Gatti was in a tough spot as a fighter. He could box fairly well, but not well enough to outbox guys like Oscar, Floyd, or any other really top line technical fighters.
So his chance to make serious money and gain notoriety was to abandon any boxing and put his ass on the line in wild brawls. Unfortunately though this led to some terrible beatings.
Gatti was also lucky he fought in an era of increased safety and earlier stoppages when the fighter had clearly had enough. Back in the day, refs would sometimes let you get floored 6 or 7 times and wouldn't stop it until you were either a half conscious mess or counted out. With Gatti's balls he would have never quit and taken some even worse beatings that probably could have cost him his faculties like sight and hearing or even his life.
So his chance to make serious money and gain notoriety was to abandon any boxing and put his ass on the line in wild brawls. Unfortunately though this led to some terrible beatings.
Gatti was also lucky he fought in an era of increased safety and earlier stoppages when the fighter had clearly had enough. Back in the day, refs would sometimes let you get floored 6 or 7 times and wouldn't stop it until you were either a half conscious mess or counted out. With Gatti's balls he would have never quit and taken some even worse beatings that probably could have cost him his faculties like sight and hearing or even his life.
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