Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather Jr // “Thunder & Lightning“ (Full Fight Highlights)

Arturo Gatti 140 lbs lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr 139 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 6 of 12 Date: 2005-06-25 Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA World Boxing Council Super Lightweight Title (3rd defense by Gatti) In his Pay Per View debut, Mayweather dominated Gatti through six rounds. Late in the first round as Gatti bent forwards, Mayweather leaned on him and the referee instructed, “Stop punching.“ Mayweather continued to punch and Gatti looked to the referee to complain. With Gatti’s attention turned towards the referee, Mayweather landed a left hook that sent Gatti into the ropes and on his knee. Despite the violation of his instruction, the referee counted the knockdown. Things would only go downhill for Gatti as Mayweather continued to overwhelm the champion with his quickness and hand speed, landing combinations at will. After losing all six rounds on the scorecards and having landed only 41 total punches to Mayweather’s 168, Gatti’s trainer and cornerman Buddy McGirt stopped the fight following the sixth round, giving Mayweather an automatic technical knockout victory