In the movie The Fighter, Christian Bale plays the part of a real life boxer born in which year ?
Dicky Eklund Richard "Dicky" Eklund Jr. (born May 9, 1957) is an American former professional boxer in the Welterweight division. A former New England Welterweight Champion, Eklund was known as "The Pride of Lowell". He is the half-brother and former trainer of former WBU World Champion Micky Ward. The 2010 biopic "The Fighter" is based on the two brothers' fall and rise to the boxing title.
Josue Marquez Josue Marquez Acevedo (born November 30, year unknown) is a Puerto Rican who was once a world title challenging boxer. Not known for his punching power, (Marquez only won 7 of his 46 professional boxing fights by knockout), Marquez nevertheless gave many of the top boxers of his era trouble and managed to defeat a number of them.