Dicky Eklund
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Dicky Eklund is a former American welterweight boxer best known as the troubled yet charismatic half-brother and trainer of champion Micky Ward, whose life was dramatized in the film "The Fighter."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dicky Eklund canonical | 7 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxer
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boxing trainer ⓘ human ⓘ welterweight boxer ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Fighter ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
charismatic
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troubled ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Eklund ⓘ |
| genre | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasPartInTheNarrative | rise of Micky Ward as a boxing champion ⓘ |
| hasProblem | drug addiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in HBO documentary High on Crack Street
ⓘ
being half-brother of Micky Ward ⓘ training Micky Ward ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother |
Alice Eklund-Ward
ⓘ
surface form:
Alice Eklund
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| name | Dicky Eklund self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | knocking down Sugar Ray Leonard (disputed) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fight with Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ |
| notableFact |
became a motivational speaker
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later worked as a personal trainer ⓘ served time in prison ⓘ |
| notableWork | training Micky Ward ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxer
ⓘ
boxing trainer ⓘ |
| participantIn | professional boxing ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lowell, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christian Bale ⓘ |
| relative | Micky Ward ⓘ |
| residence | Lowell, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Micky Ward ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stepfather | George Ward ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
High on Crack Street
ⓘ
The Fighter ⓘ |
| trained | Micky Ward ⓘ |
| weightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Fighter