Dickie Ecklund

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by SteveO, Feb 16, 2009.


  1. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    Fought Ray Leonard and lost a UD.

    Only saw his name because I'm watching a documentary from 1993 or 1995 called "High on Crack Street" and apparently he had a big crack problem.

    Any news on him?

    (I've not finished the documentary, so if something happened, I don't know yet.)
     
  2. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    I guess he's Mickey Ward's brother?
     
  3. mcvey

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    I saw him fight Dave Green ,he had quick hands and good fundamentals,not a great deal of power but a solid fighter I beleive he is Mickey Ward's stepbrother , and worked his corner .
     
  4. SteveO

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    Either stepbrother or half brother. He worked Ward's corner until his first layoff.

    According to Wiki, Ecklund has been busted for crack a few times, and he got busted (I believe) earlier this year.
     
  5. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You must of saw them all McVey at The Albert Hall and Wembley Conference Centre. I grew up watching all them fighters on Sportsnight or Grandstand or sometimes listening to them on the radio. Minter, Finnegan(Kevin), Frankie Lucas, Sibson, Green, Maurice Hope, John L Gardner, Charlie Magri. I think you go back a bit further .