Arturo Gatti Dead At 37

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, toughest SOB ever.

He's been out of boxing for two years now. Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, one of the toughest fighters to ever step foot in the squared circle, has been found dead today in a condo in Brazil. Foul play is suspected. Gatti had been on a second honeymoon with his wife and 10-month-old baby.

Brazil is a beautiful country, but it's so fucking dangerous to go there as a tourist if you have any money. There are so many people just looking to kidnap and rob a rich Westerner. I have no doubt this is what cost Arturo Gatti his life. Recife, which is the area where Gatti was staying, is notoriously unsafe if you get out of the tourist areas. Even then, it's still not safe.

Arturo Gatti never backed down from a fight in his life. In the ring, he was the blood and guts warrior who fought until his face was hamburger, then he fought some more. I have no doubt he stood up to the cowards that were trying to rob him, and that's what cost him his life. Official details are forthcoming, but I can't see this brave son of a bitch going out any other way.

Thanks for the memories, Thunder. You left us way too soon.

Posted 07/11/09 by Ron | Filed under: Boxing

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Comments

Damn, that's all I can say....just, damn.

Posted by Jade at 07/12/09 00:47:22

i think this article is irresponsible, jumping to conclusions without knowing the specifics of the story. Sure it is nice to speculate that he got confronted by some hoodlums, but why was the wife away on their second night there, since they say she found him at 6 AM and he had been dead for some 8 hours? and she is brazilian and they had had some troubles in their marriage...it is quite possible that she is a worse element than the so called crooks of pernambuco...we know not the details but to say anonymous bad guys confronted a wealthy westerner, and he being a tough sonofabitch resisted and fought back is totally fabrication and speculation and very irresponsible journalism!

Posted by fercho cabrera at 07/12/09 14:12:41

That's because I'm not a journalist, and when I posted this, all I knew was he was dead and it was foul play. In light of things that have come to the front today, it was reckless of me to speculate, but I was just following the lead of everyone else. I'll post an updated article now.

Posted by Ron at 07/13/09 22:58:16

The wife killed him and that's all there is to that. The police aren't even looking for anyone else. No forced entry and she was in the room all night with him. I hope she never sees the light of day again...

Posted by Tom at 07/18/09 01:00:22

i hope the wife suffers a horrible life!

Posted by mariahh at 10/08/09 09:57:45