“Fighting Words” – Baldomir Breaks Gatti’s Heart

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Injured hands. Cheekbones and eyebrows swollen to the point of compromised vision. Throughout Arturo Gatti’s career, it seemed as if everything had been damaged except for his will.

It was Gatti’s will that guided him through remarkable fights of the year, miraculous comebacks and multiple resurrections that followed drubbings and disappointments. Yes, he had power and size and a loyal team that included a top-notch trainer, but most importantly, he had heart.

His heart was the one intangible that Gatti believed would lead him to topple Carlos Baldomir in Saturday’s welterweight title fight, to take the championship that the Argentine wrested from Zab Judah in January.

“Zab Judah is a much better fighter than I am, but he doesn’t have the heart that I have,” said Gatti at the final pre-fight press conference. “Baldomir won the title in New York, but he’s going to lose it in New Jersey.”

But if Gatti was counting on the intangible he owned, he also was discounting the one tangible he opposed: Baldomir himself. [details]

[Dyl-G]

very good article

[Vanilla Gorilla]

good article. Had Gatti not been that exhausted he may have lasted a few more rounds. Theres no doubt the left hook that floored in the first KD hurt him bad.