Monthly Archives: November 2008

FIGHT CALENDAR for December 2008

(be sure to stay posted to www.dmboxing for you complete boxing schedule) Thursday, December 4, 2008 (Versus) from: Seattle, Washington Winky Wright vs. Michi Munoz (Middleweights) Daniel Jacobs vs. Victor Lares (Super Middleweights) Friday, December 5, 2008 (Showtime) from: Santa Ynez, California Carlos Abregu vs. David Estrada (Welterweights) Travis Kauffman vs. Malachy Farrell (Heavyweights)

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In Rusty’s Corner

Rusty Rubin is the award winning editor of Ringsports.com. With Ricky Hatton landing a big punch early, it slowed down Paulie Malignaggi down enough to allow the “Hitman” to take advantage of the lighter puncher and stop him in the 11th round. Who knows how it would have turned out without the big punch?

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Vincente Saldivar — A Mexican Legend

photo courtesy David Martinez private collection By Jim Amato The 1960′s spawned many great fighters. Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Emile Griffith, Luis Rodriguiz and Carlos Ortiz just to name a few. One of the best of this era was a 5′ 3″ southpaw from Mexico City named Vincente Saldivar. He ruled the featherweight division for [...]

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Happy Holidays from David Martinez

by John Boitnott, DMBoxing.com Producer I really like knowing David Martinez. Of course there’s his endless boxing knowledge – his ability to analyze a fight — even as it’s happening. (there’s the $200 I made from his De Lay Hoya prediction one time at the MGM Grand — but that’s a story for another time.) [...]

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RING TRIVIA "answers" for November 2008

1) What championship fight was the only one “ever” held at Candlestick Park, San Francisco ? the answer is – Gene Fullmer vs. Dick Tiger

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In Rusty’s Corner

Perhaps the major thing that can get boxing on an upward trend again is a decent heavyweight division. With what’s out there today, I see no prospect of one anytime soon. The Ali era will probably remain the best heavyweight era in my lifetime.

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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL RATINGS, NOVEMBER 2008

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) WBA CHAMPION: Nicolay Valuev (Russia) IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) WBO CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) Contenders: WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Odlanier Solis (Cuba) 1. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba) 2. Chris Arreola (US) AMERICA 3. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine) 4. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) 5. David Haye (GB)

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Muhammad Ali / Part One

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian This is the first of a six-part series on my personal accounts of Muhammad Ali. In each of the monthly editions it will be my pleasure to share with you ten Muhammad Ali photos from my private collection. I will start this series’ first edition, by saying that the [...]

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THE TOP TEN DOMINANT RULERS SINCE 1965

ROBERTO DURAN photo courtesy David Martinez private collection Jim Amato, my friend, is truly a gift to this website. Jim was first introduced to my website in April of this year and has added his boxing professional input to the highest degree. In this recent article written by Jim, I will certainly not argue with [...]

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COMING "THIS" FRIDAY !!!

I am excited to alert you that coming “this” Friday will be part one of a six part monthly series featuring the greatest heavyweight of this era – Muhammad Ali … plus as a special attraction each month I will include ten memorabilia pictures of items from my private collection. This is absolutely my pleasure [...]

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