This is a real head scratcher even for people who have followed boxing for a long time. Wish we all could get those kinds of six-figure development deals.
In moving to become a consultant, Hauser admitted that his new role would preclude him from criticism of his new employer.Īs Tim Smith of the NY Daily News wrote at the time, “The HBO honchos hired Hauser to silence him and have given him some nebulous responsibilities that call for him to develop projects. Hauser had been a vocal and prominent critic of HBO Boxing, and had suggested publicly that the broadcaster hire someone like him to oversee matchmaking. In February 2012, he joined HBO as a consultant, a move that elicited shock across the boxing world. But he has been a controversial figure at times. It is not a stretch to say that he has influenced a generation of writers on the sweet science. His books Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times and The Black Lights are essential reading. Hauser is rightfully seen as the world’s leading boxing writer. Complicating things was that weeks before his death, Gatti had changed his will to leave everything to Rodrigues.Įnter Thomas Hauser. The next morning, Rodrigues called the police after finding Gatti on the floor, dead. The couple then left, returning to their hotel. Gatti returned, got into a fight with other patrons of the restaurant who came to her aid, knocked out one man, and was hit with a bicycle on the back of his head. Gatti became drunk during the meal, began to fight with Rodrigues, pushed her to the ground, and left the scene with their son. On the night he died, the pair, with their son, went to dinner.
According to Gatti’s friend Tony Rizzo, Gatti called him during the middle of the trip to tell him that the marriage was over.Īfter visiting Europe, Gatti and Rodrigues went to her home country of Brazil to see family. Gatti would later be arrested and charged for violating this order.ĭespite all this, the couple went on a three-week trip to Europe and Brazil. In 2009, a restraining order from the Court of Quebec was issued, ordering Gatti to keep away from his estranged wife. Rodrigues, it was reported in the news program 48 Hours, had also been violent to Gatti. Gatti, who had retired the year they had gotten married, had been arrested and cited for domestic violence against Rodrigues in Hawaii in 2008. There was violence and other abuse in the relationship. The pair had met in late 2006, married in 2007, and had a son. When he died, Arturo Gatti was in the throes of a volatile and disintegrating marriage to Amanda Rodrigues. Much of what happened that night has been debated and litigated, but this is what we know. Gatti died in the early hours of July 11, 2009, in a second-floor holiday apartment in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. Thomas Hauser, who knew Gatti somewhat and has written extensively on the sport for decades, looked at Killed in Brazil? The Mysterious Death of Arturo Gatto, and added his own thoughts on what happened. However, he still enjoys his career-earned wealth and focuses on his businesses and, most importantly, family.This week sees the story of Arturo Gatti and his death come back to the fore, with a review in the UK’s Boxing News of a book on the boxer. In an interview, he said that the tattoo represents his 'warrior status' and its main work is to scare his opponents in battles.įrom Mike Tyson's daughter, Exodus Tyson's death, 'The Baddest man on the planet' still shows vulnerability and seems that was when he hit the lowest in his life. One thing that is synonymous with his legacy is his tattoo. Source: Getty Images What does Mike Tyson's face tattoo mean? Former Heavy Weight Champion Boxer Mike Tyson attends a screening of "Tyson" at the AMC Loews 19th Street on 20 April 2009 in New York City. At that time, he was only seven but is 20 years of age in 2022.
Miguel Leo was the one who found Exodus tangled up in the cord on the day of the incident.
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