Gatti to fight Alfonso Gomes in July. Bad decison on Gatti's part.

[Tito BHB]

I didn't mean it to come across that way. I'm not suggesting Gatti would duck anyone. I just think he picked the smarter option.

Perhaps..

Its a shame that gatti couldnt take a superfight before leaving the game thou..

Corrales could have been a blaze if he had not lost to clottey already..
Imo whether he fought gomez or hatton they are both very watchable fights but its still not going out in a blaze of glory..

[bzkfn]

Yeah I read in Boxing News a few months back that there was a possibility of Corrales vs. Gatti but it obviously was just a rumour or it fell through. Gutted really because that could have been an amzing fight

[bigragu]

I think this is a mistake on Gatti's part. Gomez is coming on as a force, while Gatti is pretty much used up. When those two lines intersect, it usually spells big trouble for the older guy. Whtd do you think?

Win..possible big payday...lose...well, retirement is no longer a possibility..it's reality..

[Landon]

That makes sense I guess. Gatti versus anybody right now should make Gatti fans worried. Going out at home against a B list fighter at the height of his popularity should at least go the distance to give his fans time to get drunk enough to forget why they're Gatti fans in the first place.

LOL its true.I was able to get drunk when I went to the Gatti vs PPF, The key is start drinking on the undercards,by the time Buddy McGirt was stopping the fight we were all to drunk to care.LOL

[dezmundo1983]

I think this is a mistake on Gatti's part. Gomez is coming on as a force, while Gatti is pretty much used up. When those two lines intersect, it usually spells big trouble for the older guy. Whtd do you think?

It will be a good fight, gatti is strong but no world beater, gatti is spent as world title contender, but this makes sense against gomez as he has been made to look better because of the coverage on the contender.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Obviously didn't want any part of Matthew Hatton then

Who?

Matthew Hatton is Ricky's little brother, who Gatti put on his shortlist to fight and Matthew accepted. Gatti knew he'd lose that fight, Matthew could be a really good fighter soon, his last performance was near perfect.

Yes...Gatti knew he'd lose that fight As expressed to you in that superb one on one interview you conducted with him

Arturo gatti who just fought the p4p best, oscar de la hoya, baldomir the legitimate welterweight champ at the time..
Three wars with micky ward, wars with ruelas, robinson, and a superfeatherweight and light welterweight world champion

And he took fights with all these fighters looking to win not just to show up.. and of course he knew he would get beat by mathew hatton ..

Engage brain then speak!

HAHAHA... Nice... Haven't seen anyone get schooled like that on here in a while... You beat me to it!

[tedsares]

That makes sense I guess. Gatti versus anybody right now should make Gatti fans worried. Going out at home against a B list fighter at the height of his popularity should at least go the distance to give his fans time to get drunk enough to forget why they're Gatti fans in the first place.

"B list" ?

[tedsares]

I didn't mean it to come across that way. I'm not suggesting Gatti would duck anyone. I just think he picked the smarter option.

I think Gomez would eat Hatton's lunch

[tedsares]

Alfonso Gomez: Why I like him over Gatti



Alfonso Gomez, 16-3 -2 with 7 ko's, lives in Tustin, California and was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is articulate, intelligent and highly personable...all traits that make this 26 year old middleweight one of the more popular fighters today. His amateur record was an impressive 80-10. Like so many young fighters, he originally started boxing as self-defense from the street toughs. He went professional in 2001

Gomez fought Ishe Smith in just his second fight and Jesse Feliciano in his 4rth. In his 6th, he fought Dumont Welliver, 12-1-1 coming in, then Michael Santos, 6-0, Feliciano again (who was 8-1 at the time), and Juan Carlos Amezcua, 9-0. Finally, he got somewhat of a breather when he fought Antonio Garcia who was 14-16. After a few more fights, he ended Peter Manfredo Jr's unbeaten record of 21-0. He later beat tough Jesse Brinkley, 25-2.

