In the famous words of former BoxingConfidential scribe Preston “Heavyweight” Wada, “Once a fighter starts openly contemplating retirement, he’s already thrown in the towel.”
I tend to agree with my friend and former colleague as it’s shown time and time again that fighters who might have once fought with the passion and spark of a Bolio-bred American Pitbull Terrier, tend to show a little “give” once retirement is openly discussed.
Arturo Gatti’s performance against Alfonso Gomez was a perfect example being that “Thunder” was considered a warrior among warriors throughout his career. While Gatti performed to the best of his abilities and obviously never blatantly threw in the white towel, he showed the slightest of leaks in comparison to what he had shown in his prime. Read Full Article ...
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