I knew about Gatti & his issues with domestic violence long before this & I was suspicious in the back of my mind. As much as I don't want to see this said about Gatti, I was critical of articles about MJ that ignored his private life, so I've gotta have the same standards here.

If he had been seriously abusing her & I mean seriously, then she could be looking at manslaughter, which if he was would be fair, however I think it unlikely as it seems it was problems with booze & drugs that led to his vioulence. Also the descriptions are very vague. If he got drunk and/or high & hit her that is very different to getting angry & near beating her to death a la Chris Brown. I really disagree with hitting women & like to think I would never do it, but ANY man who says he's never even thought about it is lying.

On the other hand, Michael Marley, like all too many of the boxing media, is an unprofessional journalist who feeds on being controversial & 'edgy' rather than actually being any good (Steve Kim & Dougie Fischer also fit this mould nicely). It almost seems like he wants to justify Gatti's death, Gatti was probably rude to him in an interview & this is how the brave writer gets his own back