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George Michael Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname, "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000.
Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A world champion in two weight classes , Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005.
Arturo Gatti at the post-fight press conference after his third fight with Micky Ward, 2003. 2000 – Erik Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera I; 2001 – Micky Ward W 10 Emanuel Augustus; 2002 – Micky Ward W 10 Arturo Gatti I; 2003 – Arturo Gatti W 10 Micky Ward III; 2004 – Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales III
Mar. 5—HANOVER TWP. — He may have been known as a relentless puncher who could give as good as he took, but former light welterweight pro boxer "Irish" Micky Ward included one message of non ...
Eklund served as Ward's trainer until his second retirement, after his third fight with Arturo Gatti on June 7, 2003. Ward's biography, written by Bob Halloran and titled Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward, discusses much of Eklund's life and career. Eklund now works as a personal trainer and boxing coach in New England. He ...
The film has Ward on a losing streak coming into the 1988 Mike Mungin fight. In reality, Ward was 18–1 and on a four-fight winning streak when he fought Mungin. Ward's four-fight losing streak actually took place in 1990–91. In the film, Ward is knocked down in round six of the Neary fight. In reality, Ward was not knocked down in that fight.
Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II; Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward trilogy, in which the first fight, Ward beat Gatti by majority decision, while Gatti beat Ward twice, in second and third fights by unanimous decision;
2002: Micky Ward vs. Arturo Gatti, round 9 2003: Acelino Freitas vs. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios , round 11 2004: Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III , round 11