Robert Ecksel
752 articles · The Sweet Science
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Brooklyn State of Mind
Tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi fight for the NABF and NABO welterweight titles? ?I didn?t appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.??Rosie Perez Tonight…
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Remembering Nelson Mandela
?Boxing is egalitarian. In the ring, rank, age, color, and wealth are irrelevant. I never did any real fighting after I entered politics?? ?I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so…
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Dear Deontay
Letter writing is a lost art, but one wouldn?t know it from Dereck Chisora?s open letter to Deontay Wilder. They?re not pen pals. They?re not countrymen. They?re not even opponents. But if…
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C?est Magnifique: Quebec Is a Knockout
After Kovalev crushed Sillakh, the one person he called out was Stevenson. After Stevenson TKO?d Bellew, the one person he didn?t call out was Kovalev. ... Saturday night at the Colis?e Pepsi…
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Low Crimes and Misdemeanors
Filip Bondy, a sportswriter for NY Daily News, doesn?t usually write about boxing, but that?s no reason to start now? In the wake of the Abdusalamov tragedy, rats are abandoning the sinking…
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Mike Tyson on ObamaCare
It?s hard to believe that the administration that brought flying killer robots to the battlefield can?t create a website that works? The United States is the only industrialized nation on the planet…
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Pac Is Back: Manny Manhandles Rios
Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) returned from the dead to manhandle Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) over 12 one-sided rounds? Saturday night at the Venetian-Macau Resort Hotel in Macao, China,…
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Pacquiao vs. Rios?Making History in the Making
Some histories, whether by nature or design, are secret histories. For example, many of us did not know that a Conference Call History existed? ?What is history? An echo of the past…
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David Haye: Cat?s Cradle
?It?s a crushing blow. I had big plans for next year and the ultimate goal was to win back the world heavyweight title?? The on-again, off-again career of David Haye is off-again,…
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Master Class: Ward Schools Rodriguez
WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward took Edwin Rodriguez to school Saturday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California? ?You?re boxing a masterpiece.??Virgil Hunter to Andre Ward Saturday night at…
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That?s It for David Tua
After dropping a unanimous decision to Alexander Ustinov last night in New Zealand, former heavyweight contender David Tua has decided to call it a day, At the age of 40 and in…
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The Return of Andre Ward
No matter what Ward does, however skilled, however effective, however beautiful to watch, it will never be enough for some? Saturday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, WBA ?super?…
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King Don Eternal
Just when we thought Don King was done with boxing, or that boxing was done with him, the wild-haired promoter revealed than he has more plans in store for the embattled sport…
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Freddie Ready for Rios
In anticipation of the November 23 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios at The Venetian Macao?s CotaiArena in Macao, China, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, speaking from Pacquiao?s training camp…
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The Long and Short of It
I?m eagerly awaiting my review copy of ?Undisputed Truth,? Mike Tyson?s tell-all published by Blue Rider Press. Until such time as it arrives, I must rely on some of what has already…
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Circle the Wagons
Boxing has very little presence in the mainstream media. The occasional film about boxing makes news on celebrity websites and the annual announcement of Floyd Mayweather?s net worth is trumpeted on Forbes,…
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Donaire TKO?s Darchinyan
Trailing on two of the three judges? scorecards after eight rounds, Donaire pulled a rabbit from the hat and TKO?d Vic Darchinyan at 2:06 of the ninth?. Saturday night at the American…
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Corruption Ukrainian Style
Ukraine?s current president, in an attempt to derail the Klitschko Express, has signed a new law into effect known as the ?Klitschko amendments?... ?The most dangerous man to any government is the…
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Donaire vs. Darchinyan Preview
It may have been a case of damn reality, damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead, but the Amen Choir agreed that it was Rigondeaux?s fault that Donaire lost? Saturday night at…
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Both Members of the Club
Both Members of the Club, Adam Berlin?s third novel, has just been released. Published by Texas Review Press and winner of the 2012 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize, Both Members of the Club,…