George Michael Ward Jr.
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George Michael Ward Jr. is an American former professional boxer, better known as Micky Ward, famed for his gritty fighting style and trilogy of bouts with Arturo Gatti.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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light welterweight boxer ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInSport | 1985–2003 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish Micky Ward
NERFINISHED
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Micky Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fight of the Year (Ring Magazine, 2002 vs Arturo Gatti)
NERFINISHED
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Fight of the Year (Ring Magazine, 2003 vs Arturo Gatti) ⓘ |
| basedIn | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-10-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| firstProfessionalFightYear | 1985 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Irish
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Micky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty fighting style
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trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| losses | 13 ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | George Michael Ward Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableOpponent | Arturo Gatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTechnique | left hook to the body ⓘ |
| notableWork | trilogy of bouts with Arturo Gatti in 2002–2003 ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxing trainer
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professional boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mark Wahlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Dicky Eklund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Dicky Eklund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| style |
body puncher
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pressure fighter ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film "The Fighter" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | WBU light welterweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalFights | 51 ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Dicky Eklund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light welterweight
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welterweight ⓘ |
| wins | 38 ⓘ |
| winsByKO | 27 ⓘ |
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