On May 4, he fought long time rival Jesse Feliciano for the third time in a brutal eight round battle. Despite a strong showing, the fight was declared a draw. He then fought Carson Jones, 12-2, on August 25 and put on a clinic with his skills before knocking out Jones in the 8th canter. More recently, he won a Contenders bout in the UK with a one-sided win over mismatched Martin Conception. In short, he has split two with Peter Manfredo Jr and three (one was a draw) with Jesse Feliciano. The same Jesse who recently beat Delvin Rodriguez in a great come-from-behind thriller at Foxwoods.

When I watch him fight, I am reminded of a guy who went to battle in the 50s and 60s and that’s probably why I like him so much. He has an “old school” willingness to fight other tough fighters multiple times and I highly respect that sort of thing. There is no padding in his record.

Gomez is an orthodox fighter who blends Mexican macho with skill and technique. While the result has not yet become a killer cocktail like that of Barrera or Marquez, the potential is definitely there. Still, his all-action style is very crowd pleasing. His head feints, leg movement, combos and other moves are old school. Though he tends to take too many shots, his chin is solid. He also has a tendency to fight at the level of his opposition. Of course, when the opposition is as good as his record reflects, that may not be a bad thing.

If I have any real criticism, it's that he sometimes throws one shot at a time and admires his work, but when he puts punches together in combos and uses his vaunted left hook, he is extremely effective. He does seem to tire a bit in the mid-rounds which sometimes allow his opponents back into the fight. He needs to become a more decisive closer and with Sugar Ray Leonard around, that should quickly become part of his tool box. All in all, his negatives lend themselves to quick correction and when resolved, he will become even more formidable.

When he called out Peter Manfredo in the first contender series, viewers were pleasantly surprised at his hubris. But when he beat him, viewers were shocked. What was lost in this was Alfonso's machismo. He could have selected someone less imposing as Peter, but he would have none of that. Only the toughest would suit him. And that's when I became an Alfonso Gomez fan.

A shot Gatti is made to oder, but it's a smart fight for both and I plan to be at ringside.

[tedsares]

Gomez will trap Gatti in the mid to late rounds with a savage combo that will pin him against the ropes. He will then alternate wicked hooks to the body and lethal crosses to Gatti's jaw. Gatti will become helpless and in a life threatening mode at whcih point the referee, perhaos Eddie Cotton, will have no alertnative but halt the onslaught as Sugar Ray leaps into the ring and hugs the Macho Man from Tustin.

[sexydarin]

Gatti has stuff left, but he can't win against the elite. He seems to do really well against lesser fighters.

[anthony973]

First off Alfonso Gomez is a Reality TV boxer. Gatti will walk threw him .Gatti has said in a interview recently he wants Cotto now that would be a much better fight.

[tedsares]

It's a good thing your post is moving. I can't get at it, like Gomez will get at Gatti...with savage tenacity!

[amat]

As depleted as Gatti is, can't see him giving this one up. Gomez is an exciting fighter because he doesn't have any quit in him but he just isn't that good. And he gets lazy with his punches a lot, Gatti may not pack a punch anymore then a fly does but he is twice as fast as Gomez and throws his punches better. He's still got that speed and all that ring experience. Thomas Daamgard was the harder fight then Gomez will be imo.

[tedsares]

As depleted as Gatti is, can't see him giving this one up. Gomez is an exciting fighter because he doesn't have any quit in him but he just isn't that good. And he gets lazy with his punches a lot, Gatti may not pack a punch anymore then a fly does but he is twice as fast as Gomez and throws his punches better. He's still got that speed and all that ring experience. Thomas Daamgard was the harder fight then Gomez will be imo.

I'll grant you that Thomas Daamgard was and is tough. But Gatti has taken two bad beating in his last three fights and that, I believe, has finished him. I see Gomez stopping him with combos ending with sagave hooks to Gatti's body.