Richard Eklund Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1985. Known as "The Pride of Lowell", he held the USA New England welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983.[1] He is the half-brother and former trainer of former WBU champion Micky Ward.[2] The 2010 biopic The Fighter is based on the two brothers' fall and rise to the boxing title.
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Dick Eklund; "Dicky" was a nickname used by his family and friends. Before his 1978 match with future world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard, Eklund's most...
half-brother and former boxer DickyEklund (Bale). The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary featuring the Eklund-Ward family titled High on Crack...
Mark Wahlberg in the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010) as DickyEklund. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success. The Fighter...
superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For his portrayal of boxer DickyEklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, he won an Academy Award and...
regions Christian Eklund (born 1977), Swedish professional ice hockey player DickyEklund (born 1957), American welterweight boxer Ella Eklund (1894–1953),...
Russell, the film tells the story of boxer half-brothers Micky Ward and DickyEklund (played by Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, respectively); Melissa Leo...
manages the boxing gym he owns with his half-brother and former trainer, DickyEklund, who trains new boxers entering its academy. In his 2012 autobiography...
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and Mark Wahlberg. This movie brought back memories of his fight with DickyEklund. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel...
Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref. 2010 (83rd) Christian Bale ‡ DickyEklund The Fighter John Hawkes Teardrop Dolly Winter's Bone Jeremy Renner James "Jem" Coughlin...
Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter DickyEklund Andrew Garfield The Social Network Eduardo Saverin John Hawkes Winter's...
2010 Biographical Story of Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and half-brother DickyEklund (Christian Bale). Oscars for Bale and Melissa Leo. Max Schmeling 2010...
Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech Lionel Logue Christian Bale The Fighter DickyEklund Andrew Garfield The Social Network Eduardo Saverin Pete Postlethwaite...
Joseph Wilson Sean Penn The Fighter "Irish" Micky Ward Mark Wahlberg DickyEklund Christian Bale The First Grader Kimani Maruge Oliver Litondo Frankie...
Year Nominee Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter DickyEklund 2011 Albert Brooks Drive Bernie Rose 2012 Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master Lancaster...
(2010) – based on the life of boxer Micky Ward and his half-brother, DickyEklund The First Grader (2010) – biographical drama film based on the true story...
champion boxer Micky Ward and Christian Bale portraying his brother DickyEklund. In 2010, Canadian rapper Drake notably performed a show at the Tsongas...
Year Winner Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter DickyEklund 2011 Christopher Plummer Beginners Hal Fields 2012 Leonardo DiCaprio Django Unchained...
Year Winner Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter DickyEklund 2011 Albert Brooks Drive Bernie Rose 2012 Ezra Miller The Perks of Being a Wallflower...
"Cindy" Heller Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale – The Fighter as DickyEklund‡ John Hawkes – Winter's Bone as Teardrop Dolly Jeremy Renner – The Town...
Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref. 2010 (17th) Christian Bale ‡ The Fighter DickyEklund John Hawkes Winter's Bone Teardrop Dolly Jeremy Renner The Town James...
The Fatal Encounter (Gwang-baek (Cho Jae-hyun)) The Fighter (Dick "Dicky" Eklund (Christian Bale)) First Man (Deke Slayton (Kyle Chandler)) Fosse/Verdon...
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