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The story of Ward's comeback and rise to fame was made into a 2010 feature film, The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg (who was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor) as Ward. Wahlberg confirmed to Spike TV that The Fighter 2 is in the works, which will focus on the legendary fight trilogy between Ward and Arturo Gatti.
The album The Warrior's Code by the Dropkick Murphys features Ward on the cover, and is the subject of the title song. The live version is played in the film, The Fighter.
The game Fight Night Round 3 (2006) features Ward and Gatti on the cover (PS2 and Xbox versions only).
A book – Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward – about Ward's life and boxing career was written by Bob Halloran in 2008.
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