Gatti recovered incredibly well between rounds and took over for the rest of the fight. Arturo Gatti 34-5 (28 KOs) vs. Mickey Ward 37-11 (27 KOs) Gatti penalized one point for a low blow in Round 4 that sent Ward to the mat. Micky Ward vs Arturo Gatti 1 (May 18, 2002): Putting Gatti and Ward in the ring together was a recipe for an epic action battle. Then came the third and final bout in this epic trilogy, on June 7, 2003.

Gatti was knocked down in Round 9 from a left hook to the body. 5) Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward Last but certainly not least on this list is the trilogy of bouts that transpired between the late Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Irish” Micky Ward.

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Gatti went down, but the bell sounded before Ward could capitalize on the shot.

Ward-Gatti II took place six months later in November 2002 in Atlantic City, with Gatti scoring a unanimous decision victory. Ward and Gatti have no qualms about going in tough. Even knowing that, what the …
The authors, Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti dive deep into the tale of Gatti vs Ward and capture all of the emotion that the three bouts provided in their fascinating new book, “Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy” Within the first 50 pages of reading, I was brought to tears twice. Review: 2002-05-18, Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward 1, has been the Ring Magazine fight of the year of 2002, a real boxing war between two very different fighters.

As for Gatti… In the last six-and-a half years, Ward has fought 14 bouts against opponents with a combined record of 352 wins, 72 losses, and 11 draws.

Arturo Gatti, that was younger than 7 years, was one of the most beautiful boxers to see for his technique, while Micky Ward was a boxer that wanted to use his physical strength and had a jaw of iron. 2. HBO's Harold Lederman scored the bout a 94-94 draw. Ward joined Gatti as a blood-and-guts warrior of the highest order and he gained enough mainstream name recognition that a movie based on his life story eventually was filmed.

A solid but unspectacular boxer and a B-level fighter with uncommon heart staged arguably boxing's finest modern-day trilogy and forged a rare bond when Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward … Ward-Gatti II promised boxing fans the spectacle of throwback fighters in a throwback fight.