Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward

The brutal trilogy of light-welterweight fights between Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Mickey Ward is the focus of this documentary.

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

as Narrator (voice)

Arturo Gatti

as Self (Archival Footage)

Micky Ward

as Self

Larry Merchant

as Self

Michael Buffer

as Self

Ida Gatti

as Self

Sofia Gatti

as Self

Charlene Ward

as Self

Dicky Eklund

as Self

Lou DiBella

as Self

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