Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Pacquiao/Arum Agree to Terms
Optimism is admirable and money talks, but realism is where it?s at, even if it causes one to squirm uneasily? How much printer?s ink, or the digital equivalent of printer?s ink, has…
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Whole Lotta Shakeup Goin? On
Boxing?s power base has shifted dramatically and possibly in ways that will ultimately not benefit the sport? There are rumblings on the boxing landscape. Buildings sway. Fissures appear. Normally complacent men and…
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Leave It to Broner
?You gonna come to me and tell me I?m gonna fight two times a year, getting eight million for five years straight?? If life was a sitcom, Adrien Broner would have an…
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The Mob and Boxing Touch Gloves (Part Three): Kiss of Death
Eliot Ness wrote in his autobiography that ?a guy they call Tony Napoli [sic] hanged himself in his cell with his necktie?? ?They want a full show, all the courtroom trappings, the…
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Amir Khan: The Personal Is Political
By recognizing the madness for what it is, and attempting to put an end to it, Khan sets an example for us all? WBC Silver welterweight champion Amir Khan may have a…
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The Mob and Boxing Touch Gloves (Part One): Ring 8?
?The mob, bottom line, wanted to make money and they had Jimmy Nap involved there with the Frankie Carbos and them and the Eddie Cocos?? ?Mario Puzo?s book The Godfather and the…
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Superman Wastes Sukhotsky
Superman looked super against Dmitry ?The Hunted? Sukhotsky, but he needs to fight Lex Luthor, not Jimmy Olsen? Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada, WBC light heavyweight champion…
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War Correspondent: Bradley/Chavez Draw
Timothy Bradley fought a controversial 12-round war of attrition against Diego Chaves at The Cosmopolitan Saturday night? Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, former WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley…
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ShoBox: The Lost Generation
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is the carrot. The stick is what we?re hit with, again and again, as if we were jackasses? ?You can?t believe anything anybody says in boxing.??Don King Friday night…
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Amir Khan: Off to See the Wizard
If this is indeed his time, if the stars align as he hopes, Khan will have earned that cherished shot at the undisputed King of Kings? ?I don?t think we?re in Kansas…
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Boolah for Bubba
?He?s the coolest dude. You don?t even know how cool he is. It?s almost like I?ve known him my whole life?? ?It depends upon what the meaning of the word ?is? is.??Bill…
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And to All a Good Fight
Christmas is a time of good cheer, complete with Kris Kringle, eggnog, mistletoe, Jack Frost, yuletide carols, and the ritual exchange of gifts? December is best known for Christmas. It?s a time…
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Timothy Bradley Eats Meat
It?s good that Bradley has resumed eating meat. He?ll need that animal protein fighting a wildcat like Diego Chaves? In anticipation of the Dec. 13 fight at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas…
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Lemieux vs. Rosado Preview
The next big thing label was unceremoniously peeled off Lemieux and ceremoniously affixed to someone else? Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, NABF middleweight champion David Lemieux (32-2,…
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Crawford-Beltran by the Numbers
Watching college boys on the gridiron may be satisfying to some, but it ain?t boxing, and not by a long shot? Saturday?s fight at in Omaha, Nebraska, between Terence Crawford and Ray…
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Narcissist vs. Narcissist
Charles Bronson wants to fight Mickey Rourke. Not Charles Bronson the actor. That Charles Bronson is dead? After his victory over a mentally ill homeless man in Moscow Saturday night, 62-year-old Mickey…
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Fury Batters Chisora
Undefeated Tyson Fury TKO?d Dereck Chisora, forcing his corner to throw in the towel at the end of round 10? Saturday night at the ExCel Arena in London, England, Tyson Fury (23-0,…
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Begging, Pleading, Beseeching
If everyone wants to get Floyd?s attention, rather than just hear themselves talk, ignoring him is the way to go? It seems as if everyone wants Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao.…
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Crawford vs. Beltran Preview
?He?s going to come forward. He?s going to try to make it an ugly fight. He?s going to try to press the action?? WBO President Francisco ?Paco? Valcarcel recently announced the officials…
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Pistol Packing Pacquiao
Saturday night at the Venetian Macau in Macau, China, Manny Pacquiao blindsided Chris Algieri, knocking him down six times en route to a lopsided decision? Saturday night at the Venetian Macau?s Cotai…