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Any boxing fans on HairLossTalk.com?
If so you may be familiar with the Italian / Canadian former 2 time world champion Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti.
Details have emerged that on 11 July Gatti was found dead in his hotel room in a Brazilian holiday resort where he was staying with is wife and 10 month old son.
Shockingly his wife has been charged with his murder. He was just 37.
Although a 2 time world champion Gatti was best known for his 3 fights with Irish Mickey Ward back in 2002 - 2003.
But that does not begin to tell the story of a man who was possibly the most exciting and bravest boxer of the modern era.
Gatti turned pro in 1992 after a distinguished amatuer career in which he represented his country many times.
He won his first world title in 1995 as a super featherweight before moving up in weight to the lightweight division from here on Gatti found it harder to cope but although not technicly a great fighter it was in this period that he became a firm favourite with boxing fans by putting on some of the most exciting displays ever seen in a boxing ring.
Just like a 'real life Rocky Balboa' many times he'd come back from the brink of defeat to win with a spectacular knockout.
Gatti was able to command world champion league pay days because fans would always turn up to watch him. If he was on the fight bill you were garuanteed an entertaining fight.
Sometimes this led to him being put up against opponents who were clearly too much for him as in the fights against De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather and many times it was hard to watch as Gatti with his never give up attitude took some horrific punishment, often he was called too brave for his own good.
In 2004 he managed to win his 2nd world title at light welterweight until he was beaten by Mayweather in his 3rd defence.
He finally retired in 2007 with a 40 - 9 recoerd that does'nt do justice to his reputation as one of boxings greatest warriors.
[youtube:1wzok0iu]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKObKLdiSPg&feature=related[/youtube:1wzok0iu]
If so you may be familiar with the Italian / Canadian former 2 time world champion Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti.
Details have emerged that on 11 July Gatti was found dead in his hotel room in a Brazilian holiday resort where he was staying with is wife and 10 month old son.
Shockingly his wife has been charged with his murder. He was just 37.
Although a 2 time world champion Gatti was best known for his 3 fights with Irish Mickey Ward back in 2002 - 2003.
But that does not begin to tell the story of a man who was possibly the most exciting and bravest boxer of the modern era.
Gatti turned pro in 1992 after a distinguished amatuer career in which he represented his country many times.
He won his first world title in 1995 as a super featherweight before moving up in weight to the lightweight division from here on Gatti found it harder to cope but although not technicly a great fighter it was in this period that he became a firm favourite with boxing fans by putting on some of the most exciting displays ever seen in a boxing ring.
Just like a 'real life Rocky Balboa' many times he'd come back from the brink of defeat to win with a spectacular knockout.
Gatti was able to command world champion league pay days because fans would always turn up to watch him. If he was on the fight bill you were garuanteed an entertaining fight.
Sometimes this led to him being put up against opponents who were clearly too much for him as in the fights against De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather and many times it was hard to watch as Gatti with his never give up attitude took some horrific punishment, often he was called too brave for his own good.
In 2004 he managed to win his 2nd world title at light welterweight until he was beaten by Mayweather in his 3rd defence.
He finally retired in 2007 with a 40 - 9 recoerd that does'nt do justice to his reputation as one of boxings greatest warriors.
[youtube:1wzok0iu]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKObKLdiSPg&feature=related[/youtube:1wzok0iu]