Anders Eklund

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Anders Eklund

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According to Wikipedia, The former heavyweight has been found dead in his flat.
R.I.P. Anders
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Woah!

That is well moody - he cant have been that old?...

RIP.
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Rip Anders

Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
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punjabipal wrote:According to Wikipedia, The former heavyweight has been found dead in his flat.
R.I.P. Anders
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A better fighter than given credit for and a former European champion and if I am not mistaken - a 1980 olympian! Frank Bruno stated in his many autobiographies that Anders was a total gentleman - RIP big man.
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he fought the big 80's brits
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Anders was 52 years old. Too young to be taken
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R I P God Bless
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lord.....what a shame..an underrated fighter
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The quiet man 2004 wrote:Rip Anders

Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
Only fights I could find on youtube were both early KO losses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQ-lx9pKZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGM2KkM ... re=related
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TerribleTerry wrote:
The quiet man 2004 wrote:Rip Anders

Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
Only fights I could find on youtube were both early KO losses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQ-lx9pKZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGM2KkM ... re=related
just watched the quarless-eklund fight
jesus they look small for heavyweights....
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fornicate I only spoke to him by email a few months ago I was getting his fight with Phil Brown for him. What on earth did he die of?? Poor guy!!
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overhand_right wrote:fornicate I only spoke to him by email a few months ago I was getting his fight with Phil Brown for him. What on earth did he die of?? Poor guy!!
It was something heart related. Both his brothers died before 50 of heart troubles as did his dad.
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