Inspriring; please watch this HBO tribute 2 Gatti, Arguello and Forrest

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    That made me sad and dead proud to be a fan of this sport at the same time. Please watch it and post your thoughts. Great work by HBO.
     
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  2. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    I saw this yesterday mate. Really really inspiring :good

    Lovely tribute and deservedly so !
     
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Great video

    Thanks for posting Jeff :good
     
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  4. AVFCMagicMan

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    Saw this on a stream at 3:45 in the morning for the Paulie fight and had a tear in my eye. Touching stuff.
     
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  5. Mr. V.I.P.

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    Thanks man.
     
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  6. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    The bit that got me was when Arguello Jr talked about what his father said to him in the dressing room after the first Pryor fight. :-(
     
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  7. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Thanks for posting this Jeff..watched it 3 times and each time i had tear in eye. 3 such great warriors and great men who left a mark on there fans and community for the right reasons.

    I agree safc...i was choked when he said he just wanted his father to see him have kids. That and the bit when Ward said he miss Arturo dearly..hbo did themselves proud with this tribute.
     
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  8. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was a great tribute. I had a tear in my eye when I watched it the other night.
     
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  9. G.A.V.

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    I saw it on Saturday and cried like a *****. Don't know how it hit me so much, I've never seen any of the three guys fight except Arguello against Pryor. Makes me wish I was around the sport back then to watch these guys.
     
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  10. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I swear I cried watching it this morning... thought I was just been an emo.
     
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  11. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You emo *******, Jeff:lol:.

    Na, it's a brilliant tribute- I didn't realise it was that long at the time, though. TBH, aside from Forrest, I've only been thinking about Gatti and Arguello 'the fighters' not 'the men'. As someone else said above, watching that in the morning at the time and hearing Arguello's son talking about 'the man' really brought it home on a personal level- I must admit it caught me as well:-(.

    RIP all 3.
     
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  12. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    That was a great tribute, but also heartbreaking.

    Listening to Arguello's son talking about after the Pryor fight would bring a tear to a glass eye.

    Thanks for posting that Jeff.
     
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  13. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Yeah that got me too.... You can see his lad there is absolutely heartbroken. Life is too short. Suicide is just awful, especially for a man who achieved so much. He must have been in need of medical help.

    I was never a huge fan of Forrest, never really gave myself a chance to appreciate his style and ability- it seems a lot of people were like that but the legacy he's left behind, helping the disabled etc is just amazing. His trainer hit the nail on the head with his words.

    Gatti was always a hero of mine, I have the same tattoo as him on my arm and I grew up watching Alexis on my dads top rank VHS.

    I loved that video, a lot of love went into creating that.
     
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  14. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Great video thanks Jeff.
     
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  15. Jack Dempsey

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    Beautiful, thanks for posting it Jeff

    RIP Champs
     
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