I can't believe Arturo Gatti is dead...

[Sal Collaziano]

Arturo Gatti, the former boxing champion whose brutal bouts made him one of the ring’s most exciting figures of the past decade, was found dead Saturday in a hotel room at a Brazilian seaside resort. He was 37.

The Pernambuco state civil police detained Gatti’s Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, 23, and accused her of killing him, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Gatti was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse and also had a head injury, according to Milena Saraiva, a police spokeswoman. The couple’s 1-year-old son, Arturo Jr., had been in the apartment at Porto de Galinhas, where Gatti and his wife were vacationing, but was unhurt, she said.

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[warp08]

So, he was a champion but could not fight off his wife? Sorry for the sarcasm, but I couldn't help wonder. Or is his wife a martial artist or something?

 

[Sal Collaziano]

He was hit in the head with a blunt object - then strangled to death. It can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how tough you are. Think about it. The next time you walk into your house late at night when it's dark - how easy would it be for someone to come up from behind you and cover your face with a Chloroform filled rag, bag you and bring you to wherever they do their business? The next time you open your eyes, you could be hanging from hooks off a ceiling by your own flesh - compliments of Captain Howdy...

 

[crupp]

HG did you box? I spent almost 4 years in Golden Gloves, back in my in shape days.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

HG did you box? I spent almost 4 years in Golden Gloves, back in my in shape days.

Yes. I've boxed and done MMA for a good portion of my life. I'm currently healing bruised ribs from training last week... You were certainly a better boxer than I!