Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather

Their billing this Saturday nights fight between super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and top ranked contender Floyd Mayweather in Atlantic City as "Thunder and Lightning", but I for one think the end of a tremendous fight career has arrived for Gatti.The Montreal born Gatti is 39-6 with 30 of those wins coming via knockout, but he has never face the caliber of a fighter like the two-time champion Mayweather. Yes the arena will be jammed with 12,000 raving lunatic Gatti fans, who have a affection with swollen eyes and blood, but this will not be a pretty sight.Mayweather, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., who lives and trains in Las Vegas, is arguably the sport's top pound-for-pound fighter. The 1996 Olympic bronze medalist at 125 pounds turned pro that same year and won the WBC super featherweight (130 pounds) championship in October 1998 when he scored an eighth-round TKO against defending champion Genaro Hernandez.After eight successful title defenses, including a 10th-round TKO against previously unbeaten Diego Corrales in January 2001, Mayweather added to his string of sensational performances. He captured the WBC lightweight (135) crown in April 2002 with a unanimous decision against defending champion Jose Luis Castillo and made three successful title defenses, beating Castillo again by unanimous decision in December 2002.Mayweather's two victories against Castillo and one against Corrales, whom he knocked down five times, became particularly noteworthy May 7 when those fighters staged one of the fiercest brawls in boxing. Corrales got off the canvas twice in the 10th round to stop Castillo on a TKO, making the bout the leading candidate for 2005 Fight of the Year.Speaking of Fight of the Year Gatti has been involved in an unprecedented 5 of these honors, including his three titanic brawls with Micky Ward. The problem here is that similar to the three Ali-Frazier fights, both Ward and Gatti will never be the same fighters as they once were, as the beating that their bodies took, cannot be ignored.Mayweather has made it known that he will never aging accept a title fight that is staged in his opponents backyard, which New Jersey is for Gatti, but none the less, does not foresee a very difficult night.Mayweather is an overwhelming favorite at the moment, but there will be a lot of foolish sentimental money coming in on Gatti the day of the fight.Your heart may say Gatti, but in wagering use your mind and take Mayweather!Bet on the fight at Sporting bet!