Posted in Uncategorized, sports, boxing, Interview, Harold Lederman, HBO, Muhammad Ali, Angelo Dundee, Larry Merchant, Cuban boxing, Howard Davis Jr., Hall of Fame, "The Fighter", Anthony Dirrell, 2011 "Best of The Ringside Boxing Show on Dec 18th, 2011 Comments
An amazing year of interviews on The Ringside Boxing Show was capped off on Dec. 18, 2011 by our year-ender show, featuring the best clips from our interviews of Vinny Paz, Irish Pat Lawlor, Angelo Dundee, Dicky Eklund, Harold Lederman, Chuck Wepner, Anthony Dirrell, Howard Davis Jr., and Bobby Czyz. Enjoy this colorful array of segments from a great year.
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Posted in Uncategorized, sports, boxing, Ringside Boxing Show, Interview, Vinny Paz, Angelo Dundee, Larry Merchant, Howard Davis Jr., Bobby Czyz, Chuck Wepner, Dicky Eklund, "The Fighter", Anthony Dirrell, 2011 "Best of The Ringside Boxing Show, Pat Lawlor on Dec 18th, 2011 Comments
An amazing year of interviews on The Ringside Boxing Show was capped off on Dec. 18, 2011 by our year-ender show, featuring the best clips from our interviews of Vinny Paz, Irish Pat Lawlor, Angelo Dundee, Dicky Eklund, Harold Lederman, Chuck Wepner, Anthony Dirrell, Howard Davis Jr., and Bobby Czyz. Enjoy this colorful array of segments from a great year.
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Dicky Eklund was a promising boxer from Lowell, Mass., who went 10 rounds with undefeated Sugar Ray Leaonard and Davey "Boy" Green before substance abuse derailed his career. His compelling battle with drugs has been chronicled in an HBO Undercover documentary, and his life inspired Christian Bale's Oscar-winning performance in "The Fighter."
Eklund, who is Ward's half-brother and was his trainer, joined us for an astonishing in-depth interview on the Nov. 13, 2011 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show.
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