boxer gatti found dead

[alocispepraluger102]

what a magnificent fighter!!!!!!

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo..._in_brazil.html

Edited July 12, 2009 by alocispepraluger102

[CJ Shearn]

Gatti always was a fav. of mine, he gave us tons of memories. Probably the 2nd greatest trilogy of in my generation of fans.

[Van Basten II]

Gatti's name is mispelled in the title, Gatti had a bit of a dark side but for fans and media, he was gold, RIP.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/664796

[alocispepraluger102]

Gatti's name is mispelled in the title, Gatti had a bit of a dark side but for fans and media, he was gold, RIP.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/664796

thank you

his wife is being detained for 'inconsistencies' in her story.

Edited July 12, 2009 by alocispepraluger102

[Dan Gould]

He was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found with blood stains, and she can't explain ten hours in the room not realizing he was dead. Hard to imagine a woman could have killed such a man but apparently they were having problems ... very sad.

[connoisseur series500]

Gatti was a lesser champion in that he was beaten quite often, and took great punishment even in his wins. He hardly goes down as a great champion, but at the same time, he gave his all in every fight, and always showed courage. Definitely was a fan favorite, though my preference was always for more skilled fighters.

[Dan Gould]

I saw on the scroll that the wife has been arrested. I have to imagine that the head wound knocked him out and she strangled him with the purse strap while he was incapacitated. Probably helped if he was drunk when he returned to the room, as it has been reported.

[Jazzmoose]

Gatti was a lesser champion in that he was beaten quite often, and took great punishment even in his wins.

I agree completely, but you always knew you were going to see a hell of a fight when Gatti got in the ring.

[Soulstation1]

IMO

He probably fell asleep or passed out and then his woman killed him

Similar to Steve McNair

IMO

[Van Basten II]

Gatti was a lesser champion in that he was beaten quite often, and took great punishment even in his wins.

I agree completely, but you always knew you were going to see a hell of a fight when Gatti got in the ring.

He was involved in more FOTY than any other fighter.

[Van Basten II]

Boxing black streak keeps on going, after Arguello, Gatti, now Vernon Forrest was killed in a robbery.

Forrest became famous after beating twice Shane Mosley, after being on the shelves after an injury he got his career back on track and was in the mix as one of the best 154 pounders in the world. He will also be remembered for his work with mentally challenged adults.

RIP Viper.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...A29OdwD99M9IIG0

[Van Basten II]

New twist in the Gatti story as the police from Brazil now says it's a suicide and has released his spouse. The family is of course contesting the decision and have asked local autorities to reopen the case and exhume the body.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8179389.stm

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/31/ap6725774.html

[Dan Gould]

I saw this a couple of days ago, and my first thought was, why are they taking the wife's claim he was suicidal when it helps to get her out of jail? By all accounts it was an extremely volatile relationship, yet this was their 'second honeymoon' - they have a fight and he kills himself out of fear that she would leave him?

It doesn't make sense, and if they really find it impossible that she hoisted and got his body suspended off a pipe or whatever, did they exhaust the possibility she had accomplices?

Very strange and of course very sad anyway you slice it.