David Martinez Boxing

WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy Bradley
displays official dmboxing Web site t-shirt
headlines on Showtime TV / April 4th

Friday, April 3, 2009 (ESPN2)
from: Memphis, TN
Randell Bailey vs. Francisco Figueroa (Junior Welterweights)

Saturday, April 4, 2009 (Showtime)
from: Montreal, Canada
Timothy Bradley vs. Kendell Holt (WBC / WBO Junior Welterweight “unification” Championship)
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

In part five of my six part series on Muhammad Ali, I would like to give you my personal view of ten incredible highlight facts during his boxing career:

1) Ali is the only one to have won the linear heavyweight championship three times. The linear title is recognized by tracing an unbroken lineage of titleholders going back over 100 years, with every champion defeating the previous title holder in the ring.
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer

This weekend we will watch a heavyweight match between two guys who know the fight game pretty well, Sam Peter who’s only two losses were to the much taller and faster Klitschko brothers takes on “Fast” Eddie Chambers at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

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1) What occurrence happened “exactly” 45 years ago this month in March 1964 ?
the answer is – Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali
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We are now going into month #3 since my new “dmboxing” hat was first introduced in January 2009.
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer

Even with a couple of weeks away from boxing, there are but a few things I can comment on. And both items have been said before, by myself and others.

First the WBA, who I have often nicknamed the “Worthless Boxing Association”, because of their tendency to make bad fighters seem legitimate, with a questionable at best way of rating their fighters.

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Sugar Shane Mosley and Alex Ramos
(photo George Garcia)

Dear Friends,

The Retired Boxers Foundation has been in existance for 11 years now and this past year has been particularly difficult. Alex was hospitalized three times and nearly died once. He suffers from severe seizures that take him out for as long as six hours to forty eight hours. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Paul Wallace, along with the assistance of Dr. Ray Monsell and Dr. John Stiller, a proper diagnosis was made and he is on as medication that seems to be working.
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fight program / July 10, 1969
courtesy David Martinez
private collection

By Jim Amato

It was a forgotten name from the glorious late 60′s and early 70′s. His name is Hedgemon Lewis.
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In this tough time with the state of our economy, I am just absolutely delighted that I have been able to keep my official “dmboxing” t-shirt at the low price of $15.00 each, or two for $25.00 with FREE shipping to any where in the continental United States.
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By Jim Amato

HANDS OF STONE : The Life And Legend Of Roberto Duran

Author: Christian Giudice

Roberto Duran is my favorite fighter of all time. Because of this fact I thought I may be a little bias in my opinion of the book ” Hands Of Stone “. Would I over rate it because the subject was Duran or would I be too harsh and expect too much ? All I know is when it hit the shelf, I had to have it. Although time is not a luxury for me these days I was going to make time to read this book. I’m glad I did.
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