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Tris Dixon on X: "Now live with Dicky Eklund. Christian Bale portrayed him in The Fighter, earning an Oscar, and he captured some of the madness of the man whose been in
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Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, left, and Dicky Eklund pose together at the premiere of "The Fighter" in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles Stock Photo - Alamy
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Irish' Micky Ward and Dicky Ecklund, inspirations for 'The Fighter,' to lead International Boxing Hall of Fame parade - syracuse.com
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