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Micky Ward is THE FIGHTER that inspired the major motion picture.Welcome to Lowell, where anything can happen. Rocky Marciano fought at the Auditorium in 1947. Mike Tyson fought there in his Golden Gloves days and nights. Glucose Ray Leonard gained there, as have Marvin Hagler. All of them ready for his fight downstairs in the boiler room, just like a large number of other kids. "Irish" Micky Ward was raised in the 1970s and '80s as a tough child from Lowell, Massachusetts - a town where boxers were once bred as a means of survival. A difficult staff member who overcame misfortune, bad management, and persistent pain in his hands, he prevented the pitfall of poverty and dead-end work that plagued Lowell to become a Golden Gloves junior welterweight. Ward participated in road fights from an early on age group and was permanently known by his competitors and spectators as the underdog. But along with his incredible capability to instantly drop an opponent later part of the in a fight with his brand remaining hook, he placed proving everyone wrong. After fifteen many years of boxing, a string of defeats, and 3 years of retirement life, Micky battled Arturo Gatti in 2002 in the fight that was later called "Fight of the entire year" by Ring mag and dubbed "Fight of the Hundred years" by boxing authors and fans across the country. Ten rounds of brutal action ended with Micky winning by decision, and reviving passion for a sport that were weighted down by many years of showboating and problem. ESPN and Boston television set reporter Bob Halloran recounts Micky's go up to hero status, his rivalry along with his imprisoned brother, and the negotiations, betrayals, and drugs that finally shaped a outrageous young ones into a nationally reputed boxer. BOB HALLORAN is the weekend reports and sports activities anchor at WCVB-TV in Boston. He's also a previous ESPN anchor and columnist for ESPN.com. He spent some time working as a reports and sports activities anchor in New Britain for over twenty years, and he creates a each week column for Boston's Metro papers.
