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Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Arturo Gatti

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Micky Ward

Arturo Gatti (40-9) and Micky Ward (38-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Gatti

40

Wins31 KO · 78%

9

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gatti leads 2–1

Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward have met 3 times; Gatti leads 2–1.

Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward have met 3 times; Gatti leads 2–1.
Met2002May 182002Nov 232003Jun 7Series
Arturo GattiFighter ALLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
Micky WardFighter BWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
ResultMDUDUD3Meetings

The Numbers

Gatti 7 · Ward 1 of 8 measurable rows
GattiWard
Record
40-9 (edge)38-13
Win %0–100%
81.6% (edge)
74.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%
77.5% (edge)
71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
78% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
49
51

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel
Arturo Gatti: 5′8″
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Reach+2″
Arturo Gatti: 68″
Micky Ward: 70″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Arturo Gatti: Died aged 37
Micky Ward: 61
Stance
Arturo Gatti: Orthodox
Micky Ward: Orthodox

Arturo Gatti left, Micky Ward right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Arturo Gatti40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Arturo Gatti: 40 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (78%) and 9 on the cards (23%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 78%9 on the cards 23%

Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arturo Gatti 49, Micky Ward 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Gatti better on 1

Gatti

Opponent

Ward

  • Arturo Gatti

    Win, KO 5

    2005

    LeijaGatti better

    Micky Ward

    Loss, TD 5

    2002

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Arturo Gatti has lost two straight, after one straight win. Gatti last boxed on Jul 14, 2007.WLWLL

Leija Jan 2005Mayweather Jun 2005Damgaard Jan 2006Baldomir Jul 2006Gómez Jul 20073 tracked bouts per year

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,536 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward have met 3 times and Arturo Gatti leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

WJun 7, 2003 · Gatti · UD

WNov 23, 2002 · Gatti · UD

LMay 18, 2002 · Ward · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gatti or Ward?
Arturo Gatti is 40-9 and Micky Ward is 38-13. Arturo Gatti has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Gatti40–981.6%

Ward38–1374.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gatti or Ward?
Arturo Gatti has 31 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Arturo Gatti has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gatti3177.5%

Ward2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gatti and Ward have any common opponents?
Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward share 1 common opponent: Jesse James Leija. Arturo Gatti fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Jesse James LeijaWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gatti and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arturo Gatti and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gatti49bouts

Ward51bouts

How They Win ↓

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