The man carried East Coast boxing on his back for almost a decade, and four years after his death, his name is still the one summoned when a pundit or fight fan looks for a name that exemplifies unfathomable athletic will in the face of Sisyphean odds. And yet, there is a contingent of folks out and about who think Arturo Gatti, the "Human Highlight Reel" of boxing, a person who gave fans more entertainment value per outing than anyone outside of Mike Tyson in this era, doesn't deserve entry into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY.
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