Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Special K Special: Kell Brook Upsets Shawn Porter
Kell Brook, the poised boxer-puncher from Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, upset IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter by majority decision? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs),…
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Wilder-Gavern: Risky Business?
Wilder told the Tuscaloosa News, his hometown paper, that he?s up for the fight with Gavern because it?s ?such a big risk?? Knockout artist supreme, 28-year-old Deontay Wilder (31-0, 31KOs), the Bronze…
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Porter vs. Brook Preview
Shawn Porter is being handled right. No soft touches, no showcase fights. He knows what the future looks like and who it might involve? Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson,…
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Should Sergio Have His Examined?
Sergio Martinez has always been respectful of boxing, and we in turn need to be respectful of him? Miguel Cotto whupped Sergio Martinez when they fought at Madison Square Garden. His knees…
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Happy Talk, Keep Talking Happy Talk
Putting Groucho?s question to the test, those responsible for Saturday?s debacle in Brooklyn are rewriting history? ?Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes???Groucho Marx Putting Groucho?s question to…
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Jamie Foxx Is Mike Tyson
Jamie Foxx, who gave a convincing performance as Bundini Brown in Ali, will portray the former baddest man on the planet? Mike Tyson: The Movie will soon be coming to a theater…
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ESPN Suspends Max Kellerman
Domestic abuse is the love that dare not speak its name, unless Max Kellerman is careless behind the mike? Honesty may be the best policy, but some things are better left unsaid.…
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Mismatch Made in Heaven
Those who like mismatches won?t want to miss Saturday?s tripleheader from Brooklyn?s Barclays Center? Boxing is the theater of the unexpected, even on Showtime, and anything can happen when two men step…
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Rios Defeats Chaves by DQ
Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios won a foul-filled mess of fight against Diego Chaves by disqualification at 1:26 of round nine? Saturday night at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, former WBA lightweight…
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Wlad vs. Briggs: Food for Thought
Klitschko was having lunch at Mama Mia?s in Hollywood, Florida, when Briggs barged in and made a fool of himself? Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs continues to pester Wladimir Klitschko. He seems…
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Is Bam Bam Rios Still Relevant?
With Saturday?s fight fast approaching, the relevance of Brandon Rios, or the lack thereof, has reared its ugly head? It?s easy to judge others. Narcissism gives us carte blanche to determine who…
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Hunger Games: Kovalev-Caparello
Kovalev isn?t taking his opponent lightly. ?He is hungry,? said Krusher about Caparello, ?and has nothing to lose?? On Saturday, August 2, at Revel Casino Hotel?s Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, New…
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Fury-Ustinov Down for the Count
Saturday?s fight between Tyson Fury and Alexander Ustinov is down for the count. Fury?s uncle and former trainer, Hughie, was hospitalized earlier today in serious condition. Peter Fury, another uncle and Tyson?s…
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Tyson Fury: Born Under a Bad Sign
?Obviously you?ve got to feel for Tyson who has been hit hard by this postponement after all the training he has put in?? ?If it wasn?t for bad luck, I wouldn?t have…
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The Battle of Algieri
Everyone likes Chris Algieri. He?s bright. He?s verbose. He?s attractive. He may even be the reincarnation of Gene Tunney? Everyone likes Chris Algieri. He?s bright. He?s verbose. He?s positive. He?s attractive. He…
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Jake LaMotta: Going, Going?Strong
The champ was eating at the Copper Queen Hotel?the former stomping ground of John Wayne, Lee Marvin, and Ronald Reagan? Boxers are superhuman. Many die badly and die young, but it goes…
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Rigondeaux?s Fists of Fury
With history as a guide, everyone expected Rigondeaux to waltz his way to a decision or late round stoppage? WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs), the fighter everyone loves…
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Rocky KO?d on Broadway
The Broadway musical based on the life and career of imaginary pugilist Rocky Balboa is closing on Aug. 17, after 216 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre. Based on Sylvester Stallone?s Academy…
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Money-Maidana II: Tour de Force
Stephen Hawking said this about those who always complain: ?People won?t have time for you if you are always angry?? Boxing?s pound-for-pound king, Floyd ?Money? Mayweather, and Marcos ?El Chino? Maidana held…
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Red, Black and Blue: Canelo Decisions Lara
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, from Juanacatl?n, Jalisco, Mexico, defeated Erislandy Lara, from Houston by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, by controversial split decision? Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, former…