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Gatti - Mayweather: Now
it’s time to fight! |
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By Mike Indri
"Flamboyant" Floyd
Mayweather, 33-0 with 22 knockouts, is the most
gifted and talented boxer of this generation.
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (39-6, 30 KO’s), is
pound-for-pound boxing’s most exciting fighter and
has much more boxing ability than he is given credit
for.
Gatti has not faced
anyone close to the level of Mayweather (lone
exception: Arturo’s TKO loss to Oscar De La Hoya in
2001; at 147 pounds), while the flamboyant one has
been in with - and soundly defeated - great
champions: Genaro Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Diego
Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo (twice) and DeMarcus
Corley.
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Ringside LA With Johnny
Ortiz -
"The Separation Of Thunder And Lightning" |
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Thunder and
Lightning have co-existed since the beginning of time,
this Saturday night, June 25, 2005 on HBO PPV, they will
come to a parting of the ways. "Thunder comes in the
name of Arturo Gatti, while Floyd Mayweather Jr. wears
the tunic of "Lightning."
They will be
fighting for Arturo’s WBC Super Lightweight title. Floyd
(33-0 W/ 22 KO’s) is nearly a 4-1 odds on betting
favorite mainly due to his speed and elusiveness. To
hear "Pretty Boy" talk, the fight is a mere formality.
His unkind words have been directed at Arturo, (39-6 W/
30 KO’s) one of the most loved fighters in the history
of the sport of boxing. At a recent press conference,
these are just a few unkind things Floyd had to say
about Arturo: "He’s a club fighter that they put on
HBO," "He’s never been in with a guy like me, his last
six opponents I could beat in one night, he’s going to
get outboxed easy and then I am going to stop him. He
don’t really believe he’s going to win, he’s scared.
He’s not a good fighter."
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“Pretty Boy” Will Get The Win,
But Not The Fans This Weekend: |
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By Terence "One Punch" Dooley
Floyd Mayweather Junior will put his perfect (33 - 0
[22]) ledger on the line this weekend but there will be
a lot more than his “o” at stake in Atlantic City as
after years of bleating about the way he is being
snubbed by the fans little Floyd will be presented with
an opportunity to showcase his talent in front of
millions of fans the world over. Unfortunately the
fans in question all belong to Arturo “Thunder” Gatti
(39 - 6 - 0 [30])! So whilst this fight will present
Floyd with a showcase for his undoubtedly sublime skills
it is unlikely that he will expand his fairly limited
fan base no matter how dazzlingly he performs this
weekend, this is a shame as I personally feel that Floyd
is going to put on a superb performance in the ring but
it will be pre - empted, and ruined, by his negative
performance out of the ring during the build - up to
this fight.
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Gatti and Mayweather Set to Make Magic |
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By Aaron B. "Cool Or" Dye
“Thunder”
meets “Lightning” live Saturday June 25th
from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
when Arturo Gatti squares off against Floyd Mayweather,
Jr. in a highly anticipated junior welterweight title
bout. Both fighters are looking to further establish
their legacy with a big win in the biggest fight of
their respective careers. Mayweather (33-0-0, 22 KOs)
has participated in the majority of the trash talking
leading up this bout, showing more disrespect for an
opponent than he has for any of his previous victims.
“Thunder” Gatti (39-6-0, 30 KOs) has remained a
consummate gentleman throughout the promotion, more
often than not refusing to take part in anything to
degrade the reputation of the sport he loves.
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Arturo “Thunder” Gatti Audio
Conference Call |
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Arturo “Thunder” Gatti will put
his WBC Super Lightweight Championship on the line
on June 25, 2005, when he challenges boxing’s best
pound-for-pound fighter, WBC #1 ranked contender
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The epic super lightweight
championship showdown—“Thunder & Lightning”—promoted
by Main Events and Top Rank and jointly hosted by
Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City,
will take place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,
NJ. HBO Pay-Per-View will broadcast the bout live,
beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Boxing2005 brings you some of
transcripts on audio (19 minutes).
As usual they are Free for
everyone!
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Gatti: "Not Too Much
Worries" |
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By: Damon "LatinBox" Gonzalez
Photo: Tom "Atomic" Sisson
Vero Beach, Fl. - I had the opportunity to
spend the afternoon on the Golf course with The
human highlight film...Arturo "Thunder" Gatti
(36-6, 30 KO's), Ken Schick from HBO, Gatti's
personal trainer Teddy Cruz, Don Tremblay from
Main Events and a few other media members on
hand.
Gatti showing a heck of a Golf game today and
very relaxed on the course having fun and
enjoying a little time off as he is given a
little break from Buddy McGirt's gym. The mega
fight only few weeks away with "Pretty Boy"
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (33-0, 22 KO's) not too
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Gatti: I feel good, I stop running at night now I train
in the day with Buddy then I go running and then
swimming. I feel very relaxed and strong. On June 25th
it is great fighting infront of my home crowd. Not too
much worries...My plans are to go in there and fight him
and my goal is to hurt him and hurt him bad. I want to
make a fight, that is what I plan to do. I'm not
intrested in what he says or what he does I will just
stick to my plans. I will keep my WBC Super lightweight
championship.
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Lightning Strikes In
Beverly Hills!
No Thunder Heard!
Mayweather Does
Lunch With So. Cal Media!
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Over
40 Minutes
Of Mayweather Jr.
Audio
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Photos & Report by Will "The Thrill" Trillo
On an overcast day in the upscale 90210
city, # 1 WBC ranked Super Lightweight Floyd Mayweather Jr.
sat down for lunch with selected media members to discuss
his upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View bout on June 25th with WBC
Champ, Arturo "Thunder" Gatti.
In all honesty, I went into this
luncheon with a bit of an attitude about the two-time champ,
and it wasn't positive, to say the least! Like most people I
had become irritated by Mayweathers brash attitude and
seemingly over the top arrogance.
After sitting down and having lunch with the young man, I
must say that I have formed a whole new opinion for Floyd
Jr. I found Mayweather to be a very self confident fighter
who not only says he is the best out there, but he truly
believes it! He was not just talking a bunch of trash in
order to sell tickets today, he was just answering the
questions posed to him in the most honest and forthright way
he could. Floyd knows he is good, perhaps one of the best,
and he has no problem admitting to his place amongst the
pound for pound best.
What a lot of us don't know is that Floyd is happiest when
he is with his family, he loves his kids and he made it
perfectly clear that they are the most important things in
his life, not the belts, not the money, but family! You have
to admire that even if you don't like Mayweather himself.
Once again it is Boxing2005's honor to bring you complete
audio of the luncheon, this way you can draw your own
conclusions on the fighter who will be putting it all on the
line next month in Atlantic City.
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40 Minutes
Of
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