont give me that he proved him self **** ...he got a win over ali and maybe a few others but got ko'd into next week by the host of sluggers he fought

gatti beat a number of top contenders you guys just refuse to acwknowlage them...if mayweather beat dorin or leija you guys would be bragging about it on his record just like you do the gatti win now ..

if gatti counts as a good win for mayweather his resume should at least be reconsidered with more trained and unbiased eyes

Dude, perhaps you forget Ken Norton:

He beat Muhammad Ali was lost CLOSE decisions twice. He gave a PRIME Larry Holmes all Holmes could handle. He was competitive with hall of famers.

Gatti never even won a round from a HOFer. And never made it through the middle rounds. True Story.

Can Gatti be considered a "good win" for Mayweather when everybody said "he never should have been in there with Floyd"?

[joeytrimble]

Dude, perhaps you forget Ken Norton:

He beat Muhammad Ali was lost CLOSE decisions twice. He gave a PRIME Larry Holmes all Holmes could handle. He was competitive with hall of famers.

Gatti never even won a round from a HOFer. And never made it through the middle rounds. True Story.

Can Gatti be considered a "good win" for Mayweather when everybody said "he never should have been in there with Floyd"?

no not when im bashing mayweather jrs resume a few days ago and everyones defense is the gatti fight...

as for ken norton? i'll give you him based on the ali fights but getting ko'd by shavers foreman cooney in a round or 2 dosnt help his case

gatti fought 2 hall of famers that are definite picks ... so stop acting like he fought 10 of them and got stomped by all 10 ..

like i said if barry m goes so does gatti its my opion i obviously dont give a **** what you think so let it go ?

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i hate gatti but im not about to say the man dosnt belong in hall of fame

he gave us the ward trilogy ... many many MANY highlightreel ko's plus 2 title belts to boot

the guys an over achiever !

"Exciting fights" shouldn't be and is not a criteria. Unless you say that you won't put bernard or Winky in because they are boring fighters.

You can't reward something as a positive and not punish the opposite as a negative.

Gatti should be celebrated as the exciting fighter he was - - - but not in the Hall. That is the place for the greats.

The Hall SHOULD BE the place that says "Here are the best and brightest in the sport".

Gatti wasn't that.