According to Wikipedia, The former heavyweight has been found dead in his flat.
R.I.P. Anders
Anders Eklund
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TerribleTerry
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Re: Anders Eklund
Woah!
That is well moody - he cant have been that old?...
RIP.
That is well moody - he cant have been that old?...
RIP.
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Chris W 1982
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Re: Anders Eklund
Rip Anders
Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
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alectrifyingalex
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Re: Anders Eklund
R.I.Ppunjabipal wrote:According to Wikipedia, The former heavyweight has been found dead in his flat.
R.I.P. Anders
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el_grande_mauro_mina
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Re: Anders Eklund
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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funso banjo baby
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Re: Anders Eklund
he fought the big 80's brits
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punjabipal
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Re: Anders Eklund
Anders was 52 years old. Too young to be taken
R.I.P Champ
R.I.P Champ
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reggaereggae
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Re: Anders Eklund
lord.....what a shame..an underrated fighter
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TerribleTerry
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Re: Anders Eklund
Only fights I could find on youtube were both early KO losses.The quiet man 2004 wrote:Rip Anders
Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQ-lx9pKZ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGM2KkM ... re=related
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Tommy Gunn13
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Re: Anders Eklund
just watched the quarless-eklund fightTerribleTerry wrote:Only fights I could find on youtube were both early KO losses.The quiet man 2004 wrote:Rip Anders
Got a tape at home of him fighting Noel Quarless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQ-lx9pKZ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGM2KkM ... re=related
jesus they look small for heavyweights....
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overhand_right
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Re: Anders Eklund
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!!
Re: Anders Eklund
It was something heart related. Both his brothers died before 50 of heart troubles as did his dad.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!!