Gatti - Ward Trilogy

[Hydro]

Plus, Ray Robinson was had a few trilogies and even some quadrilogies (is that the correct word?) that were blood and guts and obviously had titles on the line.

He had a quadrilogy with Fullmer and six fights with LaMotta.

What's the word for a set of six?

[Hydro]

A thing i love about that fight is how everyone scores it differently and i keep changing my scorecard everytime i see it, currently i have it a draw i think.

I don't really see how it was a hard fight to score. Most of the rounds had clear winners. Gatti won the first 3 rounds, and the 4th was a close round. I can see it being 9-9 or a 10-8 for Ward. Ward stole the 5th round with that late attack, and Gatti won rounds 6 and 7 with boxing and movement. Ward again stole another round with a late attack in round 8. Round 9 was obviously Ward's, I can't call it 10-7 since Gatti won the middle portion of it for about a minute. Somehow Gatti regrouped and won the 10th.

It's the 4th round that has me either giving it 95-93 for Gatti, or 94 even. That was a close round.

I also thought Frank should have stopped it in round 9 while I was watching it live, but it wasn't stopped due to Gatti's rep and Frank's apparent senility. Ultimately it was better that the fight wasn't stopped, but when I was watching live I was worried for poor Arturo. He was getting pummeled!

[Fighting Cougar]

Come on folks, lets have a huge discussion about these three scraps.

Are these three scraps the best we'll ever see? I rated Coralles -Castillo over these before last week, but after scrutinising these three fights for the last week, I'm rethinking.

Debate, folks...

Shoot..

Ian

I have theese fights and was watching the first one on DVD along with some family members, They hadnt seen the fight because they dont watch boxing that much , They were pretty shocked and when round 9 came they reactions grew as they couldnt believe the stuff that was happening one of my uncles was all like what the **** kind of brutal rocky movies stuff is this! they kept saying shocked that this looked like something out of the movies and that they should make the movie of the life of gatti and show this fight!, lol I was like yep pretty entertaining fight there ei! lol.

[The Surgeon]

I don't really see how it was a hard fight to score. Most of the rounds had clear winners. Gatti won the first 3 rounds, and the 4th was a close round. I can see it being 9-9 or a 10-8 for Ward. Ward stole the 5th round with that late attack, and Gatti won rounds 6 and 7 with boxing and movement. Ward again stole another round with a late attack in round 8. Round 9 was obviously Ward's, I can't call it 10-7 since Gatti won the middle portion of it for about a minute. Somehow Gatti regrouped and won the 10th.

It's the 4th round that has me either giving it 95-93 for Gatti, or 94 even. That was a close round.

I also thought Frank should have stopped it in round 9 while I was watching it live, but it wasn't stopped due to Gatti's rep and Frank's apparent senility. Ultimately it was better that the fight wasn't stopped, but when I was watching live I was worried for poor Arturo. He was getting pummeled!

Thats how i had it - I think! I watch it all the time but dont even think about scoreing anymore just enjoy the war!!! There were no losers there

[The Surgeon]

I have theese fights and was watching the first one on DVD along with some family members, They hadnt seen the fight because they dont watch boxing that much , They were pretty shocked and when round 9 came they reactions grew as they couldnt believe the stuff that was happening one of my uncles was all like what the **** kind of brutal rocky movies stuff is this! they kept saying shocked that this looked like something out of the movies and that they should make the movie of the life of gatti and show this fight!, lol I was like yep pretty entertaining fight there ei! lol.

ame when i showed my non boxing fan mates! It actually converted a few from NON fan to FRINGE fan

[jersey kid 3]

I have theese fights and was watching the first one on DVD along with some family members, They hadnt seen the fight because they dont watch boxing that much , They were pretty shocked and when round 9 came they reactions grew as they couldnt believe the stuff that was happening one of my uncles was all like what the **** kind of brutal rocky movies stuff is this! they kept saying shocked that this looked like something out of the movies and that they should make the movie of the life of gatti and show this fight!, lol I was like yep pretty entertaining fight there ei! lol.

FYI, they are making a movie of Micky Ward. It's called The Fighter, and Mark Wahlberg is playing Ward. Comes out in 09.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/

[jersey kid 3]

White guys always overrate Gatti-Ward.

You're an idiot.

[Hydro]

Reason I quote the Gatti - Micky fights as being so great is the adrenaline thing. The shher get up and ****ing go to war thing. Micky never ever stopped coming forward, he was so old school. When Gatti ****** him out in the third of the second fight, he waved Gatti on, telling him to come punch him. Gatti danced and punched hard for three fights, and just did the right thing, as well as inflicting an amazing amount of hammer on Ward...and that was the essence of the trilogy. Two guys, just going at it...we haven't seen it since...Maybe we never will.

Then you really need to watch more fights.

There's been NUMEROUS fights with guys doing what these two guys did. Throwing bombs and being tough as hell and making entertaining fights.

And plenty of them have been way more competitive than these two, when Gatti won about 80% of the rounds.

Just because HBO and the magazines hyperventalate over it and act like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, that don't make it so.

[Hydro]

Ward's fights with Green, Burton, Neary, and Diaz > Gatti-Ward 3 > Gatti-Ward 2

Gatti's fights with Rodriguez, Ruelas, Patterson 1, Robinson 1 and 2, Manfredy > Gatti-Ward 3 > Gatti-Ward 2

[brently1979]

ame when i showed my non boxing fan mates! It actually converted a few from NON fan to FRINGE fan

As I always say, ever want to convert a few NON fans, throw on Gatti-Ward 1. They'll be back for more.

I got a friend hooked on the fight game with Gatti-Robinson 1 years ago.