He may not have been elite skill wise but you can not say his heart was not the most elite there ever was as a fighter....
He was the standard all fighters should judge heart by...
This is a day beyond sadness
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He may not have been elite skill wise but you can not say his heart was not the most elite there ever was as a fighter....
He was the standard all fighters should judge heart by...
This is a day beyond sadness
Just saw this on fightnews, what a tragedy. Gatti will always be one of my favorite fighters because he always gave it 100% in the ring. He will truly be missed.
rip gatti
im shocked to hear the news, he will be missed and i hope they find the killer
I'm seriously torn up right now. He gave us everything and more. The strongest heart in the world stopped beating today. I feel like i'm going to be sick.
Well... it just came out on FoxSports. It is truly a tragedy. And it appears he was with his family at the time. A very sad day in the boxing world indeed.
Two all time fan favorites within days of each other... first Alexis Arguello, and now Arturo Gatti.
Whether or not you thought Gatti was one of the best ever, I don't think anybody would argue against the fact that Gatti was one of the most entertaining fighters out there. He always came to fight, and would willingly take a few punches to land some of his own. He never trash-talked anybody, just came into the ring to do his job. And the crowd loved him for it. It's an overwhelming loss for boxing, and my heart goes out to his family at such a gut-wrenching loss.
Rest In Peace, Arturo.
A true fighter in every sense of the word and a rare breed.
R.I.P Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti:eek:
He was one of the very early fighters I saw fight on the USA network...one of the first that your eyes open and you said..... aaa-haaa :o.And you knew that we would see him again.Some card where they aired like 8 fights and all but 2 or 3 ended in 1st round KO's.He was coming up as 'little brother' to Joe
They knew they had a great thing.An explosive,honest and no holds barred fighter.Fresh faced with that long wide smile.Man....I'm going to miss him but feel privileged to have experienced him.Take all of that 'over hyped' talk and toss it in the trash can......this man was a true champion.In heart,mind and courage of body.Layed it all out for us to take in.
Old school heart and one of the all time exciting fighters. May God bless him and his family.
Everything Spicoli says He was Honest RIP :eek:
The personification of "Blood and Guts"...
R.I.P Arturo...
:o:eek:
This is a devastating loss for boxing, it really is. He left his heart and soul in the ring every time he fought and gave me some of the greatest sporting memories of my life.
I'll never forget Gatti - Ward, round 9 for as long as I live! It was one of those rare moments where I was actually walking towards the TV screen, throwing mini-punches in tandem with the two of them and shouting with excitement! Gatti could lift you out of your seat from halfway across the world, a total legend. :cool:
The most ironic part for me though is the fact that after his loss to Gomez, I remember saying to myself; "Hang em' up and sit back Arturo, now you can enjoy all that hard earned money and have a happy long retirement!" God knows, nobody deserved a better retirement than him! And then this happens... :eek:
R.I.P. champ! Forever the human highlight reel!
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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
took the thoughts right from me, great man, loved the fans, always put everything he had into the fight, down to his last fight with gomez. boxing lost a great great man
a movie could be made of this mans life and should