True story of Dicky Eklund – boxing champ-turned-crack addict who ended up in jail before inspiring Oscar-winning movie
DICKY EKLUND inspired an Oscar-winning performance by Christian Bale for his depiction of the boxing champion-turned drug ...
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True story of Dicky Eklund – boxing champ-turned-crack addict who ended up in jail before inspiring Oscar-winning movie
His brother Micky meanwhile was attempting to break out of Lowell, Massachusetts, and into the big time in boxing. But 20 years before The Fighter's release, Eklund featured in the grim true-life ...