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Fight fans, this should have have been a round by round account of the Gatti vs. Mayweather fight, but the contest was so one-sided, that there is really no point. Arturo’s best round was the first, and he ended up being knocked down in that stanza. Gatti came out shooting jabs to Mayweather’s body and head. He landed a few early, but Floyd started to find a home for his lightning fast leaping left hook which landed repeatedly throughout the course of the fight. During the last thirty seconds of the round, Mayweather leaned in on Gatti, and landed some shots while the referee appeared to be breaking them. An angered Gatti dropped his hands to complain to the referee, only to be caught by a lightning left hook which put him down for the count. Although Gatti was not hurt, it was still a bad move as the round ended being a 10-8 round in favor of Mayweather. The next five rounds would follow the same trend, as “Pretty Boy” Floyd continued to have success with leaping left hooks, and started to repeatedly land sharp, straight right hands to Arturo’s face. By the third round, Gatti’s eyes were showing the signs of the punishment as they were swelling fast. After that, the flow of the fight went with Mayweather landing left hooks and straight right hands at will. The sixth round was brutal, as Floyd unleashed four to six punch combinations which landed flush throughout the stanza. A dejected Gatti made his way back to the corner, prompting his trainer, James “Buddy” McGrit, to halt the contest, awarding Mayweather a TKO victory, and the WBC 140-pound title. It was a great night for the Mayweather’s and a horrible night for “Thunder.”
Writer’s Note: Fight fans, what can I say? This was not shocking at all, but I really wanted Arturo “Thunder” Gatti to prove the “experts” wrong and take Mayweather out. To put it Gatti’s way, “Gracias mucho” Arturo “Thunder” Gatti for all that you gave us and we hope that we see you again soon.
