Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Danny Jacobs: Respect
?I?m just looking forward to seeing what works for me, figuring it out, because it is a puzzle, it is a chess game when you fight a guy like Sergio?? On August…
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Greatness Deferred: Thurman Stops Collazo
Keith Thurman brought his considerable talents into the ring. But Collazo proved to be harder to get out of there than anyone expected? Saturday night at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa,…
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Chagaev Crushes Pianeta
Pianeta landed a nice combination, an uppercut, and a left. Chagaev responded by bringing out the big guns? Saturday night at GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, in a battle of southpaws,…
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Mauricio Herrera: Loser and Still Champion
?I?m not going to complain. I?m a boxer. I?m a fighter. I?ll take it on the chin and keep proving myself. A fighter always has to keep proving himself?? No matter what…
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The Night Herrera Beat Provodnikov
?Going into this fight, he was everything I thought. This guy has rocks in his hands. He was tough. Every shot would hurt, and it would bust you up?? In advance of…
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Zen and the Art of Boxing
?I?ve just been around boxing for a long time. I?ve been around a lot of old heads in boxing and I?ve stayed essential to the sport?? On Saturday, July 11, at the…
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In Living Color: Klitschko vs. Fury
Klitschko has ruled the heavyweight roost for a decade. He has 18 successful title defenses to his credit. But he is slowing down? WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs), from…
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The World vs. Al Haymon
I?m not sure when words stopped having meaning, but until triple-talk becomes the new normal, doubletalk, in all its reassuring familiarity, with have to do? ?We don?t have a monopoly. Anyone who…
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I Survived Provodnikov, C?mon
Timothy Bradley decisioned Jessie Vargas after 12 rounds of action to win the interim WBO welterweight title? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, in a fight televised live on…
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Klitchko-Fury Purse Bid
The fight between Klitschko and Fury is fast approaching. Baring anything unforeseen, the big guys are going to get it on? It sometimes appears as if Tyson Fury has been calling out…
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Trash Talk Express: Bradley-Vargas Preview
Judging by the reaction, calling out Morales may have been a tactical error. I mean, who does Bradley think he is? Danny Garcia? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California,…
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As California Goes?
Consistency, no less than credibility, is something all of us desire, and no one desires it more than Andy Foster? There are changes afoot in California. The jet stream travels from west…
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Pug Ugly: Porter Decisions Broner
Shawn ?Showtime? Porter decisioned Adrien Broner by scores of 114-112, 115-111, and 118-108 after 12 ugly rounds of fighting? Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former IBF World…
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Feast or Famine: Broner vs. Porter
Adrien Broner, the former WBO super featherweight, WBA lightweight, and WBA welterweight champion, is as inscrutable as ever? In the last of three fights being televised simultaneously on three different networks Saturday…
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Feast or Famine: Lemieux vs. N?Dam
This fight could be the sleeper of the night. For those who like their punching pure and simple, Lemieux vs. N?Dam is for you? When faced with Saturday night?s embarrassment of riches,…
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Feast or Famine: Ward vs. Smith
?I?m more than prepared for anything Paul Smith brings to the table. He?s going to be hit early. He?s going to be hit often?? Considering the embarrassment of riches to choose from…
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Feast or Famine: A User?s Guide
With the sudden interest/reappearance of boxing on TV on a regular basis, the aforementioned tradition continues? Fight fans are a persnickety lot. If they?re not drooling over one fighter they?re taking potshots…
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Wilder Stops Molina
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder successfully defended his title by stopping Eric Molina at 1:03 of round nine? Saturday night at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder…
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Nicholas Walters Gets the Axe
Nicholas Walters, aka the Axe Man, lost his featherweight title today, not in the ring but on the scale? Nicholas Walters, aka the Axe Man, lost his WBA featherweight title today, not…
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Sweet Home Alabama: Deontay Wilder Brings It
Wilder made me eat my words the night he beat Stiverne, which was a fine hors d?oeuvre for an entr?e of crow with collards and hush puppies? ?The combat environment has the…