Boxing has seen a whole host of legends enter and exit the sport, some gone too soon, others retiring too late, but there is one in particular who captivated fans like nobody else could.
Mike Tyson has delivered enthralling fights for the fans over the years, from his devastating knockouts to the storylines attached to them – how Tyson beat Holmes after promising Muhammad Ali he would, how ‘Iron’ Mike broke the eye socket of a gangster who wronged him, and so much more.
But Tyson wasn’t the only one to deliver iconic fights for the fans. UK fans will remember the domestic rivalry between Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, which produced two blockbuster bouts.
US fans, on the other hand, will remember an iconic trilogy between an Irishman and a Canadian.
Mike Tyson training Arturo Gatti Jr. excites fans
On social media, Tyson is seen coaching the son of the legendary Arturo Gatti on the heavy bag.
Gatti had an amazing career, facing the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and, most notably, Micky Ward.
Gatti and Ward fought three times, and every time fans could not avert their eyes. Ward won the first encounter by majority decision, and Gatti won the next two encounters.
Ward also fought Mayweather’s toughest test – the journeyman Emanuel Augustus who gave him a run for his money.
Fans remember these fights fondly and are happy to see Gatti’s son following in his footsteps. Gatti himself was taken too soon as he passed away in 2009 by suicide.
Other users wrote: ‘Hell yeah! His daddy was a hell of a warrior. Guts and heart for miles!’
‘Continue the thunder name!’
‘It’s good to see a Gatti training, I miss those days of Gatti v Ward..’
‘This kid is gonna be a beast’.
Micky Ward trained Arturo Gatti for his farewell fight
Though Ward retired from boxing following the pair’s trilogy, Gatti fought seven more times before calling it a day.
In his penultimate fight, he was stopped by Carlos Baldomir, a loss which prompted Gatti to move trainers from Buddy McGirt to his former rival, Micky Ward.
Ward took up the mantle as trainer, and, though unsuccessful, with Gatti losing by stoppage in the seventh round to Alfonso Gomez, it was a testament to the bond the pair formed after sharing thirty grueling rounds.