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Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (April 15, 1972 - July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer. Gatti was born in Italy to Italian parents, but his family moved to Canada when he was young and he was raised in Montreal. Upon turning pro in 1991, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, but after retirement had moved back to Montreal where he worked in real estate.
He has participated in Ring Magazine's "fight of the year" a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2003). Arturo announced his retirement on July 14, 2007. On July 11, 2009, Arturo was found dead in a hotel in Brazil.
Historic trilogy against Micky Ward
In 2001, Gatti only had one fight, going up in weight to meet Welterweight Oscar de la Hoya, who beat him by a technical knockout in five rounds. In 2002, Gatti returned to the junior welterweight division and defeated former world champion Terronn Millett by a knockout in round four.
He then split two ten round decisions with "Irish" Micky Ward, losing their first bout, but winning their second. Gatti-Ward I also garnered "fight of the year" honors by Ring Magazine.
On June 7, 2003, he and Ward had a rubber match. Gatti broke his twice-repaired right hand on an uppercut to the hip in the fourth, and he dropped his arm, wincing in pain. He fought nearly one-handed for several rounds afterward, using his right sparingly. In the sixth, Gatti dominated the round but got caught with an overhand right to the top of the head a second before the bell rang and went down. Gatti then recovered again and was never in trouble after that. The final scorecards read, 9693 (twice), and 9792, in favor of Gatti. The third fight between the two was again named "fight of the year" by Ring Magazine.
For all of you boxing fans out there if you haven't seen the three fights he had with Irish Micky Ward, you missed something great....those three fights, in my opinion, were historic!
He has participated in Ring Magazine's "fight of the year" a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2003). Arturo announced his retirement on July 14, 2007. On July 11, 2009, Arturo was found dead in a hotel in Brazil.
Historic trilogy against Micky Ward
In 2001, Gatti only had one fight, going up in weight to meet Welterweight Oscar de la Hoya, who beat him by a technical knockout in five rounds. In 2002, Gatti returned to the junior welterweight division and defeated former world champion Terronn Millett by a knockout in round four.
He then split two ten round decisions with "Irish" Micky Ward, losing their first bout, but winning their second. Gatti-Ward I also garnered "fight of the year" honors by Ring Magazine.
On June 7, 2003, he and Ward had a rubber match. Gatti broke his twice-repaired right hand on an uppercut to the hip in the fourth, and he dropped his arm, wincing in pain. He fought nearly one-handed for several rounds afterward, using his right sparingly. In the sixth, Gatti dominated the round but got caught with an overhand right to the top of the head a second before the bell rang and went down. Gatti then recovered again and was never in trouble after that. The final scorecards read, 9693 (twice), and 9792, in favor of Gatti. The third fight between the two was again named "fight of the year" by Ring Magazine.
For all of you boxing fans out there if you haven't seen the three fights he had with Irish Micky Ward, you missed something great....those three fights, in my opinion, were historic!
