25 Years Ago Today: Arturo Gatti Wins His First World Title

12/15/2020 James Slater

A quarter of a century ago, the boxing world was first introduced to a fighter who would in time become THE most consistently thrilling, blood and guts, never say die warrior of them all.… read more “25 Years Ago Today: Arturo Gatti Wins His First World Title”

New Book: “Killed In Brazil?” Promises To Be Fascinating Reading For Arturo Gatti Admirers

06/16/2020 James Slater

“I know for a fact he never quit in the ring, and he’d never quit in life. I just know there’s something more to it. I guarantee it wasn’t suicide,” Micky Ward, speaking in November, about Arturo Gatti’s death.… read more “New Book: “Killed In Brazil?” Promises To Be Fascinating Reading For Arturo Gatti Admirers”

The Mysterious Deaths Of Gatti, Liston, Folley, Mills And Turpin

03/30/2020 James Slater

Foul Play Or Not Foul Play?

A man who has fought for years in the ring, who has risked his very life in doing so, is fully deserving of living a long and happy life after retiring from the toughest of all sports.… read more “The Mysterious Deaths Of Gatti, Liston, Folley, Mills And Turpin”

The Curious Case Of King Solomon: The First Man To Defeat The Great Arturo Gatti

11/13/2019 James Slater

Some fighters are never quite the same after tasting the sting of defeat for the very first time. This was clearly not the case with the great, the legendary, the beloved Arturo Gatti; far from it.… read more “The Curious Case Of King Solomon: The First Man To Defeat The Great Arturo Gatti”

Arturo Gatti: He Will Never Be Forgotten

07/09/201907/09/2019 James Slater

Had he lived, ultimate fan-favourite Arturo Gatti would this week have turned 47 (July 11) – Sadly as we all know, Gatti met an untimely death at the young age of just 37, back in 2009.… read more “Arturo Gatti: He Will Never Be Forgotten”

Where Does Floyd Mayweather’s Dismantling Of Arturo Gatti Rank Amongst His Finest Wins?

04/04/202006/25/2019 James Slater

Boxing his pay-per-view debut, Floyd Mayweather, aged 28 and at the time sporting a 33-0 record as well as being at his blinding peak, dismantled the hugely popular Arturo Gatti.… read more “Where Does Floyd Mayweather’s Dismantling Of Arturo Gatti Rank Amongst His Finest Wins?”

May 18, 2002: The Gatti-Ward Rivalry Begins

05/18/2019 James Slater

May 18th, Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut.

It was on the above date (some 17 years ago today) at the above venue when two of the most incredibly willing, and tough, and gutsy 140 pound fighters met for the first time.… read more “May 18, 2002: The Gatti-Ward Rivalry Begins”

Twenty Years On: Recalling The First Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti Classic

08/22/2018 James Slater

Just about everyone’s favourite fighter when he was regularly thrilling millions with epic war after epic war, the late, great Arturo Gatti gave us almost too many classics to remember.… read more “Twenty Years On: Recalling The First Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti Classic”

Mayweather Vs. Gatti: Floyd at his meanest

06/26/201706/25/2017 James Slater

Going into the fight that took place 12 years ago today, there were plenty of fight fans bracing themselves for a great fight, a competitive fight. Instead, what we saw when Floyd Mayweather Junior challenged Arturo Gatti for his WBC 140-pound belt was a massacre.

Boxing his pay-per-view debut, Mayweather, aged 28, sporting a 33-0 record and at his blinding peak, dismantled the hugely popular Gatti in every which way. Gatti, who had gone beyond the call in his three wars with Mickey Ward, convinced his fans, most of them anyway, that he would be too rough, tough and hungry for Mayweather. Instead, Mayweather fought one of his most aggressive, ruthless and nasty fights.

Arturo Gatti Vs. Micky Ward: The last great boxing trilogy – further immortalised in new book: “Intimate Warfare”

01/02/201701/02/2017 James Slater

For those of you who, like myself, somehow missed it in 2016 when it was released, there is a great new book out on the simply unforgettable three-fight rivalry warriors Aturo Gatti and Micky Ward engaged in back in 2002/2003, that just has to be read. If you didn’t get a copy – released as it was just before Christmas – and you care anything for the Gatti-Ward fights, then “Intimate Warfare: The true story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward trilogy” is a must.