Arturo Gatti vs. Diego Corrales at their primes. Who wins?

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  1. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Wrong Chico has gone down several times but all were from better fighters then gatti and he was only Ko'd once by a guy who came in Overweight on purpose:good chico always got up. hters a reason why Gatti had so many losses.
     
  2. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Nonot at all Chico has the power to put him to sleep and i just don't see gatti being quock enough to get out of the way. Chico is faster and has more power better ability and skills
     
  3. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    at 135 i'd pick chico. not really sure at 140
     
  4. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Chico is just as big as hoya
     
  5. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Ivan robinson was a b- c+ fighter.
     
  6. kirk

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    Come on now, i like Gatti, but this isnt a popularity contest....

    Gatti i think would have an advantage in strength i think, and he would make this fight exciting as hell trading with Chico, but Chico is on another level... and he would close the gap with gatti, unleashing fast, short punches on an all to easy to hit Gatti, with gatti responding and getting his own shots in, but all in vain as he gets beaten up and loses convincingly.... i would also take all the guys who have beaten Chico to probably beat Gatti as well.....

    Just two similar fighters (in that they are some of the purest warriors in the sport) but two different levels imo.

    Gatti would make it fun and interesting, and who knows, maybe he hurts chico along the way (he landed a doozy on hoya that got hoyas attention, he could do the same to chico) but the rounds will go by with Chicos short crisp shots finding their mark, him stalking a gatti that tries to use his legs to move about, then sits down on his shots and unleashes a combo... left, right, looping left hook punctuated with a right hand, corrales dodges some, takes the others, moves in and unleashes his, ripping gatti to the body and head....

    with chico landing more punches, and the more effective punches, with this happening throughout, with Gatti winning a couple of the early rounds off of movement and punch placement (Gatti can box very well in spurts) But around the 4th Chico is cutting off the ring effectively, slowly catching up to gatti quicker and quicker, with his punches reaching their mark first and leaving a bigger imprint, until Gatti wilts around the 9th and 10th round with his face swollen and bloody... i can def see him going the distance because a prime gatti can soak up amazing punishment, but id lean towards a 10th round tko

    Would be a great fight though
     
  7. Borincano

    Borincano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Understood. Thought about it a little more. Gatti had fought at times life and death with fighters that Chico would destroy with three rounds. We are talking about prime. Chico was something else at 130 and even the PBF fight, I believe he was mentally and physically not at 100%. Not saying he would have beat PBF, just saying it could have been a better fight.
     
  8. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    135 Chico outboxes or outslugs Thunder. I likem both, but Chico was just a better finisher. Might of been similar to Chico vs. Freitas.
     
  9. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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