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My Take
Arturo Gatti fought like the rules of self-preservation didn't apply to him. Italian-born, fighting out of Canada, he'd take a beating and keep marching forward, turning brawls into the kind of war that had you yelling at the screen to please, please back off. He didn't out-box people so much as out-will them, and that's why the 2002 Ring Comeback of the Year and the 2013 Hall of Fame induction feel inevitable. He died far too young in 2009 at 37. What I remember isn't the titles, it's that bloodied, almost grinning face. People fall hard for that kind of beautiful recklessness.
Overview
Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arturo Gatti
- Name (Japanese)
- アルツロ・ガッティ
- Reading
- あるつろ・がってぃ
- Born
- April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Cassino, Province of Frosinone, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
- 2002 The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year
- 2013 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Super Lightweight Champion
- IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion
- 2002 Ali–Frazier Award
- 1997 The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.