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All Lightweight bouts, featuring these four fighters from successive eras...

Micky Ward vs. Michael Katsidis

Arturo Gatti vs. Juan Diaz

Arturo Gatti vs. Michael Katsidis

Micky Ward vs. Juan Diaz

What happens?

Ward Vs Katsidis Split Draw 2 knockdowns each One judge for each possible outcome

Gatti vs Diaz TKO 7 Gatti

Gatti vs Katsidis TKO 10 Gatti Gatti drops Katsidis once

Ward Vs Diaz Majority Draw Diaz drops Ward once gets one judges approval

Ward loses both fights. Gatti goes down against Katsidis, but ends up winning both fights.

Ward didn't do much outside the Gatti fights (two of which were relatively onesided). He was never a world class fighter, imo, and might be drained at 135.

Katsidis would've knocked Gatti out.

Agreed, and Juan Diaz would have won a convincing decision over Gatti.

Ward isn't a 135lb fighter. Diaz wins this imv.