Anyone catch the HBO Gatti/Arguello/Forrest special?

[Glamour Puss]

I just saw it and it was pretty interesting.

Here are some observations.

Gatti's situation seems murky to me. Only because it seems odd to hang yourself w/ a purse string.

But the thing that jumped out at me the most was the unbelievably poor judgment Gatti showed in the last years of his life.

A. He married a stripper? I could see someone being dumb enough to do that in their early 20's when you don't know no better, but Gatti did it in his late 30's.

Inexcusable imo.

B. The place he went on vacation seemed like a total dump. Looked like Brazil's equivalent of Tijuana. Going down there is asking for trouble.


The Vernon Forrest part was really sad, but more or less straightforward stuff we already know.

Vernon went out like a pure warrior and I'll always respect him for going after that scum.

Arguello's was also extremely sad, especially given the two major betrayals he suffered at the hands of the Sandinista trash.

I won't spoil much else, but it was very good stuff from the HBO Real Sports crew.

Highly recommended.

[The Hate Giver]

I just saw it and it was pretty interesting.

Here are some observations.

Gatti's situation seems murky to me. Only because it seems odd to hang yourself w/ a purse string.

But the thing that jumped out at me the most was the unbelievably poor judgment Gatti showed in the last years of his life.

A. He married a stripper? I could see someone being dumb enough to do that in their early 20's when you don't know no better, but Gatti did it in his late 30's.

Inexcusable imo.

B. The place he went on vacation seemed like a total dump. Looked like Brazil's equivalent of Tijuana. Going down there is asking for trouble.


The Vernon Forrest part was really sad, but more or less straightforward stuff we already know.

Vernon went out like a pure warrior and I'll always respect him for going after that scum.

Arguello's was also extremely sad, especially given the two major betrayals he suffered at the hands of the Sandinista trash.

I won't spoil much else, but it was very good stuff from the HBO Real Sports crew.

Highly recommended.

just saw it. didnt realize arguello was the real life bad ass boxer soldier. He actually fought in the war.

He was already one of my favorite boxers of all time. He just went up a notch.

btw, sandinistas killed him.

[Glamour Puss]

just saw it. didnt realize arguello was the real life bad ass boxer soldier. He actually fought in the war.

He was already one of my favorite boxers of all time. He just went up a notch.

btw, sandinistas killed him.

Yeah, I didn't know that either. Totally scored points w/ me too.

The dude was a pure badass.

I don't know about them killing him though, the maid seemed pretty believable to me.

But maybe she was threatened and lied.

[American Dream]

what always got me was the purse strap that Gatti supposedly hung himself from, was tested on a 80lb dummy I believe and it broke..so how was it to hold Gattis weight..and Forrest case was very sad..he probably acted off reflex and didnt think about it..but the night before(or week?) he had wrote on his twitter that he had a dream someone shot and killed him..I didnt catch the special when it aired but ill watch it on demand

[Shadows]

Yeah, I didn't know that either. Totally scored points w/ me too.

The dude was a pure badass.

I don't know about them killing him though, the maid seemed pretty believable to me.

But maybe she was threatened and lied.

That crossed my mind.

Who was it who sorta refused to answer more question's about Arguello's death, Ortega's right hand man?

[The Hate Giver]

Yeah, I didn't know that either. Totally scored points w/ me too.

The dude was a pure badass.

I don't know about them killing him though, the maid seemed pretty believable to me.

But maybe she was threatened and lied.

bingo.

i also must admit that i love the fact that hbo showed the crime scene photo of arturo gatti. i have a sick curiosity of seeing famous/ infamous crime scene or dead photos.

That's the thing i always appreciated about third world media. They show the nitty gritty footage unlike the utterly generic & lame U.S. media.

[The Hate Giver]

Yeah, I didn't know that either. Totally scored points w/ me too.

The dude was a pure badass.

I don't know about them killing him though, the maid seemed pretty believable to me.

But maybe she was threatened and lied.

how ****ing badass?

atg boxer joins rebel forces, participates in the war, then goes up in weight & takes on a murderous aaron pryor after the war.

makes pacquiao look like a shut in.

[Glamour Puss]

what always got me was the purse strap that Gatti supposedly hung himself from, was tested on a 80lb dummy I believe and it broke..so how was it to hold Gattis weight..and Forrest case was very sad..he probably acted off reflex and didnt think about it..but the night before(or week?) he had wrote on his twitter that he had a dream someone shot and killed him..I didnt catch the special when it aired but ill watch it on demand

they actually addressed that and the test was faulty because the purse strap was already damaged and the test results were thrown out.

That crossed my mind.

Who was it who sorta refused to answer more question's about Arguello's death, Ortega's right hand man?

Man, that guy was a total liar. He ducked the questions more than Mayweather ducked real WW's.

[Glamour Puss]

bingo.

i also must admit that i love the fact that hbo showed the crime scene photo of arturo gatti. i have a sick curiosity of seeing famous/ infamous crime scene or dead photos.

That's the thing i always appreciated about third world media. They show the nitty gritty footage unlike the utterly generic & lame U.S. media.

That was really interesting to me too. My g/f thought it was poor form that they showed it, but I found it fascinating.

how ****ing badass?

atg boxer joins rebel forces, participates in the war, then goes up in weight & takes on a murderous aaron pryor after the war.

makes pacquiao look like a shut in.

Alexis was my kind of guy.

Anyone who fights in a guerilla war against rat bastard commies (albeit for the ratbastard u.s funded contras, lol) and then goes on to keep fighting in the ring is alright in my book.

[Chunk..]

bingo.

i also must admit that i love the fact that hbo showed the crime scene photo of arturo gatti. i have a sick curiosity of seeing famous/ infamous crime scene or dead photos.

That's the thing i always appreciated about third world media. They show the nitty gritty footage unlike the utterly generic & lame U.S. media.

LOL, it's not just me that's into it then?