It’s my absolute pleasure to introduce Jim Amato to my website. Jim is an excellent boxing writer, and he also has his own website, which has now been added to my links for you to access.

I consider it a gift to be able to feature “selected” articles and input from Jim, so here now is the first of more coming in the future, submitted from Jim Amato – enjoy!

David Martinez / Boxing Historian

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CHAMPIONS WASTELAND ; SHOZO SAIJO

By Jim Amato

Today with so many governing bodies and organizations around it has become very hard to take someones claim of ” world champion ” seriously. I mean there is the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBA and God knows how many more will pop up in the future. Split titles are not anything new to boxing but in days gone by it was a lot less complicated. As much as I hated it when either the WBA or the WBC ” stripped ” a champion of his crown for some bogus reason and then “made” their own champion, at least it kept the rift between just two claimants.

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Saturday, May 3, 2008 (HBO)
from: Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Steve Forbes (Welterweights)

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Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com magazine, website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books! “Woozel, Boxing and Me” (Authorhouse.com #31810). This book has been rated 4½ stars at Amazon.com. “Off the Canvas” and “Billy Soose, the Champion Time Forgot” #31809, co-authored by Tom Donelson.

I am sad to announce that due to rising shipping costs, our sister magazine with the same name, is going to shut down operations, hopefully only for a short time. There is no way to predict the future, so as the Terminator once said “I’ll be back”. Adding to that comment, let me say, hopefully.

Ringsports.com has been in business for almost 20 full years and when you consider that we began on a shoestring, we have done well. The beautiful, heart-warming comments I have gotten all through the years will always be a part of me.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

On Saturday night, April 19, 2008, in a much anticipated fight, unbeaten and Super Middleweight champion, Joe Calzaghe, made his debut in the United States by stepping up to light-heavyweight to challenge the crafty 43 year-old champion, Bernard Hopkins.

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1) What former heavyweight champion had the nickname – Satchel Feet ?
the answer is – Primo Carnera

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Article by David Martinez – Boxing Historian, Photo of Peter Jackson

Let me bring you a feature story that you will probably not read anywhere regarding, all together, the five best black heavyweights at the turn of the 20th century.

I got the idea when I overheard some mutual friends talking about the best black baseball players that never got the chance to play in the major leagues, and had to settle for playing against each other in the old negro league.

I have rated many boxers in many categories throughout my 48 years of boxing. On this Web site alone you will find that I have rated the best heavyweights, the best lightweights, the best Mexicans fighters; and now I will personally rate the best black heavyweights in a time period when only one of them, Jack Johnson, had the opportunity to fight for the heavyweight championship.
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Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com magazine, website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books! “Woozel, Boxing and Me” (Authorhouse.com #31810). This book has been rated 4½ stars at Amazon.com. “Off the Canvas” and “Billy Soose, the Champion Time Forgot” #31809, co-authored by Tom Donelson.

This just in, the California Boxing Hall of Fame will honor many great fighters at their June 21st induction ceremonies. The event will take place on June 21, and be held at the Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, Cal.

Among those being honored are Joe Louis, Jackie McCoy, Eddie Futch, Laila Ali, Mando Ramos, and many more.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
Photos by George Garcia

Tom Peters, David Martinez and Jack Mosley, photo by George Garcia

The Stevens Steak House Restaurant in Los Angeles (Commerce), California, was the scene on Saturday, April 12, 2008 for a wonderful day of boxing as the Golden State Boxers Association presented a Father’s and Son’s award celebration.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

Luis Magana & David Martinez/March 2004

On Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, the boxing world lost a man that was simply a huge cornerstone in boxing and wrestling, who worked as an outstanding writer and publicist at historic Olympic Auditorium on the corner of 18th and Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California for eight decades.

Luis Magana, a true icon, died at the age of 97, in Boston – may his soul rest peacefully in heaven!

Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books!

Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books! “Woozel, Boxing and Me” (Authorhouse.com #31810). This book has been rated 4½ stars at Amazon.com. “Off the Canvas” and “Billy Soose, the Champion Time Forgot” #31809, co-authored by Tom Donelson.

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