Arturo Gatti V's Carlos Baldomir

[kurtangle01]

is anyone else watching the fight tomorrow? if so what are your predictions?

David Haye is also on sky tonight defending his european championship. it should be 2 cracking fights!

[Howard_lfc]

is anyone else watching the fight tomorrow? if so what are your predictions?

David Haye is also on sky tonight defending his european championship. it should be 2 cracking fights!

I knew this thread would be here Kurt mate! Nice one.

Haye doesn't have a fighters heart. He'll be another also ran. Compare his attitude to the american heavyweights - they just wanna 'get it on' whilst Haye is more concerned about not getting hit. Very disappointed.

Gatti's career could be on the line tonight. Another defeat and it'll be curtains. But even if he wins - Hatton will whup his ass in the next fight.
I'll probably record the fight and watch it tomorrow morning.

I'll be back with my thoughts then !

Take it easy Kurt,

H

[kurtangle01]

gatti all the way for me tonight. i would love it if hatton ends up in the ring with him before the end of the year. what a fight that would be.

as for david haye...i think you're right although i did feel slightly sorry for him last night because abdoul certainly never came to fight. haye has oustanding power and would knock most mortals out with a single shot but as you said he has no heart. if and it's a big if he ever steps in the ring with oneill bell then he'd better be prepared for a war.

[Howard_lfc]

gatti all the way for me tonight. i would love it if hatton ends up in the ring with him before the end of the year. what a fight that would be.

as for david haye...i think you're right although i did feel slightly sorry for him last night because abdoul certainly never came to fight. haye has oustanding power and would knock most mortals out with a single shot but as you said he has no heart. if and it's a big if he ever steps in the ring with oneill bell then he'd better be prepared for a war.

What about Hatton and Whitter (if he wins a title)? I quite like whitter and he's certainly not scared of Ricky. I think it'd be a good fight.

[kurtangle01]

What about Hatton and Whitter (if he wins a title)? I quite like whitter and he's certainly not scared of Ricky. I think it'd be a good fight.

i would definately want to see that fight and whats more i think both fighters would like that fight to happen.

i think hatton would win but it wouldn't be as easy as some people think. witter still has to beat chop chop first though. which will be a tough fight.

[oshea]

I love Gatti to bits, but I'd say hes done and Baldomir will win, probably on points.

Haye is a bum, as Carl Thompson showed us. If he ever makes the mistake of getting in the ring with O'Neil Bell, he wants to be preparing for the hospital, not a war.

[kurtangle01]

I love Gatti to bits, but I'd say hes done and Baldomir will win, probably on points.

Haye is a bum, as Carl Thompson showed us. If he ever makes the mistake of getting in the ring with O'Neil Bell, he wants to be preparing for the hospital, not a war.

gatti has been here before baldomir and his experience should see him through tonight. baldomir isn't even in his league.

[bazza76]

I tend to agree Kurt.
Gatti tonight for me. admittedly I havnt seen too much of Baldomir. But it sounds like it should be a good fight, Baldomir doesnt look very technical and looks like a fighter, just like Gatti is.

[bazza76]

I love Gatti to bits, but I'd say hes done and Baldomir will win, probably on points.

Haye is a bum, as Carl Thompson showed us. If he ever makes the mistake of getting in the ring with O'Neil Bell, he wants to be preparing for the hospital, not a war.

Baldomir is a year older than Gatti and a longer harder carrer, 57 fights with 42 victories and most of these fights not being as tough as gattis.

[bazza76]

Here we go.
Kurt where are you? Your normally around on koptalk talking to me at this hour lol.

[kurtangle01]

Here we go.
Kurt where are you? Your normally around on koptalk talking to me at this hour lol.

i'm here mate. i was just glued to the screen.

what a fight. despite losing i thought gatti looked quite good. baldomir is very limited IMHO and would be easy pickings for a naturally bigger man.

i think we can safely say that hatton was all set for a fight with gatti if he'd won tonight because billy graham was gutted. it looks like it'll be mayweather, baldomir or urkal next then!

[kurtangle01]

P.S. baldomir said that he wanted hatton or pretty boy fraud next so it'll be interesting to see who he ends up fighting. i don't think it'll be ricky because billy graham seemed certain that ricky should be fighting at 140LBS and not welterweight. he did aknowledge that all the money was to be made at the higher weight though.

they must've been offered millions for a gatti fight though because billy graham was gutted. he said "that result has just cost me a load of cash!" LOL

i think frauds people will be on the phone 1st thing monday morning to arrange the fight with baldomir. if that fight takes place then you'd have to fear for baldomir's health. floyd would have him flat out in no more than 5 rounds. it would be a massacre!

so sad to see a true warrior in gatti bow out like this.

[bazza76]

P.S. baldomir said that he wanted hatton or pretty boy fraud next so it'll be interesting to see who he ends up fighting. i don't think it'll be ricky because billy graham seemed certain that ricky should be fighting at 140LBS and not welterweight. he did aknowledge that all the money was to be made at the higher weight though.

they must've been offered millions for a gatti fight though because billy graham was gutted. he said "that result has just cost me a load of cash!" LOL

i think frauds people will be on the phone 1st thing monday morning to arrange the fight with baldomir. if that fight takes place then you'd have to fear for baldomir's health. floyd would have him flat out in no more than 5 rounds. it would be a massacre!

so sad to see a true warrior in gatti bow out like this.

Was a dissapointing end alright, was hoping Gatti would take him, but it wasnt to be, i guess everyone underestimated Baldomir's hunger again.
Hatton would be making the correct decision to stay at light welterweight, maybe one day he could go up to Welterweight and stay there successfully, but not just yet IMHO.

[kurtangle01]

Hatton trainer "gutted!"

https://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/...VVTFPplGaC.html

Sunday, July 23 2006

By Craig Watt

The trainer of undefeated WBA Welterweight champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, Billy "The Preacher" Graham told watching viewers on Sky Sports in the UK that he was "gutted" that Arturo Gatti was defeated last night in Atlantic City. He told viewers, " That has just cost us a lot of money. I am stunned and gutted at the result and although Baldomir fought well we were all looking forward to a Gatti-Hatton match. We had been offered a lot of money and too much to refuse to go to the USA and fight Gatti. It would have been such a great fight." Although Team Hatton have a 9th December date pencilled for a mandatory fight with Oktay Urkal many people were speculating that Hatton could take on Gatti for the WBC title if the opportunity arose. The Urkal proposed fight has now gone to purse bids after an agreement was unable to be reached between the two camps. Rival promoter Frank Warren has offered the unbeaten WBA champion a chance to step back own to Jr-welterweight and take on the winner of the September 2nd vacant WBA title fight between Frenchman Souleymane M'Baye and Raul Balbi but this is unlikely to occur.

it seems that gatti was definately next up for ricky. quite sad that he never won because a hatton gatti fight would have been one for the ages.

where next now for ricky. the urkal fight has gone to purse bids so unless ricky gives up the title he'll have to fight him.

wait and see but wiyh with december the 9th pencilled in and possible opponents like corrales tied up already and castillo being banned for the rest of the year that only leaves mayweather or cotto.

[oshea]

Gatti was hopelessly outclassed last night. He easily lost seven of the nine rounds and he didn't hurt Baldomir once.

Hatton v Baldomir could be a good fight, better than last nights anyway. But it would be a big risk for Hatton to fight another strong welterweight after it was so close with Collazo.