Ray Leonard vs Dick Ecklund
Posted: 17 Jun 2007, 21:17
Anybody remember this fight?
Leonard was a fast climber, expected to be the second coming of Ali. Flashy, articulate, good looking oh yeah and one hell of a boxer.
Had never heard of Ecklund before. I expect he was a club fighter positioned to be a stepping stone for Leonard on his way up to capture a belt.
But..Ecklund fought his A** off in this fight and in my opinion got robbed. The decision went to Leonard. Should have been a draw
a while back i saw a documentary on HBO about true stories of Crack and Heroin. Ecklund was on it and wound up doing time for robbery i think.He did'nt do much after the Leonard fight except go downhill and get a habit.
Leonard was a fast climber, expected to be the second coming of Ali. Flashy, articulate, good looking oh yeah and one hell of a boxer.
Had never heard of Ecklund before. I expect he was a club fighter positioned to be a stepping stone for Leonard on his way up to capture a belt.
But..Ecklund fought his A** off in this fight and in my opinion got robbed. The decision went to Leonard. Should have been a draw
a while back i saw a documentary on HBO about true stories of Crack and Heroin. Ecklund was on it and wound up doing time for robbery i think.He did'nt do much after the Leonard fight except go downhill and get a habit.