“boxing”

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*HEAVYWEIGHTS*

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“modern-day gladiators”

“INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME”

INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION (IBF)
(founded in 1983)

“Lightning” Joe Gatti (born 1967-04-12 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian boxer at middleweight.

He fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Joe is the older brother of former world boxing champion, Arturo Gatti. Joe relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 1980s from Canada where he lived and trained with Panama Lewis.

Joe was the chief sparring partner of Canadian born champion Matthew Hilton.

Although Joe did not live up to the fame and fortune of his younger brother, he held a steadfast career record boasting 30 wins (22 K.O.) and 8 losses between 1987 and 2002.

Gatti turned professional in 1987 and won his first four pro bouts and later compiled a winning streak to set up a bout with Terry Norris for the WBC light middleweight title in 1993.

Norris crushed Gatti, winning by TKO in the first round.

The loss to Norris was the beginning of the end for the once promising Gatti, and he went on to lose to former champion James McGirt in 1995.

Gatti later challenged Sven Ottke for the IBF super middleweight title in 2003, but lost via TKO.

(this was the final fight of gatti’s career)

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*ARTURO GATTI*

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Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Calabria, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, as a teenager. He returned to Montreal after retiring from boxing to work in real estate.

Gatti participated in Ring Magazine’s “fight of the year” a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003).

mayweather beat gatti
(2005)

He announced his retirement on July 14, 2007

On July 11, 2009, Gatti was found dead in a hotel in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, where Gatti was on vacation with his Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, and their 10 month old son. Gatti’s widow was charged with first degree murder after the strap of her purse was found stained with blood. Gatti was to attend his sister’s wedding the same day. Rodrigues could not explain how she spent more than 10 hours in the hotel room without realizing Gatti was dead. Former boxing champion Acelino Freitas, who was a close friend of Gatti, claimed Gatti and Rodrigues were having problems and were about to separate. On July 30, 2009, it was reported that the Brazilian police ruled Gatti’s death as a suicide and his widow was released. However, on July 31, 2009, it was announced that the Canadian government would be seeking more information from Brazilian authorities on Gatti’s death. Gatti’s family has also confirmed that there will be a second autopsy done in Quebec. On August 1, a pathologist hired by the ex-boxing champ’s family said Brazilian authorities overlooked bruises on Gatti’s body in the initial autopsy. Montreal medical examiners will perform further toxicology tests in Canada and are also awaiting more information on the scene of death from investigators in Brazil.

(“there were definite injuries that had not been seen by Brazilian authorities,” baden said)

“modern-day gladiators”

“INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME”

INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION (IBF)
(founded in 1983)

“Lightning” Joe Gatti (born 1967-04-12 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian boxer at middleweight. He fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Joe is the older brother of former world boxing champion, Arturo Gatti. Joe relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 1980s from Canada where he lived and trained with Panama Lewis. Joe was the chief sparring partner of Canadian born champion Matthew Hilton.

Although Joe did not live up to the fame and fortune of his younger brother, he held a steadfast career record boasting 30 wins (22 K.O.) and 8 losses between 1987 and 2002.

Gatti turned professional in 1987 and won his first four pro bouts and later compiled a winning streak to set up a bout with Terry Norris for the WBC light middleweight title in 1993. Norris crushed Gatti, winning by TKO in the first round. The loss to Norris was the beginning of the end for the once promising Gatti, and he went on to lose to former champion James McGirt in 1995. Gatti later challenged Sven Ottke for the IBF super middleweight title in 2003, but lost via TKO. This was the final fight of Gatti’s career.

Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Calabria, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, as a teenager. He returned to Montreal after retiring from boxing to work in real estate.

Gatti participated in Ring Magazine’s “fight of the year” a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003).

mayweather beat gatti
(2005)

He announced his retirement on July 14, 2007

On July 11, 2009, Gatti was found dead in a hotel in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, where Gatti was on vacation with his Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, and their 10 month old son. Gatti’s widow was charged with first degree murder after the strap of her purse was found stained with blood. Gatti was to attend his sister’s wedding the same day. Rodrigues could not explain how she spent more than 10 hours in the hotel room without realizing Gatti was dead. Former boxing champion Acelino Freitas, who was a close friend of Gatti, claimed Gatti and Rodrigues were having problems and were about to separate. On July 30, 2009, it was reported that the Brazilian police ruled Gatti’s death as a suicide and his widow was released. However, on July 31, 2009, it was announced that the Canadian government would be seeking more information from Brazilian authorities on Gatti’s death. Gatti’s family has also confirmed that there will be a second autopsy done in Quebec. On August 1, a pathologist hired by the ex-boxing champ’s family said Brazilian authorities overlooked bruises on Gatti’s body in the initial autopsy. Montreal medical examiners will perform further toxicology tests in Canada and are also awaiting more information on the scene of death from investigators in Brazil. “There were definite injuries that had not been seen by Brazilian authorities,” Baden said.

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(august 2011 – present)

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(born ‘1979’)

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