Championship boxer Micky Ward, who was portrayed by Mark Wahberg in the academy award winning movie “The Fighter”, was hospitalized in Massachusetts today after he was attacked by a stray dog. More details after the jump!!
According to TMZ, Micky was walking his dog Wednesday when a stray got approached and became aggressive. Micky says he tried to get in between the two animals when the stray turned him into a a human chew toy.
A rep for Ward says that Micky suffered bites on his arm and a major wound to right index finger, which was “almost taken off” in the attack. Ward went to the hospital for treatment and is expected remain there until Sunday.
As for the dogs, Ward says he eventually shooed the stray away and his dog emerged from the incident unscathed.
