The first fight between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward at the Mohegan Sun on May 18 , 2002 , was so intensely exciting that the subsequent installments could never match it .
Both were excellent bouts .
The first fight between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward at the Mohegan Sun on May 18 , 2002 , was so intensely exciting that the subsequent installments could never match it although both were excellent bouts .