Skydiving Without a Parachute

By Nigel Collins

ARTURO GATTI AND MICKY WARD ELEVATED RISK-TAKING TO ANOTHER LEVEL EACH TIME THEY FOUGHT EACH OTHER,

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Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward turned risk-taking into an artform

Ward's escape from obscurity

'Thunder' never gave less than everything

Ward excelled at both giving and receiving pain

The fight that started it all

Strategy joins the equation

A brutal conclusion, an unbreakable bond

The stats beneath the sweat

A friendship worth fighting for

Gatti's death remains clouded by controversy