Arturo "Thunder" Gatti murdered

[Crazy Canuck]

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Gatti

 

[82CardsGrad]

Wow. Incredible... Can't believe the amount of high-profile deaths we've seen over the last 2-3 weeks.

Gatti was always one of my favorites. One of the alltime great pure "action" fighters in the history of the sport. His 3 fights with Mickey Ward has to be one of the greatest trilogies ever...

RIP Arturo. You never disappointed...

 

[Big D]

Damn we lost ANOTHER one. This news just bums me the f out... RIP Thunder

 

[cardsfanmd]

This totally blew my mind when I saw it a few hours ago. He was the first of these celebrities whose recent death actually hit. He has been my favorite boxer since I was 9yrs old and my nickname has been Gatti pretty much ever since. This is so effed up.

 

[PDXChris]

Police detain Gatti's wife as suspect

SAO PAULO -- The wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti was detained as a suspect by Brazilian authorities Sunday following his death at a posh seaside resort.

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

The former junior welterweight champion 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 the Canadian also had 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 pair were extremely jealous of each other and that he constantly complained of her clothing when she traveled to Brazil.

Acelino "Popo" Freitas, a four-time world champion Brazilian boxer, told Globo TV's Web site 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 1-year-old son, who was unhurt, was with 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.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4322072

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Funeral Monday:

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1799565

 

[dreamcastrocks]

This totally blew my mind when I saw it a few hours ago. He was the first of these celebrities whose recent death actually hit. He has been my favorite boxer since I was 9yrs old and my nickname has been Gatti pretty much ever since. This is so effed up.

The Ward/Gatti trilogy were probably the best fights of the past 15 years.

 

[CaptTurbo]

I think the wife is innocent. It recently came out that Gatti was hanging when the police arrived. No way she could hang him. Its shaping up to be suicide.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I think the wife is innocent. It recently came out that Gatti was hanging when the police arrived. No way she could hang him. Its shaping up to be suicide.

Feel free to think that she's innocent, but you are a bit quick on the conclusions:

http://www.thestar.com/article/668566

 

[CaptTurbo]

This says it all to me

The autopsy report, however, raises some doubts. Jornal do Comercio, based in the state capital of Recife, reported the autopsy findings saying Gatti's body was "suspended and hanged, indicating he may have committed suicide."

Again I couldnt hang Gatti on my own how would she?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

This says it all to me

The autopsy report, however, raises some doubts. Jornal do Comercio, based in the state capital of Recife, reported the autopsy findings saying Gatti's body was "suspended and hanged, indicating he may have committed suicide."

Again I couldnt hang Gatti on my own how would she?

If hanged, you are quite right.

His family and friends at the funeral discounted the possibility of suicide.

 

[CaptTurbo]

Did I hit the nail on the head or what. My question is why would they even hold the wife if he was hanging. Its a no brainer she cant lift him.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Did I hit the nail on the head or what. My question is why would they even hold the wife if he was hanging. Its a no brainer she cant lift him.

He wasn't hanging when the cops arrived, he was on the floor.

That said; They've concluded it was suicide, although the family in Montreal had him exhumed for a complete autopsy, and a famous American ME has concluded that there are marks on the body that raise questions as to the Brazilian conclusions.

More to follow, no doubt...

 

[82CardsGrad]

He wasn't hanging when the cops arrived, he was on the floor.

That said; They've concluded it was suicide, although the family in Montreal had him exhumed for a complete autopsy, and a famous American ME has concluded that there are marks on the body that raise questions as to the Brazilian conclusions.

More to follow, no doubt...

Definitely more to this story...

 

[AussieCardinal]

Wow I didnt even hear about this. Im amazed that this didnt make any news here in Australia.

I loved Gatti. RIP.