ARTURO GATTI
"Thunder"
Born: 4-15-1972
Died: 7-11-2009
Fought professionally from 1991 into 2007; compiled a 40-9 record including 31 wins by knockout
Two-time World Champion:
IBF Junior Lightweight Champion: 1995-1998 (vacated title to campaign as a lightweight)
WBC Super Lightweight Champion: 2004-2005
was 9-3 vs. fellow World Champions:
Jose Sanabria.....W UD 12
Tracy Harris Patterson.....W UD 12, W UD 12
Calvin Grove.....W TKO-7
Gabriel Ruelas.....W TKO-5
Joey Gamache.....W KO-2
Oscar De La Hoya.....L TKO-5
Terron Millett.....W TKO-4
Leonard Dorin.....W KO-2
Jesse James Leija.....W KO-5
Floyd Mayweather, Jr......L TKO-6
Carlos Baldomir.....L TKO-9
was 7-2 in World Title Bouts:
Patterson.....W UD 12
Wilson Rodriguez.....W KO-6
Patterson.....W UD 12
Ruelas.....W TKO-5
Gianluca Branco.....W UD 12
Dorin.....W KO-2
Leija.....W KO-5
Mayweather.....L TKO-6
Baldomir.....L TKO-9
- Fought in 4 Ring Magazine Fights of the Year (1997- vs. Ruelas, 1998- vs. Ivan Robinson- first fight, 2002- vs. Micky Ward- first fight, 2003- vs. Ward- third fight); went 2-2 in those bouts beating Ruelas and beating Ward in their third bout
- Fought in Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year- 2002- vs. Ward- first fight
- Fought in Ring Magazine Round of the Year (2002- Round 9 vs. Ward)
- Fought in USA Today Round of the Year (2002- Round 9 vs. Ward)
- Scored Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year (1997 vs. Ruelas)
- Lost in Ring Magazine Upset of the Year (1998 vs. Robinson- first fight)
- Ring Magazine Comeback Fighter of the Year (2002)
- Was involved in one of boxing's greatest action trllogies- vs. Ward (2002-2003); went 2-1 in those bouts: L MD 10, W UD 10, W UD 10
Other notable fights:
Pete Taliaferro.....W TKO-1
Richard Salazar.....W TKO-10
Barrington Francis.....W TKO-6
Angel Manfredy.....L TKO-8
Robinson- second fight.....L UD 10 (had lost their first fight- The Ring's 1998 FOTY- by SD 10)
Reyes Munoz.....W TKO-1
Joe Hutchinson.....W UD 10
Thomas Damgaard.....W TKO-11
Alfonso Gomez......L TKO-7
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