Salita says Gatti is a possibility...later

[grayfist]

Recently, there have been rumors that Lou Dibella has contacted Main Events about pairing together the undefeated New Yorker Dmitriy Salita and Arturo Gatti. Salita just won his last fight last Wednesday, and is 25-0-1.

Salita told me that he wants that fight to happen, but he is going to take another fight at 140 sometime next year, so that fight may have to wait. That may be in Gatti's favor cuz he needs to recover from the Baldomir fight.

It's going to be an interesting scenario, as there are so many variables that factor into this matchup. Is Dmitriy Salita ready for this precipitous stepup in competition? Does Arturo Gatti have anything left? I don't know, but I want to find out.

Jersey City's Gatti, New York City's Dmitriy Salita. Sounds like alot of fun.

That's a Boxingscene.com forums exclusive, now go tell them where you heard it!

Sensational'

This puts new (and positive) meaning to "Sensationalized reporting", doesn't it?

[Mr. Ryan]

This puts new (and positive) meaning to "Sensationalized reporting", doesn't it?

Well, I've already been accused of sensationalism, both literal and super naturally LOL

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

Salita has already gotten 2 gifts in his career. He should have 2 loses. They did Delgado real dirty in their fight, he deffinately won. Im not impressed with Salita at all.

[grayfist]

Well, I've already been accused of sensationalism, both literal and super naturally LOL

Boxing is not exactly a sedate teaparty conversation piece.

[TheEvilSaint]

from what i hear, theres nothing special about salita. and i will root for gatti 'til the day i die.

gatti by UD or late round TKO.

[grayfist]

Anyone can call me a sentimental fool, but, in a fight held in the immediate future, I am not discounting a Gatti win, given what little I've seen of Salita.

There's nothing not to like about the match up; not even reservations about how much Gatti has left. If anything, it gives me all the more reason to like it: I'd rather stop guessing and like to know with some amount of certainty if Arturo still has enough left. The fight lends such an opportunity.

[Verstyle]

i wonder how is salita . i remembered sparring him when he was at my gym(very lightsparring with 20oz gloves)

[!optimusprime!]

Ive seen salita fight twice,live @manhattan center and let me tell you something, this guy is seriously overated.......gatti would murder him....wanna talk about gattis old and this and that....an elderly gatti would murder this kid..............and his last two wins were gifts. I am close friends with edgar santana, his stablemate I see these guys training all the time......im not hating im just speaking my mind.

[antihero]

I don't think Arturo Gatti should be boxing any more. He's been in so many tough fights, his family and team behind him should be advising him to hang em up imo.

[ThunderGatti]

Yea I read about this a few days ago on some other news sites and wanted to see if u guys mentioned it hear.

- Here are my thoughts on that fight,
Really I dont think Gatti should be fighting again. Has a true gatti fight in every sense of the word I was appauled when I heard he was considering taking this fight with Salita. Salita is weak opposition and should have a 1 in the loss column and not the draw column. I have seen this kid fight a few times and I am not impressed at all. He has a weak chin, slow, mediocore power, he does have some heart. But if Gatti does not blow this guy out within 5 rounds he should be embarassed.

Right now I am still contemplating on even going to this fight, since I was so disgusted by going to the Baldiomir fight that I chucked my program frisbee style into the crowed after Gatti god TKO'd