Joe Gatti 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 held a steadfast career record boasting 30 wins (22 K.O.) and 8
Joe Baksi reported as the greatest upset in years, Baksi lost a split decision. Even Tandberg was surprised, saying after the fight "I didn't believe I had won the fight. I thought I was too much on the defensive in the closing rounds." After his stunning defeat, Baksi took a year off. He was still the third ranked heavyweight contender, behind Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles, and ahead of Lee Savold, when he scheduled a fight with Ezzard Charles. The winner of that fight would have a title match with Joe Louis. Charles, the 5-14 favorite, defeated Baksi by TKO in