Another weekend, another sad sports death. Boxer Arturo “Thunder” Gatti has been murdered at the age of 37. According to news report, Gatti was smashed in the back of the head with a blunt object at a condo he and his wife were renting in Brazil for a second honeymoon. What a way to go.
Gatti, who retired in 2007, was one of the most exciting boxers in recent memory and is perhaps best remembered for his epic 2001-2003 trilogy of fights against Micky Ward. That trilogy managed that rarest of feats in modern times - getting casual sports fans to take notice of boxing. Remembrance after the jump.
Thanks to YouTube, we can relive the memory of one of the greatest matches in boxing history. If more boxers had the personality and skill of Arturo Gatti, the sport would be in much better shape today.
RIP, Arturo. The sports world lost one of its all-time greats today.
6:30 pm on July 11th, 2009
The trilogy with Ward was great, was cool to see Ward cornering Gatti in Gatti’s last fight also…
my fav gatti moment though has to be when he was losing to that guy from the Contender and he ducked a punch and did a spin move and shuffle, was classic…
8:47 am on July 12th, 2009
“RIP, Arturo.”
Dude, he can’t hear you. He’s dead.
5:13 pm on July 12th, 2009
Tear jerker…
9:30 pm on July 12th, 2009
If we all had half as much heart as Arturo Gatti, imagine how much we could accomplish….he was a true warrior…..
9:52 am on July 13th, 2009
WTFRiley, you are an incredible genius. Witty, too.
9:16 pm on July 17th, 2009
all of those bloody battles he had with really tough customers and a 100 lb woman finally did him in. WTF
8:47 am on July 18th, 2009
The secret of arturo gatti is written. .
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