I would like to officially announce that the “white” dmboxing website t-shirt is now a collectors item. This product was introduced in December 2007, and with the recent change to “blue” t-shirts to match my website hat in color makes it simply a must for you!

This attractive t-shirt is a cotton (Haines) long sleeve with logo on front and is only available in one size – extra large – because of a limited supply in stock.
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Dwight Hawkins fight program
(November 4, 1968)
courtesy Rick Farris
By Rick Farris

By the time Dwight Hawkins turned twenty-three, he’d been a professional boxer nearly eight years. Hawkins had engaged in over 40 pro fights, many in the hometowns of some of the greatest boxers of the era. In order to get fights the Hawk had become a globe trotter and had traveled to Scotland, Venezuela and, of course, Mexico.

Mexico has always produced the finest of lower weight boxers and this was especially true during the years Dwight was active. The tough part about fighting in Mexico is that it was hard to win there. Even if you were good enough to beat the exceptional Mexican talent, the officials would find a way for the Mexican boxer to win. Boxing is serious business in Mexico and it’s more important to Mexican boxers to be the champion of Mexico than it is to hold a world title.
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Jack Mosley 
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It was announced earlier this week that the WBA / WBC Welterweight “unification” championship fight which was scheduled for January 30 in Las Vegas has been canceled.

WBC champion Andre Berto said, “due to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti that has affected my family (who reside there) I am physically and emotionally unable to continue to train for the bout”.
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Ray Mancini
photo courtesy
David Martinez
private collection
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer

During the early 1980’s it was said that Youngstown’s Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini was a media manufactured prospect. He was a great story line. A young son trying to win a title that evaded his talented father Lenny “Boom Boom” Mancini. Was he the real deal or was he hype?

That was the question when he entered the ring at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio on July 19, 1981 to meet Mexico’s Jose Luis Ramirez. Ray’s NABF lightweight title he had won just a month before would be on the line. What was really on the line was his reputation. Was he a future champion or a public relations creation? Ramirez was no joke. He would enter the ring with a 71-3 record. On November 14, 1980 he had floored the great Alexis Arguello and ended up losing a very controversial decision. Ramirez was a bonafide contender and was considered a very stern test for the young Mancini.
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1) On May 10, 1996 … Lennox Lewis, a former 1988 Olympic champion, fought another former 1988 Olympic champion … he was ?
a) Tony Tucker
b) Frank Bruno
c) Shannon Briggs
d) Ray Mercer
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Bernard Dunne
photo courtesy
David Martinez
private collection
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
 
 
I have assembled my personal choices in boxing for THE BEST OF 2009 in the major categories, which are:
 
 
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR:
Manny Pacquiao, who won his two “super” fights in 2009, Ricky Hatton (May 2) and Miguel Cotto (Nov 14). Pacquiao was my pick last year and no different this year and by far boxings best “pound for pound” boxer.
 
FIGHT OF THE YEAR:
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz (Feb 28) WBA / WBO Lightweight Championship. The fight was anybody’s heading into the ninth round, with one scorecard even and each fighter by two points on one of the others, before Marquez wins by knockout in that round.
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer

Happy New Year to one and all!

I took some time off to cruise through the Panama Canal. It was an interesting experience, but also very enjoyable. Most of the passengers were older than Lois and I, which was somewhat surprising. The majority of passengers appeared to have a better than average intelligence advantage, and I enjoyed spending time with them.

The other highlight for my wife and I came in the form of the on-board music. If you can find The ‘Rosario Strings’ on your next seaboard excursion, hearing them alone would be worth the price of the cruise. This talented trio can play any type of music and play it well. They have played on many Holland America cruises in the past.***
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Friday, January 8, 2010 (ESPN2)
from: Glendale, CA
Roman Karmazin vs. Dionisio (Middleweights)
Jesus Selig vs. Max Skayzer (Welterweights)

Saturday, January 9, 2010
from: Magdeburg, Germany
Robert Stieglitz vs. Edison Miranda (WBO Super Middleweight Championship)
Ina Menzer vs. Ramona Kuhne (Featherweights)
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Bob Bell, Rick Farris, Dwight Hawkins, Manny Diaz
         Victoria Hall / Los Angeles, CA (1967)

**NOTE:

David Martinez / Boxing Historian

by Rick Farris

In the early sixties boxing was on the ropes and reeling from the exposure of mob corruption. Names such as Frankie Carbo, Blinky Palermo and Jim Norris became the targets of eager politicians seeking to advance their careers. Their goal was the abolition of the sport that people love to hate. In 1965, Sonny Liston’s questionable one round loss to Muhammad Ali in Lewiston, Maine did nothing to help matters.

However, like the cock roach, boxing proved itself to be the ultimate survivor. The sweet science suddenly began to flourish with a brash young heavyweight champ and the re-emergence of local clubs that began to produce some solid talent. It was about this time that I was given the chance to realize my goal of becoming a boxer. At the time, I doubt that a 12-year-old kid could have had a better opportunity to do so.

In the mid sixties, boxing in Los Angeles experienced a sudden rebirth thanks to the efforts of promoter Aileen Eaton. Mrs. Eaton turned the legendary Olympic Auditorium into the most successful weekly boxing promotion on the planet. With televised weekly cards every Thursday night, fifty weeks out of the year, the Olympic showcased some of the best talent in boxing.
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