On June 7, 2003, Arturo Gatti (35-6, 28 KOs) and Micky Ward (38-12, 27 KOs) meet in the ring for the 3rd, in a 10-round bout.
Arturo Gatti is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ward, 6 months and 15 days ago. Micky Ward is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Gatti, 6 months and 15 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Micky Ward at 54.2-45.8, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Ward has a slightly better chance of winning, but Gatti could also certainly pull it off.
In the rematch, Arturo Gatti defeated Micky Ward via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Gatti improves his record to 36-6, while Ward adds a loss to his record at 38-13.