Comments Thread For: Antwun Echols, Middleweight Contender, Passes Away at 52

[PBR Streetgang]

Man, Antwun had some power in those hands. I remember his fights against B-Hop, Charles Brewer, Richard Grant and he smoked Kabari Salem too. He was in the main event of many ESPN and USA weekday boxing cards. Rest in Peace Kid Dynamite.

[1Eriugenus]

Of his 22 losses, 3 were to B-Hop & Mundine &, literally, I think the other 19 came in a row at the end. For a guy who had been a contender no-one looked after Antwun.

[VislorTurlough]

Horrible news. RIP Good Sir

[ShoulderRoll]

RIP

I wish the training thing had worked out for him.

[trippleupper]

His second fight with Hopkins is one of the most interesting fights to learn from

[Roadblock]

RIP, gee 52 is so young I watched hm fight Mundine in Sydney he was a tough fighter.

[Liondw]

Still quite young, may God comfort his family and bless his soul. His pain is over now.

I remember him as a really hard puncher. He was awkward for opponents, in his prime, and gave Hopkins two rough fights, especially the first one.

[BlackRobb]

R.I.P.
Wasn't Michael Nunn also from Davenport? I think Hopkins fell out of the ring in the first Echols fight. I may be mistaken.

[archiemoore1]

Hopkins has stated that Echols was the hardest puncher he faced

[Joseph]

Hate to hear this. 52 is way too soon.