Arturo gatti april 15, 1972 july 11, 2009 was an italiancanadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007 a world champion in two weight classes, gatti held the ibf junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the wbc super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005. Meeting in connecticut, the two warriors gave us a fight that was so. Arturo gatti holds several dubious records that are not immediately obvious to outsiders of the boxing business. The true story of the arturo gatti and micky ward boxing trilogy, an amazon bestseller. The fight was later named the 2002 ring magazine fight of the year. Gatti was warned in round 2 by referee frank cappuccino to keep them punches up brother. Gattiward trilogy, making of the fighter and life after boxing december 6th, 2018 0 150 boxing legend micky ward joined the show to discuss his career and the trilogy wardgatti match. Writers taylor and raspanti tell the true story of the gattiward trilogy with the insight. After a tough trilogy with mickey ward, gatti earned a shot at the vacant wbc super lightweight aka light welterweight championship, winning the title on january 21, with a unanimous decision victory over gianluca branco.
The fight was a wild one, but a ninth round ward knockdown of gatti proved to be the difference, with ward winning a majority decision. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with arturo gatti, two of which received fight of. Dont know which part gets me the most mick talking about how him and arturo should have become old men sitting on a porch together recalling past glories, jim lampley tearing up when talking about the 9th round, or arturos daughter reading aloud from his hall of fame plaque. On may 18, 2002, ward faced the opponent with whom he became most identified, arturo gatti. Boxer micky ward subject of film, idolized in hometown as. Arturo gatti vs mickey ward round 9 video download 3gp, mp4, hd mp4, and watch arturo gatti vs mickey ward round 9 video hdrox. Arturo thunder gatti vs irish mickey ward iii round 10. Officially licensed by arturo gatti and micky ward. How is educational version different from production version. Micky ward boxing trilogy rowman and littlefield, 2016. The tale of gattiward, an hourlong documentary that will chronicle the trilogy between the late arturo gatti and irish micky ward although ward 381, 27 knockouts was victorious in their first meeting in may of 2002, he lost the next two to gatti 409, 31 kos in november of 2002 and june of 2003. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party, adrev masters admin on behalf of bruton. These are the kind of rounds boxing enthusiasts only.
Gatti is sometimes unfairly remembered as little more than a slugger with heart but under the tutelage of trainer buddy mcgirt around the time of the ward trilogy, gatti was transformed in to. With june 20 marking the tenth anniversary of the third fight of the landmark gatti vs. Arturo gatti vs ward greatest fight of all time inspirationa. The educational versions of trilogi are complete not a crippled version software package for learning about plc programming and for users to evaluate the power of ladder. The brutal trilogy of lightwelterweight fights between arturo thunder gatti and irish micky ward and their enduring friendship that was forged. Atlantic city boxing fans may want to check out hbo tonight for the premiere of the tale of gatti ward. Arturo gatti, that was younger than 7 years, was one of the most beautiful boxers to see for his technique, while micky ward was a boxer that wanted to use his physical strength and had a jaw of iron.
Dont know which part gets me the most mick talking about how him and arturo should have become old men sitting on a porch together recalling past glories, jim lampley tearing up when talking about the 9th round, or arturos daughter reading aloud from his hall of. Ward v gatti trilogy sports media boxing buy dvds or. Gatti ward trilogy, making of the fighter and life after boxing december 6th, 2018 0 150 boxing legend micky ward joined the show to discuss his career and the trilogy ward gatti match. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission. Mar 01, 2008 one of the greatest fights of all time. It started out with gatti dominating until he broke his hand.
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Despite fighting most of the night with a broken right hand and surviving a sixth round knockdown, arturo gatti rallied to score a commanding ten round unanimous decision over the valorous and vanquished mickey ward. Even before the boxing biopic earned wahlbergs costars christian bale and melissa leo oscars for their performances, wahlberg was talking about a fighter sequel, revealing that a second installment would follow irish micky wards trilogy of fights with the late arturo gatti. Few boxing fans of any age can think of a better trilogy of. The gattimayweather bout had been in the making for over a year. Residing in his shadow is his halfbrother and sparring companion micky ward. On this day, may 18 in 2002, an epic, unforgettable trilogy was born as micky ward and arturo gatti rumbled for the first time. Former ibf super featherweight champion arturo thunder gatti takes on irish micky ward in the first chapter of their legendary trilogy. In addition to the ward trilogy there were the amazing two fights with ivan robinson in 1998.
Ward trilogy, so now is the ideal moment to revisit this classic rivalry, says ken hershman, president, hbo sports. Buy gatti vs ward by teemonsters as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend. The gattiward trilogy, fought from may of 2002 to june of the following year, really did have everything. Was awesome to relive probably one of the best trilogies in boxing history. Arturo gatti v mickey ward more than a few experts made the comment that this three fight series was akin to the vicious and wild affairs fight fans were used to back in the 1950s. Featuring boxing dvds, videos, trivia, books, news, gatti vs ward dvds, george foreman grills an. If you saw them slug it out once, you most definitely wanted to see arturo gatti and irish micky ward go toe to toe a second time. Gattiward i also earned fight of the year honors by ring magazine, and the 9th round was called the. It was what the first fight would have been if gatti didnt start brawling. Intimate warfare by dennis taylor overdrive rakuten. Over the course of months, these two throwback sluggers engaged in 30 electrifying rounds of action.
