Saturday night in Atlantic City there was supposed to be a war going on between two of the best 140 pounders in the world. Unfortunately, only one came fully loaded with a complete arsenal of weapons while the other seemed to had lost the scope on his weapons, because he certainly couldn't hit the target that was right in front of him for six punishing rounds.  

Gatti versus Mayweather was supposed to be a great match up; it was a great hype job by HBO, and the Gatti diehard fans that held on to any hope possible that he really had a chance. What Gatti needed was a miracle, as he got the beating of his career. The sad part is that Gatti didn't land one telling blow in six rounds. It was like taking candy from a baby, a newborn baby. These two guys’ skill levels are oceans apart. Gatti is what the boxing world calls a blood and guts warrior, who is willing to die in the ring. Fortunately for him, he has a corner full of compassion who saved him from what could have been a career ending defeat.  

Each round was worst than the previous one. From the day this fight was made I felt that exactly what happened to Gatti would happen, maybe even worse. Gatti is great for the sport because of the wars he has been in, but on Saturday night Gatti was in with a prodigy, a kid that was bred to do this from the day he was born. As a fighter, Floyd Jr. has a destiny with greatness, while Gatti will be remembered for giving it his all in every fight he was ever in. That kind of effort makes people love you because they never feel cheated about the money they paid to see you fight. The other side of that coin is that no one really knows how talented you are, they just know that you will give it all you got. You will win some and lose some and they will still love you., but when you’re special as a fighter you make it look easy, you appear to have fun doing what you’re doing in there.  

Gatti may be great at selling tickets but he didn't belong in that ring with Floyd Jr.  Watching the fight, you would have had a really hard time telling if you were in Gatti's backyard, because as he was being brutally beaten you couldn't hear a sound in the packed house. What happened? Why was no one rooting for Gatti as they did when he was introduced before the first punch was thrown? Were they in complete shock by what was taking place right before their eyes? It was so one-sided that no one felt they could even scream one word of encouragement.  

Sadly, even the Boxing Guru and trainer, Buddy McGirt, struggled to come up with anything that could remotely get his fighter back into the fight; whatever he told his fighter to do it was countered with something much better. It appeared as though Mayweather's camp had stolen his battle plans and was always one-step ahead of Gatti. There wasn’t anything Buddy could do, or anyone else, to help Gatti, other than to stop the beating he was taking. Even Gatti, as tough as he is, with his bravado and acclaim of being a warrior, which was the only thing he had left, had to be honest for the first time, even Gatti looked like he wanted to quit. I commend McGirt for reading his fighter’s mind and caring enough to put an end to the pure domination that was taking place. As I watched the fight, from the second round on, until the fight was stopped, all I heard was silence.

atched the fight from the second round on until the fight was stopped all I heard was silence