Intimate warfare: the true story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward boxing trilogy

"This book tells the story of the greatest blood-and-guts rivalry in the history of boxing, the spectacular trilogy of fights between Arturo Thunder Gatti and Irish Micky Ward. It paints a vivid portrait of two charismatic boxers who ushered each other into boxing lore with their three epic collisions, tracing their lives, careers, collisions in the ring, and the unlikely friendship they formed despite their brutal fights."--Provided by publisher.;pt. I. Collision course. "I always wondered what it would be like to fight my twin" -- Micky -- Arturo -- Brother's keeper -- Roller coaster -- Blood is not always thicker -- Crossroads -- Rebirth -- It's going to be a great fight -- pt. II. Intimate warfare. Beautiful, ugly, and dangerous -- Let's do it again -- Blood and guts -- pt. III. Blood brothers. Friends -- Reunion -- An enduring mystery.