It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. A solid but unspectacular boxer and a blevel fighter with uncommon heart staged arguably boxings finest modernday trilogy and forged a rare bond when arturo gatti and micky ward clashed in. Micky ward had a much stronger round 3 as gatti, who did not have the same energetic movement, boxed less and the two traded punches. Micky ward vs arturo gatti 1 full fight video foty 2002. Hbo boxing insiders eric raskin and kieran mulvaney interview legendary warrior micky ward on the 15th anniversary of his final fight, discussing his trilogy with arturo gatti, what its like to become the subject of an academy award winning movie, his health and daily life after boxing, and why he plans to donate his brain to science.
Arturo gatti, that was younger than 7 years, was one of the most beautiful boxers to see for his technique, while micky ward was a boxer that. Dec 14, 2014 licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party, adrev masters admin on behalf of bruton. The true story of the arturo gatti and micky ward boxing trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fightersmicky ward, a humble, hardscrabble, bluecollar irishman from lowell, massachusetts, and arturo gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic italianborn star who was raised in montreal. The second fight was the lesser fight of the trilogy. Dennis taylor is host of the ringside boxing show, editorpublisher of. Ward trilogy is recognized as some of the most legendary battles to take place in the ring. Boxing legendary nights documentary arturo gatti v micky ward. The action packed fights arturo and mickey put on actually top most of boxings previous matchups for toetotoe slugging and sheer drama.
Boxing writers taylor and raspanti track the careers of arturo. Writers taylor and raspanti tell the true story of the gattiward trilogy with the insight of. In 2002 the fight was set between irish micky ward and arturo thunder gatti. Revisit their epic battles while learning of the enduring friendship that was forged by this pair of hard. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Arturo gatti april 15, 1972 july 11, 2009 was an italiancanadian professional boxer who. Hbo has announced that it will will begin production of legendary nights. Atlantic city boxing fans may want to check out hbo tonight for the premiere of the tale of gattiward. The tale of gatti ward revisits the unforgettable threefight trilogy authored by junior welterweights arturo gatti of jersey city, nj and micky ward of lowell, mass. Few boxing fans of any age can think of a better trilogy of fights than the gattiward series. The true story of the arturo gatti and micky ward boxing trilogy. On the fifteenth anniversary of the start of their memorable trilogy, watch micky ward and arturo gatti slug it out in one of the most incredible boxing brawls of alltime. Ward was at the end of his rope and seeing triple afterward. These fights are a must have for the boxing fan, non stop action in. Legendary nights the tale of gattiward tv episode 20. The fighter full hd hq movie watch and download free youtube. Arturo gatti vs micky ward highlights trilogy by 9k4bjngeop. These are the kind of rounds boxing enthusiasts only dream of.
Its part with the irish pride to let dickie lead the way and win a. Neither man took a backward step, and they had the fans leaning forward, too. Neither had a perfect record at the time with ward having won 37 and lost 11 of his fights. Gatti vs ward trilogy pullover hoody roots of, inc. Arturo gatti april 15, 1972 july 11, 2009 was an italiancanadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007 a world champion in two weight classes, gatti. Revisit their epic battles while learning of the enduring friendship that was forged by this pair of hardhitting prizefighters. The brutal trilogy of lightwelterweight fights between arturo thunder gatti and irish mickey ward is the focus of this documentary. Neither had a perfect record at the time with ward having won. He is arguably best known for his trilogy of fights with the late arturo gatti. Gattiward documentary premieres tonight on hbo south. Arturo gatti april 15, 1972 july 11, 2009 was an italiancanadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007 a world champion in two weight. But starting in round three ward began cutting the distance and started to impose more of the trench warfare he sought, for while gatti prevailed 3924 in total connects, those 63 combined. Ward trilogy, we believe now is the ideal moment to revisit this classic rivalry, said ken hershman, president, hbo sports. The rematch was fairly close and competitive bu the third fight was pretty onesided for gatti.
The true story of the arturo gatti and micky ward boxing trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fightersmicky ward, a humble. Arturo gatti vs mickey ward round 9 video download hdrox. Boxing legendary nights documentary arturo gatti v micky. The heart of arturo gatti is really inspirational and may he. Gatti at the postfight press conference on june 7, 2003. Not too long ago i did a binge watch of the full trilogy gollowed by this. These fights are a must have for the boxing fan, non stop action in these bouts. Ward trilogy, so now is the ideal moment to revisit this classic. The trilogy was exemplary of two naturalborn warriors going to war with. Arturo gatti vs micky ward i highlights fight of the year youtube. Boxing legendary nights documentary arturo gatti v micky ward trilogy. Oct 16, 20 20 marks the tenth anniversary of the third fight of the landmark gatti vs. Gattiward trilogy,career set, boxing, fights, boxing record, knock outs, greatest hits.
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