Arturo Gatti will never be considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. Gatti was just 49-9, but he will be remembered for being a warrior.
He was found dead in a Brazilian hotel room. He was with his wife and son, and there were no bullet or knife wounds.
Gatti fought in an epic trilogy against Mickey Ward, two of the fights which were named "Fight of the Year" by Ring Magazine. He had multiple other fights that were Fight of the Year nominees -- usually because the final rounds of a Gatti fight resembled a fight from a Rocky movie.
Blood always seemed to be flowing down Gatti's face in the 12th round, but Gatti continued to stand toe to toe with his opponent, giving as good as he got.
As I said before, he will never be in the same league as the Oscar de la Hoyas for Floyd Mayweathers of the world (two boxers who he lost to), but he was always one of my favorite boxers to watch.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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