That Bum. I think his name is Duddy

[El Kabong]

How come that Canadian-Tunisian can't sell thousands of tickets in NY then? He was far more exciting than Duddy in that fight and we'll probably never hear of him again.

Arturo Gatti sold a ton of fights out in Atlantic City...he was Canadian.

We probably won't hear from him again because he won't capitalize on how well he did vs Duddy

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Arturo Gatti sold a ton of fights out in Atlantic City...he was Canadian.

We probably won't hear from him again because he won't capitalize on how well he did vs Duddy

True... It won't raise any questions about if the kid's any good... It'll just raise questions about Duddy. Sad, really

[Cortez The Killer]

Round 1:


http://youtube.com/watch?v=2DzuFM_DDes



Duddy's face (and heart):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Pc-HZYLn0&NR=1

[Kirkland Laing]

Arturo Gatti sold a ton of fights out in Atlantic City...he was Canadian.

We probably won't hear from him again because he won't capitalize on how well he did vs Duddy

Gatti was born in Italy and was heavily marketed to the large italian-American community in the tri-state area because he was, like Duddy, a potential gold mine. There are endless fighters who are capable of doing what Duddy can do and better who'll never get a chance because they're just not marketable. You've already agreed with me on this point at least twice in this thread.

[El Kabong]

Well sorry Tunisia isn't represented very well in the US.

Sure Gatti is Italian but he's also Canadian.


Fighting and drawing fans is all about style and marketing....Duddy has some really good managers they have built him into a big money fighter.

If the Tunisian guy is really any good he'll make something of himself. Look at Tua, Ibeabuchi, Ouma, Miranda, Golota....those guys came from various countries not extremely well represented in America and people got behind them

[Kirkland Laing]

Well sorry Tunisia isn't represented very well in the US.

Sure Gatti is Italian but he's also Canadian.


Fighting and drawing fans is all about style and marketing....Duddy has some really good managers they have built him into a big money fighter.

If the Tunisian guy is really any good he'll make something of himself. Look at Tua, Ibeabuchi, Ouma, Miranda, Golota....those guys came from various countries not extremely well represented in America and people got behind them

So you agree that Gatti/Duddy are infinitely more marketable than the Tunisian guy. Excellent.

The Tunisian guy isn't good enough to do much more than be an opponent-type fighter. He isn't an exceptional boxer which is the only way a promoter will bother with a fighter with no big potential fanbase.