Anders Ecklund

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  1. STEELWOLVES

    STEELWOLVES Member Full Member

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    Anyone know what he is doing now-a-days? Years ago I heard he was down on his luck - unemployed, broke and divorced. Have things improved? Would like to know.
     
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    this the fella tim witherspoon knocked the crap out of ?
     
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    AnthonyJ74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, also the guy George Foreman refused to fight.
     
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    lay the story on me bro

    always dig boxing stories like these
     
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    AnthonyJ74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bob Arum tried to match Foreman against Ecklund during the early stages of Foreman's comeback, but according to Arum, Foreman said that Ecklund "hit too hard" and he (Foreman) would not fight him.
     
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    wouldn't call him a coward neither that ecklund was a very big man
     
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    Can't see this. Even early on, Foreman fought Bert Cooper and Qawi, and of course, once he got going, Cooney. No offense to Ecklund, but he never was upper echelon.
     
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    after his career he started performing blue grass as a local artist. he passed away about a year ago. i believe he died from a heart attack.
     
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  9. STEELWOLVES

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    I googled the news. Sad to hear this, but thanx for the reply. Seems he caught a lot of flak over a so-so career.


    Sorry to hear about Anders.
     
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  10. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Wow, sorry to hear of his passing. Like many, of course, I remember his fight with Witherspoon well. While he was not world class, he was a decent European contender. RIP

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    decent enough fighter at euro level. Think he was euro champ twice
     
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