Should Gatti/Ward 1 have been a TKO?

no,cappacino knew what arturo was all about prior to the fight,and the way gatti came back and won round 10 proved it.

 

Any other ref I believe would have stopped it.

 

If I was reffing it I would have stopped it but I'm glad frank frothy-coffee didn't.

 

you're probably right

 

I am glad it wasnt a TKO but it very well should have been Gatti was not defending himself much in that round but what kept this fight going was the ref and what Gatti was known for....

 

exactly. though i don't think there should have been there definitely could have been. especially that sequence where micky shoved his face into the corner with his left and drilled him with the right. gatti (rip) was getting hammered but it was gatti

 

Smoger likely would have let it continue.

 

cause he's the ****ing man

 

Smoger wouldn't have...Cortez would have stopped it and disqualified Ward to give Gatti the win.:happy

 

Absolutely. I was sure the fight was over. Even Ward thought it was.

 

Well, I think there was only about one moment where Gatti looked like he was out on his feet, and after he let that pass it was clear he could hang on.

 

"You can stop Frank it. Arturo Gatti is out on his feet! Frank Capuciano's gonna let them go on."

- Jim Lampley, Round 9 Gatti vs Ward I

"And here comes back Gatti!"

- Emanuel Steward.

 

epic!

 

fight of the decade and my pick for best fight of all time. round of the century and not by a little