just talked to one of my sources and he told me that this fight is only 10 rounds....they were gonna have this be a 12 round i b f title eliminator,but,the sanctioning fees that these criminal organizations charge to sanction title fights and eliminators is so exorbitant that it would have eaten a good chunk of the 2 purses......
10 rounds is better....i just read that everyone in the media is all goo-goo eyed over all the muscle mickey ward has put on for this fight....does the name fernando vargas ring a bell?...i think that`s the best thing that could have happened for gatti....i have also heard that buddy mcgirt(probably the hottest trainer around and a pretty great ex-champ)is pounding it into gatti`s skull that all he needs to do is outbox ward...gatti did this for the first 3 rounds vs ward in the first tiff and was winning handily...there is no doubt in my mind that gatti is way more talented than ward...by a lot...but,if gatti reverts back and this turns into another life and death brawl,he`s gonna be in trouble....outline the factors in this fight
gatti
-more talented
_younger
-quicker
-better boxer
-fighting on home turf with revenge
-has the better corner
-10 rounds favors gatti
ward
-probably tougher and more durable
-gatti cuts
-gatti tends to brawl,playing into wards hands
-gatti gets hurt to the body
you can make a case either way
i`m leaning gatti to even the score this time and set up another big money bout(can`t discount that aspect-money talks))...gatti has home turf advantage this time,knows that if he keeps his head together and boxes he can keep this from being another hard fight...and when i hear that ward is bulking up,that clinched it for me....weights and boxing don`t mix...especially when you are 37 years old and never bulked up like this before...he will be slower and feel lethargic as the fight moves on...for gatti,quickness and boxing are the key...if he keeps it together,i think he can win easily....the downside is,he never seems to be able to keep it together....if he reverts to brawling again,ward will either hurt him to the body or cut him up...oh,those cuts...10 rounds gives us less time to worry about that stuff...can`t step out on this one because gatti is a hard head,and the cuts...i`m hoping mcgirt drummed it into that thick guinea skull of his this time that he has to box for 10 ROUNDS!...i can say that because i`ve got guinea and mick blood running through my own veins /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif.....a small to medium on gatti...afraid to go bigger....a big underdog that has possiblites comimhg down the road...g.l.
