Posts Tagged ‘Arturo Gatti’
Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Ivan Robinson, Joey Gamache, Micky Ward, Oscar DeLaHoya
In Boxing, Sports on July 13, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Photo by Robert Ecksel
Thousands of words have already been written about the demise of Arturo Gatti and still more about the life in boxing that preceded it. News of his death, aged just 37, has shocked a legion of fans for whom Gatti is synonymous with courage, exhilaration and entertainment. Recently betrothed, Arturo Gatti leaves behind a young son and wife, Amanda Rodrigues Gatti – to whom responsibility for Gatti’s death is expected to be attributed following her arrest today. Read the rest of this entry »
Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Manny Pacqauio, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar DeLaHoya, PPV, Timothy Bradley
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports on September 18, 2008 at 1:17 pm
More astute judges than I have pointed to Ricky Hatton’s ebbing level of performance, greater students of fighters and their techniques have dissected his growing faults and weaknesses and plenty of wiser minds than mine claim his out of “monastery” habits will shorten his elite career drastically. I couldn’t agree more but most of that is tired ground. Read the rest of this entry »
Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Lennox Lewis, Oscar DeLaHoya, Prince Naseem Hamed, Shane Mosley, Welterweight, Winky Wright
In Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on August 7, 2008 at 9:58 am
Guest writer Andrew Mullinder muses on Floyd Mayweather’s potentially misleading pristine professional record and the less public statistics that strongly suggest he truly is, the once in a lifetime fighter he proclaims to be. Either way, Andrew suggests, his recent retirement is both frustrating and deserved.
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Arturo Gatti, Brad Pitt, Micky Ward, Shea Neary, The Fighter, Wahlberg
In Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on October 9, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I’m happy to report the story of Micky Ward, and half brother Dicky Eklund, to be captured in the film The Fighter – due to start filming in 2008 – looks likely to be a cracker. Not only have the notable talents of Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg been penned to play the lead roles, but Wahlberg has already begun dedicating himself to creating a telling facsimile of the gutsy blue collar hero.
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Arturo Gatti, CARL FROCH, Erik Morales, James Toney, Robin Reid, World Boxing Council
In Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Previews, Sports on August 16, 2007 at 3:55 pm
On paper, Carl Froch versus former WBC World Champion Robin Reid is a terrific battle, positioning the veteran Runcorn man as the final, and arguably, superfluous gatekeeper to the British champion’s ascent to the international scene. In reality, Froch doesn’t need the fight to further substantiate his credibility on the domestic scene, but a knee operation has encouraged caution, a pause for breath before capitalising on his high rankings with every sanctioning body.
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Arturo Gatti, HBO, Light-Welterweight, Micky Ward, The Fighter
In Boxing on February 14, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Any film starring Matt Damon is usually high quality viewing, OK, granted Ocean’s 12 was dismal but typically Damon played the role amidst the self-indulgent script with his usual class. The news he is to star alongside Mark Wahlberg in a story chronicling the rise of Irish Micky Ward to championship fights is welcomed by me. Read the rest of this entry »
Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Ivan Robinson, Joey Gamache, Micky Ward, Oscar DeLaHoya, Ricky Hatton, The Fighter
In Boxing on February 8, 2007 at 10:55 am
I love Gatti. One of the bravest fighters the sport has seen, the quintessential blue-collar brawler. Memorable for his clashes with Mickey Ward, Ivan Robinson and a cast of dozens of others, his last significant outings, a painful and comprehensive stoppage loss to Floyd Mayweather and defeat to Carlos Baldomir should, perhaps, have represented the final installments in the ‘Human Highlight Reel’s’ Hall of Fame Career. Read the rest of this entry »
