ARTURO GATTI FOUND DEAD IN BRAZIL

[sdtekken]

Damn that is sad. I always enjoyed watching him fight.

RIP Champ

 

[jthagreat]

Sad...police suspect foul play...RIP

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

damn RIP Thunder

 

[mht214]

RIP
warrior in the ring.

gave us some awesome fights to watch.

 

[crobers 78]

R.I.P bro...ok so what do you all presumed happened? sounds fishy

 

[mistah majestic]

NO WAY! I idolized that guy growing up. His fights were so exciting. Those Micki ward fights were some of the greatest fights ever. Even though he wasn'tconsidered the best of the best, he was one of my favorites for sure. Rest in peace Gotti

 

[happygel]

damn RIP
whats going on

 

[airvandal180]

They've arrested his wife as a suspect in the killing.

 

[gunna get it]

Yea, I read that this morning...

man o man

 

[lazy b]

His wife should have been a suspect when she gave that stupid %#% alibi.

 

[sir rob a lot]

^^^What exactly did she say?

 

[crazy dav0]

RIP ... he must have been real smashed to get strangled by a purse

... '09 is crazy ...

 

[grusumm18]

look what kazemi started...athelete whether they have a JO or nor, best sleep with one eye open now

 

[cquan05]

SAO PAULO -- Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect on Sunday following his death at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.

Police said 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation. The Canadian boxer's body was found early Saturday in a hotel room at the Porto de Galinhas resort in northeastern Brazil.

The former junior welterweight champion from Montreal was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found at the scene with blood stains, said Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for the Pernambuco state civil police. She told The Associated Press that Gatti also sustained a head injury.

The investigation was not complete, but Saraiva said authorities were preparing to present a formal accusation against Rodrigues, who denied being involved in her husband's death.

Police said Rodrigues, a Brazilian, could not explain how she spent nearly 10 hours in the room without noticing that Gatti was already dead.

Police were investigating witness reports that the couple fought and Gatti was drunk when he returned to his room Friday night, Saraiva said, adding that police were told the couple was extremely jealous of each other and that he constantly complained of her clothing when she travelled to Brazil.

Acelino (Popo) Freitas, a four-time world champion Brazilian boxer, told Globo TV's website on Saturday that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife and that he "knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate."

The couple's one-year-old son, who was unhurt, was handed to Rodrigues' sister, Saraiva said.

The 37-year-old Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9 and 31 knockouts.

Known for his straightforward punching and granite-like chin, Gatti captured the junior welterweight title in 1995, when he defeated Tracy Harris Patterson in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

 

[ezflash26]

purse w/ blood all on the strap was found that he was more than likely strangled with....lookin like he was killed by his shorty too.

edit - ^ good lookin

These B's is on another level of foul out here, got damn...

His wife should have been a suspect when she gave that stupid %#% alibi.
what she say?

 

[crossisom]

Wow. R.I.P.

I know people die everyday, but I hope all these recent numerous deaths aren't a sign.

 

[million dollar stacks]

WHAT THE #*@# IS GOING ON MAN?

 

[lazy b]

Originally Posted by Sir Rob A Lot

^^^What exactly did she say?

Globo Esporte, affiliated with one of the largest television stations in Brazil, is reporting that Gatti was found by his wife Amanda when she woke up in the condo.
You were in that deep of a sleep that you didn't hear anything occurring?

 

[gunna get it]

Originally Posted by CROSSISOM

Wow. R.I.P.

I know people die everyday, but I hope all these recent numerous deaths aren't a sign.

aint no signs.
murder been around since forever. its not a signal of anything

 

[Truth]

%$$? @@!+$#% are CRAZY! McNair... now Gatti?

 

[putting in work]

RIP

 

[TheGodFresco]

These females getting out of hand now

 

[q46tothee]

I'm not buying the fact that his chick (alone) could have choked him out w. a purse strap. Something in this story don't add up. There had to have beena 3rd party.

 

[gunna get it]

he was drunk as %%@$... prolly caught him halfway passed out...

 

[uclamike]

Originally Posted by Q46totheE

I'm not buying the fact that his chick (alone) could have choked him out w. a purse strap. Something in this story don't add up. There had to have been a 3rd party.

here we go with this crap again