And it is that that “The Fighter” best demonstrates of Ward, in and out of the ring. Micky Ward always has been all heart. It is why the title has been so poignant, too.

Micky Ward was certain he had blown his chance to fight Arturo Gatti. During their limo ride back from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio the night of January 5, 2002, Lou DiBella, who was Ward’s ...

The Fighter 's true story of Dicky Eklund and Micky Ward helps to solidify it as a truly special boxing movie, depicting the complexities of family, addiction, and the relentless pursuit of a dream.

In 2010, he partnered with director David O. Russell for the biographical sports drama The Fighter, in which he appears as professional welterweight boxer Micky Ward as he sets out to become a ...