So Arturo Gatti is dead.  According to the latest reports, Gatti was found strangled and with a knife wound to the back of his head.  So far the only suspect is his 23-year old "SCORES" stripper wife AMANDA RODRIGUES & the only witness is their 10-month old son who was in the apartment with them.  As details emerge we get a glimpse of a violent yet, common lifestyle of yet another once great Boxing Champion.
 
So it goes, another pugilist who weathered an array of wars inside the ring ~ only to be slain at the hands of life's suffering on the outside.  It's very likely that in this particular murder, Gatti's young fireplug stripping wife did not truly fathom the overall impact that her husband had in our sport.  (How many 23-year old females actually know this stuff?)
 
There are a few possible reasons explaining just why a fighter's legacy is more often than not "tainted" upon hanging up the gloves.  Hey, these are strictly observations from a boxing trainer and in no way scientific.  The primary research behind my hypothesis' stems from what's been observed in my 25+ years in the sport and my own thoughts as to why this happened to Gatti.
 
1// THE FIGHT INSIDE
Aggression, Sacrifice, Discipline, Isolation, Fear, Ego & Pain are certainly not selling points to embellish the Sweet Science.  Nonetheless, the 7 words above encompass every week of a fighter's journey toward life inside the ring.  It is often difficult to turn the faucet of these overpowering emotions off when lumbering from the fight game and into the ordinary world.  In many cases it is impossible.
 
2// EARLY RETIREMENT SPIRAL
Arturo Gatti was 37 years old when he died - two years after Alphonso Gomez forced him into stashing his workout gear in a sack in the basement.  Mind you, at 35 - when most ordinary folks are striding through the pinnacle of their careers, Gatti was an old, worn-out boxer who had to find something else to do.  So, here is a guy with no education ~ not skilled at any particular trade outside of a boxing gym ~ and thus, without  any means to make anymore money to purchase pretty things for his sexy-stripper wife.  
How amiable could things have been in the Gatti household?
 
3// STRIPPERS LAMENT
The definition of lament is described when grief is felt over the event itself. Granted I don't know anything about Amanda Rodrigues outside of the fact that she was Arturo's wife and she stripped for a living. 
Unfortunately, however, I do know a thing or two about strippers.  Some enjoy their trade and relish in the attention of groping old men, who get their rocks off in front of them while many dilute and sacrifice their self-esteem only for the cash.  
How harmonious could it have been to live with this chick? 
 

ARTURO GATTI R.I.P.