www.arturogatti.comArturo Gatti got one last standing ovation on Monday as his family and the boxing world paid tribute to the former world champion from Montreal whose death at a Brazilian resort on July 11 remains a mystery.An overflow crowd of about 1,000 packed Notre Dame de la Defense church in a north-end Italian neighborhood for the funeral of one of the sport’s most spectacular fighters. Gatti was 37 when he died, only two years after his retirement from the ring.Among the many active and retired boxers on hand was (Irish) Mickey Ward, who became friends with Gatti after their trilogy of classic brawls in 2002 and 2003. He said Gatti had planned to visit him at his home near Boston later this month."It's unfortunate because he's just too young for this to happen," Ward said as he fought off tears after the service. "It's a sad day."It was great going toe-to-toe with him. It wasn't great getting hit, but that's the game. After we fought three times we had a great relationship. I think it was more important to both of us that we were friends instead of just rivals."A highlight of the service was a presentation of an honorary World Boxing Council championship belt to Gatti's mother Ida by referee Gerry Bolen, which moved the congregation to stand to cheer.As she left the church, Ida Gatti held up the belt, a gift from WBC president Jose Sulaiman, to a large crowd that had gathered on the sidewalk across the street. Gatti was a former WBC light-welterweight champion.A letter was also read from former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, one of the few fighters more popular than Gatti during his career.Tyson recalled first meeting a nine-year-old Gatti and his older brother Joe at a training camp in the Catskills region of New York State."I was always happy to see his success," Tyson said in his message. "I am happy to have been part of his short, exciting life."There was also a message from Jeremiah Healy, mayor of Jersey City, N.J., where Gatti lived during his ...