Back in 2000, Arturo Gatti ended Joey Gamache's career and nearly killed him in a junior welterweight bout when he entered the ring as a middleweight, putting on 19 pounds between weigh-in Friday and fight night Saturday. Most recently, rumor has it that when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez flattened Amir Khan, the Mexican star had put on nearly 30 pounds between Friday weigh-in and … [Read more...]
Old School: Part Two
By Ted Sares A pier six mind-set involving an inclination to engage in brutal street-like brawls was a part of the old-school mix. The Basilio-DeMarco wars were the sin quo non of Old School, but for a pure, visual definition, the best I can do is recommend the Monroe Brooks-Bruce Curry fight in 1978 in which the fighters fought with both skill and savagery and let it all … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Arturo Gatti vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
by Fox Doucette We've got a tale of two styles on tonight's card at the Historical Fight Night Arena. And I don't mean in the main event, oh no. You're getting exactly what the names on the ticket would imply you're getting, as Arturo Gatti and Ruslan Provodnikov are set to fight an absolute war. The contrast comes between the main event and the co-feature. As brutal and … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Ray Mancini vs. Arturo Gatti
by Fox Doucette Sometimes we like to put on technical matchups between highly skilled fighters to determine the greatest boxers of all time here at the Historical Fight Night Arena. Other times, we create savage entertainment for the baser elements of boxing society in which guys are put in there and told to punch each other until one of them simply cannot stand up anymore, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Gatti-Arguello II, Edwin Valero vs. Salvador Sanchez
by Fox Doucette Three weeks ago, controversy erupted at the Historical Fight Night Arena in San Dimas, California, as Arturo Gatti defeated Alexis Arguello by 8th-round knockout at junior welterweight. Surely, the fix had to be in. No way could Gatti beat Arguello, the fans claimed. Anyone who'd think otherwise must be mad as a hatter. The HFN promotional team took notice, … [Read more...]