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OT...It looks like another sports death..

bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
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ESPN is saying they found the body of Former Champion boxer Arturo Gatti.

I remember watching some of his slugfests he was involved in . RIP
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  • justmichaeljustmichael Posts: 1,048
    What the hell is going on lately.
    Mike
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He was a warrior - particularly when it came to Mickey Ward.
    Mike
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  • scoutsout47scoutsout47 Posts: 520 ✭✭
    No doubt, this guy was a scrapper.


    RIP
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  • richtreerichtree Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭
    He lived by my house...I jogged with him down the local park..

    always a nice guy, but lived the fast life.

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  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    Very Sad .... Another sports death with a twist!

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    RIP Arturo... image
  • jcdcubsjcdcubs Posts: 341
    AGAIN???? WHO NEXT????
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    people die every day.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • sfmays24sfmays24 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭
    "Thunder Gatti" ...win or lose, he was very entertaining to watch.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭



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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>He was a warrior - particularly when it came to Mickey Ward. >>



    Mickey Ward, I remember that name he was a boxer out of Detroit, no??
  • Bottom9thBottom9th Posts: 2,695 ✭✭
    RIP
  • IchiroDeportedIchiroDeported Posts: 1,610 ✭
    shocking, an athlete who lived to excess is dead. News at 11!
  • rbdjr1rbdjr1 Posts: 4,474 ✭✭


    << <i>people die every day. Steve >>


    Cute comment Steve!


    Was a warrior indeed! RIP

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    Quits boxing after a tough loss in 2007 (top 3 photos).
    He really got messed-up in that fight! Yikes!

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  • jlbsquaredjlbsquared Posts: 840


    << <i>Mickey Ward, I remember that name he was a boxer out of Detroit, no?? >>




    No. Somewhere in Mass.


    The Ward/Gatti Trilogy was sick. If you can find round 9 of their first fight somewhere on Youtube, I'd highly recommend it to a any fight fan...
  • jlbsquaredjlbsquared Posts: 840
    I now see on ESPN.com his wife is being held as a suspect in his death.... ouch
  • rbdjr1rbdjr1 Posts: 4,474 ✭✭


    << <i>I now see on ESPN.com his wife is being held as a suspect in his death.... ouch >>



    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect on Sunday following his death at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.
    Police said 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation. Gatti's body was found early Saturday in a hotel room at the Porto de Galinhas resort in northeastern Brazil.

    The former junior welterweight champion was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found at the scene with blood stains, said Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for the Pernambuco state civil police. She told The Associated Press that the Canadian also sustained a head injury.

    The investigation was not complete, but Saraiva said authorities were preparing to present a formal accusation against Rodrigues, who denied being involved in her husband's death.

    Police said Rodrigues, a Brazilian, could not explain how she spent nearly 10 hours in the room without noticing that Gatti was already dead.

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    Police were investigating witness reports that the couple fought and Gatti was drunk when he returned to his room Friday night, Saraiva said, adding that police were told the couple were extremely jealous of each other and that he constantly complained of her clothing when she traveled to Brazil.

    Acelino "Popo" Freitas, a four-time world champion Brazilian boxer, told Globo TV's website on Saturday that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife and that he "knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate."

    The couple's 1-year-old son, who was unhurt, was handed to Rodrigues' sister, Saraiva said.

    The 37-year-old Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9 and 31 knockouts.

    Known for his straightforward punching and granite-like chin, Gatti captured the junior welterweight title in 1995, when he defeated Tracy Harris Patterson in Atlantic City, New Jersey.


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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RIP...Donato
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  • justmichaeljustmichael Posts: 1,048
    His fight against Manfredy was one of the best I have saw.
    Mike
  • EB22EB22 Posts: 541


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    << <i>people die every day. Steve >>


    Cute comment Steve! >>



    +1 for Cute comment Steve!

    RIP...
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