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Brad Pitt to play boxer in 'The Fighter'
Sep 22, 2007, 7:00 GMT
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Brad Pitt is set to play a disgraced boxer in a new movie.
The Hollywood actor is in talks to play Dickie Ecklund in drama 'The Fighter', which is based on the boxer's life.
Ecklund fought Sugar Ray Leonard for the world title but ended up addicted to crack-cocaine and in prison
The troubled pugilist eventually turned his life around and ended up training his boxer half-brother Mickey Ward in his pursuit of a light-welterweight world title.
Mark Wahlberg is set to take on the role on the role of Ecklund's younger sibling.
Although Ward never won a world title from any of boxing's top four organisations, he became a huge fan favourite and three of his fights were dubbed 'Fight of the Year' by US boxing bible Ring magazine.
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