Arturo "Thunder" Gatti 1972 - 2009

I won't believe it until I see it. I think this ***** probably had this planned out for quite a while.:-(

 

That sounds better. Death is too easy for her.

 

Look at this cool pic I found. A young Arturo, his brother Joe and Tyson.

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Yeah, it sounds cruel, but given the harrowing abuse that Gatti sustained over the years, it didn't seem likely that he would be making it to a very old age. And, in a sense, perhaps it's better that he went out with his faculties intact, rather than spending his days immersed in a dementia-induced fog, unable to really remember or relate the experiences of those insane battles he had throughout the years that made him such a well-known and well-regarded figure.

This way, we at least get to remember him for the warrior that he was, rather than concern ourselves about the shell he might have become.

 

tHIS sux...Gatti was a true legend and had heart...Hope he RIP!

 

Take care of him Chico.

 

thanks for the memories ...a true legend rip ...

 

Ishy where did you get this? do you have more?

you canadian?

 

Holy ****, that's crazy.

 

Look at tyson's knuckles.

They were calloused from killing mother ****ers.

 

great photo

 

This.

That is one of the reasons I grew so attached to this man, who I didn't even know, but man once I got into boxing, when I say I lived and died with Gatti, I mean that ****. The closest I got to Gatti, is his autograph on a glove. But A peice of me was torn when he passed for some reason, my wife too.

Gatti showed me that just because you don't have all the skill in the world doesn't mean you can't be a good boxer who has a LOYAL fan base, win or lose. There was always a unique atmosphere when it was time for a Gatti fight... And whether he won or not, he gave everything, tried his best and left no excuses. He was who he was, and didn't pretend to be anything else.

I know I will never look at a fighter like I did Gatti.

And As I post this, I literally just realized this, Gatti was my hero. The guy I looked up to when I wondered if I ever turned pro could I do something great even without the skills of Mayweather.

 

No, not Canadian. Stumbled across it on internet.