Youtube: Alfonso Gomez KO7 Arturo Gatti

[jmecor64]

Gatti got beat up by a bum.
Sad day in Atlanta. :shock:

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[Outboxer]

Gomez is no bum.

[Kolya]

A pro fighter who has good wins, a good record, and is competing on HBO isn't a bum.

[brooklyn1550]

Very sad - Gomez looked good, I can't take that away from him. A potential fight with JCC Jr would be fun to watch. And for Gatti - enjoy you're retirement and thank you for all of the thrills.

[WestSideBoxer]

Gomez, Gomez, Gomez!!

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[WestSideBoxer]

bump!

[Box-on]

It's been a good ride, hang em up Arturo.

[knockout]

Gatti's fuckin done man! :-(

[IntentionalButt]

A pro fighter who has good wins, a good record, and is competing on HBO isn't a bum.

Truth. Although on paper his record is only so-so right now.

[deram]

Now Gatti was never known for his intelligence, but that was just plain dumb. Looks like he saw that PBF toyed with him, so he thinks "ok, I'll fight like Floyd then"..

The dumbest idea in the world. It would be like Arnold Schwarze****** going for miss world instead of mr. Universe.

Gatti doesn't have what it takes to carry that style and secondly he doesn't have the brains to learn it. Even if he had both of those there would not have been time to learn it. He skipped around like Floyd and then when Gomez gets close he suddenly doesn't know if he is Floyd or Gatti and just stands there. Not moving like Floyd and not slugging like Gatti.. and he basically gives Gomez a lot of free shots because he can't decide who he is or because he hadn't considered what Floyd does when the opponent corners him. Apparently Gatti had only gotten arounmd to the skip skip-hop-part of Floyd's style.

This is embarrasingly dumb. I think Gatti fighting like Gatti could have won. Gatti fighting like anything but Gatti is just dumb.

[heerko koois]

:good Gatti got beat up by a bum.
Sad day in Atlanta. :shock:

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[PeterNielsen70]

Thought Gatti would be able to outbox Gomez. Hmm – guess I was just a little bit wrong.:huh
Gomez sure is a powerful built welterweight. Vicious knock down, but nicely built up, Gomez really mixed his pouches up fine with the body shots as well.
What a beat down. Retirement time. :-(

[PeterNielsen70]

Now Gatti was never known for his intelligence, but that was just plain dumb. Looks like he saw that PBF toyed with him, so he thinks "ok, I'll fight like Floyd then"..

The dumbest idea in the world. It would be like Arnold Schwarze****** going for miss world instead of mr. Universe.

Gatti doesn't have what it takes to carry that style and secondly he doesn't have the brains to learn it. Even if he had both of those there would not have been time to learn it. He skipped around like Floyd and then when Gomez gets close he suddenly doesn't know if he is Floyd or Gatti and just stands there. Not moving like Floyd and not slugging like Gatti.. and he basically gives Gomez a lot of free shots because he can't decide who he is or because he hadn't considered what Floyd does when the opponent corners him. Apparently Gatti had only gotten arounmd to the skip skip-hop-part of Floyd's style.

This is embarrasingly dumb. I think Gatti fighting like Gatti could have won. Gatti fighting like anything but Gatti is just dumb.

Naee – I don’t think Gatti could have changed the odds a lot due to shift in approach.:-( It looks like that Gomez simple was much too strong. Gomez' timing also surprised me. Gatti is simple just over the top – and he meet a strong fighter with a chin and well boxing skills.

[DamonD]

Gomez seems like a nice kid, and I like his come-forward gutsy style. Although everyone knew how battle-worn Gatti was coming into this, it's a nice high-profile win for Gomez to pick up, and I feel good for him.

Gatti, simply, needs to call it a day.

Ref should've stopped that much earlier. Gatti was taking unnecessary punishment.

[Zakman]

Gomez isn't a "bum," true - but he's not exactly a world class fighter, either. A prime Gatti doesn't lose to guys like Gomez or Baldomir. It's CLEARLY time to hang 'em up.

[faisal]

gomez will probably fight chavez jr next

[thunder06]

i actually almost cried when he started taking all that punishment and then got knocked down. a piece of me died tonight.

[WestSideBoxer]

gomez will probably fight chavez jr next

That should be a good fight, but i don't think Arum will put him with Gomez, too much risk right now, maybe in 1 year, but not in November.

[IntentionalButt]

Gomez isn't a "bum," true - but he's not exactly a world class fighter, either. A prime Gatti doesn't lose to guys like Gomez or Baldomir. It's CLEARLY time to hang 'em up.
I know you're not a big Kellerman fan, but he did illustrate the point that even prime Gatti was a good but not great fighter, in terms of actual skill. He was great only in terms of the wars he provided, but those were strictly against limited opposition who were tough enough to go long with him, but not enough of a threat to really dominate him. I kind of have to agree with Max's assertion that Arturo was a very carefully handled second-tier fighter with top-tier heart.