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Corner #31
Micky Ward
LT Welterwe Champ
38 (27 KO)
21:30
On this episode Co Smitty down w Micky Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights
with Arturo Gatti, two of which received Fight of the Year awards by The Ring magazine, as well as his relentless
pressure fighting style. His blue collar upbringing and never say die attitude made him a fan favorite. In the 2010 film
The Fighter, based on his early career, Ward was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg.
Micky got in the ring with Smitty at the International Boxing Hall of Fame and demonstrated
some of the body punching that wore down many of his opponents during their grueling battles
In This Corner premiered on April 1 2004 on the Empire Sports Network broadcasting in Upstate New
York and Nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Since that first airing, In This Corner has been on the
air every week and is in its 15th year of featuring one on one interviews and in ring demonstrations with
the biggest names in the sport of Boxing.
There has never been another show that has chronicled the stories of this many World Champions.
