Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Arum Nixes Pacquiao-Khan
Pacquiao?s longtime promoter put the kibosh on the bout, for reasons that have not been adequately explained? The proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan has been nixed by Bob Arum.…
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Fire and Brimstone
The persons responsible have not been apprehended, but Pacquiao supporters have been ruled out as possible culprits? Floyd Mayweather?s TMT van was firebombed in Birmingham, England over the weekend. The incident occurred…
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?One Time? Wins Big Time
Thurman took his foot off the gas during the championship rounds, but he didn?t pull an Oscar De La Hoya against Felix Trinidad? Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New…
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Introduction: ?Sonny Liston ? In a New Light?
Liston was dogged by a miasma of sadness, unmitigated and beyond resolution, of tragedies past, and of tragedies to come? Sonny Liston is in many ways the heavyweight champion time has forgotten.…
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Saturday Night Fever: Thurman vs. Garcia
Both men are undefeated. Both men are in their prime. They are skilled and have heavy hands and are fighting to unify the 147-pound titles? All fights matter, but some fights matter…
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Pacquiao vs. Khan?Just Do It
Khan might not be as dangerous as Kell Brook or Terence Crawford, but he is a tough competitor who always comes to fight? Top Rank?s Bob Arum has wanted to promote a…
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Harassing Ali?s Son
Customs officials reportedly asked Ali Jr., repeatedly, ?Where did you get your name from?? and ?Are you Muslim?? The son of Muhammad Ali, 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr., was reportedly detained at Florida?s…
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Sweet Home Alabama: Wilder TKOs Washington
To proclaim that Deontay Wilder is inaugurating a new golden age comparable to the era of Ali and Frazier, is not only premature, it may also be delusional? Saturday night at the…
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Preview: Deontay Wilder vs. Gerald Washington
If you think competitive fights don?t matter, a subject not worth debating, it will be fun watching Wilder destroy another no-hoper? On Saturday, February 25, at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC…
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Adrien Broner Grows Up
?Adrien against Adrian,? said Broner. ?Adrien with an E and Adrian with an A in the end and the best Adrien shall win?? On Saturday, February 18, at the Cintas Center at…
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Science, Technology, and Boxing
There have been advancements in safety above and beyond safety for safety?s sake over the years, but boxing by its nature takes no prisoners? From the cavemen to the Colosseum, from the…
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Christian Hammers David Price
Despite clich?s to the contrary, size doesn?t always matter, especially if it?s not backed up by skill and stamina? Saturday night at the Olympia in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, David Price (21-4,…
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Santa Cruz Outclasses Frampton
Leo Santa Cruz got his revenge Saturday night by decisioning previously unbeaten Carl Frampton over 12 hard-fought rounds? Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Leo ?El Terremoto? Santa…
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Rematch: Frampton vs. Santa Cruz II
Santa Cruz is a fine fighter, as rugged as they come. But Frampton?s elevated skills, which won him the first fight, will be something Leo needs to overcome? Tonight at the MGM…
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Was Jack vs. DeGale Bad for Boxing?
An evenly matched fight, rare even in the best of times, between two champions no less, is in fact exactly what boxing needs? Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New…
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Lara KOs Foreman
There?s some doubt, and not for the first time, about what Foreman has to offer, and what he has to gain, by continuing to fight? Friday night at Hialeah Park Racing and…
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Sonny Liston?s Lonely Hearts Club Band
?Mae West replied, ?No, I won?t be in it. What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?? So the Beatles wrote her a personal letter and she changed her mind??…
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Showtime Pummels HBO
HBO, which kept boxing alive for many years, has ceded dominance to Showtime without much of a fight? Saturday night at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, in a fight televised live…
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Boorish Charlo KOs J Rock Williams
Everyone respects Charlo?s accomplishments. The catcalls had nothing to do with how he fought or won. It was his lack of class that provoked the reaction? On a Saturday stacked with significant…
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Joshua Drubs Drummer Boy
?This is not the end of the story. I?m not one to talk, but I?m not one to mess around. You will realize what I?m all about now?? Saturday night at the…