Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Mike Tyson and the Bard
If he wants to do legitimate theater, Mike might want to get his feet wet before diving headfirst in Shakespearean waters? ?Then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely but…
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Shannon Briggs Hits Hamburg
Keeping up with Shannon Briggs is like keeping up with the Kardashians. It?s voyeuristic. All that?s missing is the booty? Keeping up with Shannon Briggs is like keeping up with the Kardashians.…
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Showdown in Hamburg: Klitschko vs. Pulev
Wladimir Klitschko may be too good for his own good, but considering the alternatives, that ain?t bad? Wladimir Klitschko is a victim of his own success. Since losing to Corrie Sanders and…
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Provodnikov vs. Castillo Preview
Other fighters beside Castillo were offered a chance to fight Provodnikov and turned him down. Who can blame them? On Nov. 28, 2014, Ruslan Provodnikov, aka The Siberian Rocky, from Beryozovo, Russia,…
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Bernard Hopkins: One and Done
There are exceptions to every rule, and there?s no greater exception, and no greater rule-breaker, than Bernard Hopkins? One fight can change everything. Sometimes a fighter with a perfect record can lose…
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Adrien Broner/Party Animal
The fun-loving former champ is now earning between $6,000 and $10,000 a night for doing nothing more than appear at clubs? For those who believe Adrien Broner hasn?t lived up to his…
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No Hitter: Kovalev Blanks Hopkins
Sergey Kovalev, from Chelyabinsk, Russia, decisioned Bernard Hopkins, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by scores of 120-106 and 120-107 twice? Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, WBO light heavyweight champion…
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Superman vs. Reality
Stevenson is an exciting fighter who is fun to watch, but it will be more fun watching the two men he has avoided? In anticipation of his Dec. 19 Showtime fight at…
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The Great Race
He may be a spaceman. He may be a race man. But contextually, all that matters is boxing. The rest of it is drivel? When he?s not The Alien playing the space…
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Requiem for a Light Heavyweight?
Hopkins plays mind games the way Van Cliburn plays piano. It?s beautiful music to some, the tinkling of ivories to others? ?Sport? Are you kidding? If there was headroom they?d hold these…
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Cops, Strippers, and Money
Floyd Mayweather has provided good copy to TMZ for years, yet it now sounds as if they?re disparaging his sexuality? It?s a good thing he can box. He may give out turkeys…
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Plan Hopkins from Outer Space
?I?ve been watching this guy and I know how he breathes, I know how he sits down, I know where he sits down, what he thinks, I know everything about him?? Alien…
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El Dorado: Stiverne vs. Wilder
Don King may have options, but Bermane Stiverne?s options are limited. He gets just one defense of his heavyweight crown? It?s been a long time since an American has worn a heavyweight…
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It?s Manny, It?s Freddie, It?s Bob
Manny refuses to court controversy. Still, someone asked him to comment on the pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong? In anticipation of Manny Pacquiao?s November 22 pay-per-view fight against Chris Algieri at The…
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Power Broker: Golovkin Wastes Rubio
Gennady Golovkin, the KO King from Karaga, Kazakhstan, wasted no time wasting Marco Antonio Rubio, stopping the veteran at 1:19 of round two? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California,…
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing Like the Truth
A lawsuit was filed against Floyd Mayweather for having ?knowingly misrepresented the facts while testifying before the Nevada Athletic Commission?? ?I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted…
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Golovkin vs. Rubio Preview
Most people, including the HBO brass, believe Golovkin will do to Rubio what he does to everyone else, which is to knock him out? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson,…
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The Sissification of Boxing
Chances are no preliminary fighters will be running out to purchase this item, not with a retail price of $175,000? It was only a matter of time. The quintessential poor boy?s sport…
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Joshua Destroys Bakhtov
Fighting out of the blue corner in black trunks with red trim, Joshua wasted no time in taking the fight to Denis Bakhtov? Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England,…
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Goodbye Clottey, Hello Cotto
Eight months should be more than enough time for Canelo to regain the mobility upon which his boxing depends? Former WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) has pulled…