It was good, but doesn't it make Micky Ward look like a bit of a pleb that he couldn't finish a one-handed Gatti?

Good stuff, though I think Gatti won all three...

I think the first Gatti/Ward was either way but i get the point. Ward wasn`t good at all and had Gatti boxed in the series then Ward would most likely been stopped!

Yeah, it was close, but Gatti practically whitewashed the first half... the second was the worst for me, far too one-sided.

Micky Ward probably went home after the third and said "Ah, Jayzus, I was in a good fight, so I was. Took him to de edge, so I did. Oh bugger it, he only had one hand."

The Gatti-Ward trilogy is thirty of the greastest rounds in boxing history, and to call them just good, is idiotic.

By the time of the third bout, when Gatti broke his hand, Ward was severly passed his physical prime. In short he was an old man, he gave it his all, but he had nothing left.

Anarok your the ****ing pleb. I'll bet you've never gotten into a ring in your life.

The Gatti-Ward trilogy is thirty of the greastest rounds in boxing history, and to call them just good, is idiotic.

By the time of the third bout, when Gatti broke his hand, Ward was severly passed his physical prime. In short he was an old man, he gave it his all, but he had nothing left.

Anarok your the ****ing pleb. I'll bet you've never gotten into a ring in your life.
hahaha good one man

who cares about skills and who won? All I think about is the fight they put up and I get them both mad props...

Ward has 11 losses on his record, but when I think of him, it dont seem that way, I respect Ward wayyy more than Mayweather

and if I can meet one of them it would be Ward...

damnet.... someone post the third fite...

aigh... u gotta look at the age difference here

It was a waste of time IMO. Gatti could've fought Floyd then instead of wasting time with Ward.

It was a waste of time IMO. Gatti could've fought Floyd then instead of wasting time with Ward.

Jesus, have you even seen the fights? I doubt it.

The Gatti-Ward trilogy isn't about titles, or anything like that it is about man against man and honor and pride and guts.

Some of you who can't see that, are just dumb.

the only thing you can take away from this trilogy was that there were no titles on the line.

otherwise, they were some of the best fights you will ever see.

if there were more boxers in the world like Micky and Arturo, we would have many more fans.

the only thing you can take away from this trilogy was that there were no titles on the line.

otherwise, they were some of the best fights you will ever see.

if there were more boxers in the world like Micky and Arturo, we would have many more fans.

I think the fact that there were no titles on the line, made them all the more unbelivable.

you could certainly argue that way too.

some people hold it against them though.

Jesus, have you even seen the fights? I doubt it.

The Gatti-Ward trilogy isn't about titles, or anything like that it is about man against man and honor and pride and guts.

Some of you who can't see that, are just dumb.

I saw all three fights. They were exciting, but also meaningless. Because my perception is different from yours, does that make me dumb?

I saw all three fights. They were exciting, but also meaningless. Because my perception is different from yours, does that make me dumb?
Great point, three exciting-yet-pointless fights, I'm happy to ay I watched all 3 and they were all very entertaining, but we must remember that these are 2 guys who were barely top-20 contenders, both had 5+ losses, both failed vs. superior competition....that being said, I'd still rank their trilogy up there with Bowe-Holy and Ali-Frazier in terms of pure entertainment, although gatti and Ward weren't world-class contenders at the time of the trilogy

I bought the trilogy and it came with a warning.
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j/k but it should. :D

Why is it meaningless? Because they were not the very best in the divison?

Can I also say that anything not heavyweight is meaningless because Heavyweights would beat them?

What about the olympics is meaningless because Pro's would beat them?

Would you say a game in basketball between Lebron James and the cavs vs Shaq and the heat is meaningless because they are not the number 1 and number 2 team?

I think it is meaninfull if you find meaning in it. And I sure as hell did find meaning in Gatti vs Ward 1,2 and 3.

they were 30 rounds of head busting action, i thought these 3 fights are superb, Gatti is the man

hell yeah, the two of them going through all that for pride alone.
/salute to them.

hahaha good one man

who cares about skills and who won? All I think about is the fight they put up and I get them both mad props...

Ward has 11 losses on his record, but when I think of him, it dont seem that way, I respect Ward wayyy more than Mayweather

and if I can meet one of them it would be Ward...


:werd: !!!

Why is it meaningless? Because they were not the very best in the divison?

Can I also say that anything not heavyweight is meaningless because Heavyweights would beat them?

What about the olympics is meaningless because Pro's would beat them?

Would you say a game in basketball between Lebron James and the cavs vs Shaq and the heat is meaningless because they are not the number 1 and number 2 team?

I think it is meaninfull if you find meaning in it. And I sure as hell did find meaning in Gatti vs Ward 1,2 and 3.


Thank you, well put.

hi guys,
i've seen gatti 1 and 2 but not the third one.
Was it as good as the first one? {i doubt it}
cheers

None were as good as the first. The first fight is arguable the greatest fight of all time...as in EVER. That's how highly regarded it is. When you are in a fight like that you get recognition that sometimes one cannot get just by being a skilled fighter like Floyd.

The fight was exciting and therein lies its meaningfulness.

1st fight scared me. two and three are classic

the first one gave me chills down my spine everytime i watch it... the second one wasn't that bad and the third was good...

Gatti should have been stopped in the 9th of the first round.

All you guys saying it was meaningless may have a diff song to sing if Gatti beats Mayweather. The first fight was the best of course, the 2nd was good but Gatti moved the whole fight and never got tired or traded with Ward except at the end of that 3rd round where he got hurt after he knocked Ward down- but he didn't want to trade after that and just outhustled Ward and stayed out of reach. The 3rd was injuries to both fighters- Gatti hurt his hand, and Ward had double, blurred vision. It was close because of the knockdown, and Gatti was certainly not fighting 1 handed- he did that in like 1 or 2 rounds only, then with the adrenaline flowing and everything he used the right hand and probably barely felt it till the fight was over- and Ward just didn't have enough in the tank down the stretch to do much, even though Gatti wasn't moving well and was trading, probably the double vision had Ward tripping a little.

Let's see how Floyd does against Arturo, before we write that trilogy off as meaningless.

Another thing to note that nobody mentions, part of McGirt's plan for the 2nd fight was to hold Ward when they got inside. Gatti clinched every time he was either tired or inside down the stretch. A slightly-Ruiz tactic, but of course Gatti throws and lands alot of shots so it went mostly unnoticed. But the clinching probably won him the fight, or at least made it alot easier down the stretch, particularly in the 9th and 10th. Gatti was hurt in both rounds, esp with about 30 secs to go in the 10th but Gatti smartly stayed away and clinched at the right times.