On This Day In Boxing History!

Arturo Gatti vs Joey Gamache

February 26th, 2000

Madison Square Garden, New York

Arturo Gatti Was Not Properly Weighed Before Joey Gamache Fight, Rules Judge! (click here)

A judge ruled that the New York State Athletic Commission mishandled Arturo Gatti's weigh-in before his 2000 fight against Joey Gamache at Madison Square Garden, but rejected Gamache's damages claim for his career-ending knockout loss.

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Judge Melvin Schweitzer ruled the commission failed to properly verify Gatti met the 141-pound limit, as an official removed him from the scale prematurely, but evidence didn't prove Gatti was "substantially" heavier. HBO unofficially weighed Gatti at 160 pounds and Gamache at 145 pounds before the bout, where Gatti knocked out Gamache in the second round, leading to brain damage claims. The commission welcomed the decision, noting improved modern weigh-in procedures with electronic scales.

February 26th

1903: Jack Johnson W20 Sam McVey

Young Corbett D20 Eddie Hanlon

1911: Johnny Coulon W20 Frankie Conley

1918: Terry McGovern passes age 37

1925: Jack Delaney KO4 Tiger Flowers

Jackie "Kid" Berg KO9 Billy Streets

George Godfrey KO5 Tut Jackson

1926: Tiger Flowers WSD15 Harry Greb

1934: Marcel Thil W15 Ignacio Ara

1939: The "Real Rocky" Charles "Chuck Wepner was born in New York, N.Y.

1943: Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Jake La Motta - their 2nd fight in 21-days

1946: Tony Zale KO4 Bobby Claus

1951: Charley Humez W15 Gilbert Lavoine

Willie Pep KO2 Eddie Webb

Rex Layne KO3 Bill Petersen

1954: Lulu Perez KO2 Willie Pep via 2nd round ko. It is widely felt that Pep took a dive. Sports Illustrated reported he did dive for 16 grand and Pep sued them for 75 mil - however, Pep lost the lawsuit, he jury deliberated for just 15 minutes before reaching their verdict against Pep

1956: Gerhard Hecht TKO13 Charles Colin

Valere Benedetto TKO9 Jacques Herbillon

Alphonse Halimi TKO2 Pierre Gress Gyde

1957: Vince Martinez W10 Kid Gavilan

Roy "Cut and Shoot" Harris W10 Joey Rowan

1960: Nicolino Locche W10 Jaime Gine, Mendoza

Spider Webb W10 Rory Calhoun

Roger Rischer KO4 Frankie Haynes

Eddie Machen KO9 Billy Hunter

1965: Zora Folley W10 Oscar Bonavena

Jose Legra W10 Mario Sitri

Luis Folledo W10 Bob Cofie

1967: Vuyani Bungu born in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa

1968: Lionel Rose W15 Fighting Harada

Ismael Laguna W10 Ray Adigun

1973: Hector Thompson W15 Manny Santos

Irish Pat Murphy D10 Edwin "Chu Chu" Mulave

1979: Bobby Chacon KO 5 Shig Fukuyama

Eddie Gregory (AKA Mustafa Muhammad) W10 Pat Cuillo (AKA Vic Valentino)

Gerry Cooney KO1 Charlie Johnson

Ralph Racine KO10 Ezequiel "Cocoa" Sanchez

1981: Daniel Geale is born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

1984: Rocky Lockridge KO1 Roger Mayweather 

Vinny Pazienza KO4 David Bell, Beaumont

Barry Michael W10 Jerome Artis

1987: Paul Hodkinson KO4 Kamel Djadda

1988: Demetrius Andrade is born in Providence, Rhode Island

1990: Edward "Pee Wee" Parker NC12 Refugio RojasParker wins by unanimous decision but tests positive for cocaine. The California State Athletic Commission changes the result to a no-contest.

Quincy Taylor W10 Gilbert Baptist

1993: Tom (Boom Boom) Johnson W12 Manuel Medina

William Joppy age 22 debuts W4 Dwayne Tennet

Cesar Bazan KO3 Rafael Vargas

Vincent Boulware W12 Dale Jackson

1994: Steve Little W12 Michael Nunn

Nigel Benn W12 Henry Wharton

Orlando Canizales KO4 Gerardo Martinez

Lloyd Honeyghan KO6 Kevin Adamson

Dennis Andries W10 Mike Peak

Oliver McCall KO1 Dan Murphy

2000: Oscar De La Hoya KO7 Derrell Coley

Arturo Gatti KO2 Joey Gamache

The weight disparity on the day of the fight was so great that it resulted in a popular outcry against Gatti. This violent knockout landed Gamache in the hospital for a week and ended his career.

Lamon Brewster W10 Richard Mason

Vernie Torres W12 Genaro "Poblanito" Garcia

Clifford Etienne KO2 James Jones

Denkaosan Kaovichit KO3 Johnny Binge

Kompayak Porpramook W6 Denpipop Kengkarun

2003: Daisuke Naito KO2 Manop Sithgorson

2004: Joan Guzmán TKO7 Agapito Sánchez

Daniel Ponce De Leon KO6 Cesar Figueroa

2005: Fabrice Tiozzo KO6 Dariusz Michalczewski

Miguel Cotto TKO5 DeMarcus Corley

Rosendo Alvarez KO7 Regulo Gamez

Zsolt Erdei W12 Hugo Hernan Garay

Wladimir Sidorenko W12 Julio Zarate

2006: Daiki Kameda KO1 Samart Sithsaithong

2009: Tenkai Tsunami SD10 Zhang Xi Yan

Suriyan Por Chokchai (AKA Petchpayarknum / Sor Rungvisai) W12 Irfan Ogah

Alexander Ustinov KO5 Maksym Pediura

2010: Zolani Tete W12 Richard Garcia

Antonio Escalante W10 Miguel Roman

Danny Garcia W10 Ashley Theophane

Masayuki Kuroda KO4 Yasuaki Sato

Wale Omotoso TKO7 Ray Musson

2011: Brandon Rios TKO10 Miguel Acosta

Julio Cesar Miranda TKO4 Ardin Diale

Gilberto Keb Baas RTD9 Jose Antonio Aguirre

Wilbert Uicab W12 Edwin Diaz

Juan Carlos Salgado W10 Guadalupe Rosales

Robinson Castellanos W12 Christopher Perez

Ermano Fegatilli W12 Stephen Foster

2013: Ayaka Miyao W10 Masae Akitaya

2017: Tatsuya Fukuhara WSD12 Moises Calleros

2022: Josh Taylor WSD12 Jack Catterall

2023: Badou Jack TKO12 Ilunga Makabu