Joe Gatti Gatti's career. Joe Gatti now is back attending high school at CBA. Joe Gatti "Lightning" Joe Gatti (born 12 April 1967) is a Canadian former middleweight boxer who fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the older brother of former world boxing champion, Arturo Gatti. Born in Montreal, Quebec Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 1980s from Canada where he lived and trained with Panama Lewis. Joe was the chief sparring partner of Canadian born champion Matthew Hilton. Although Joe did not live up to the fame and fortune of his younger brother, he
Barbados Joe Walcott was TKO'ed by the champion George "Kid" Lavigne in the 12th round. He was also unsuccessful in his first attempt to win the world Welterweight championship when Mysterious Billy Smith outpointed him on December 6, 1898. Likely his most frequent opponent, Walcott fought Smith six times in his career. On February 23, 1900, Walcott met the Jewish light heavyweight, Joe Choynski, winning in a surprising seventh-round TKO, though outweighed by 16 pounds and conceding his opponent a full foot advantage in height. Likely sensing the need for a quick start against his gifted opponent, Walcott sent Choynski to the mat