Arturo Gatti vs Jose Luis Castillo @ 140

[ElTerribleMorales]

IMO Castillo got lucky against Ngoudjo, and was well more past it than Gatti at 140, IMO it would have been a war but Gatti's body shots and resilience would have been the difference, prime for prime obviously i'd pick Castillo, all around more skilled and more talented but due to Gatti's power, guts, and will i doubt it would have been a cake walk

[greynotsoold]

Castillo. I saw him live on the undercard of Chavez/Gamache, along with Enrique Sanchez and, if memory serves, Erik Morales, and Castillo was by far the best fighter of the night. Gatti, may he rest in peace, was a fighters fighter, and he always had a shot, but castillo would've been too much for him.

[Mattyhitman]

If were talking prime V prime at 140, i would have to go with Castillo 2-1 in a trilogy.

Castillo taking the first fight with a clinical display of pugilistic perfection.
2nd fight would be an all out brawl, with Castillo getting drawn into a battle of gut's and will's, this time Gatti coming out on top with a devastating body KO ( ala Hatton esq ) in the later rounds.
Finally, Castillo would get the better of Gatti in the final fight, it would be a mix and match of the previous two, cute boxing but pure gut's with Castillo coming through to stop Gatti late in the fight.

[Fenster]

Castillo was much better overall than Gatti but no way he destroys him at 140. Probably been a fight of the year job.

[Taeth]

If were talking prime V prime at 140, i would have to go with Castillo 2-1 in a trilogy.

Castillo taking the first fight with a clinical display of pugilistic perfection.
2nd fight would be an all out brawl, with Castillo getting drawn into a battle of gut's and will's, this time Gatti coming out on top with a devastating body KO ( ala Hatton esq ) in the later rounds.
Finally, Castillo would get the better of Gatti in the final fight, it would be a mix and match of the previous two, cute boxing but pure gut's with Castillo coming through to stop Gatti late in the fight.

That was an old Castillo, a young Castillo would have stopped Hatton. Also he has a better chin than Gatti, he would have knocked Gatti out.

[Master]

If were talking prime V prime at 140, i would have to go with Castillo 2-1 in a trilogy.

Castillo taking the first fight with a clinical display of pugilistic perfection.
2nd fight would be an all out brawl, with Castillo getting drawn into a battle of gut's and will's, this time Gatti coming out on top with a devastating body KO ( ala Hatton esq ) in the later rounds.
Finally, Castillo would get the better of Gatti in the final fight, it would be a mix and match of the previous two, cute boxing but pure gut's with Castillo coming through to stop Gatti late in the fight.

That was an old Castillo, a young Castillo would have stopped Hatton. Also he has a better chin than Gatti, he would have knocked Gatti out.

Castillio was never a great super lightweight, Hatton would have beaten a prime version.

[bzkfn]

IMO Castillo got lucky against Ngoudjo, and was well more past it than Gatti at 140, IMO it would have been a war but Gatti's body shots and resilience would have been the difference, prime for prime obviously i'd pick Castillo, all around more skilled and more talented but due to Gatti's power, guts, and will i doubt it would have been a cake walk

Almost exactly what I was going to say. prime for prime Castillo was a more skilled fighter, but at 140, Gatti would have taken him in a war. Shame we never got to see it