1) The biggest grossing fight, to date ($18,419,200.00) is ?
a) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
b) Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
c) Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather
d) Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins

2) The first recognized “female vs. male” boxing match took place in Michigan City, Indiana, where a woman (Joanna Hagen) beat a man (Norm Jones) in a four round decision … what was the year ?
a) 1942
b) 1952
c) 1962
d) 1972
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A boxing writer/maven named Mike Silver was kind enough to send me his new book, “The Arc of Boxing”. This book pulls no punches and clearly explains why boxers in the past were better than fighters in recent times. And, that’s something I absolutely agree with.

Boxers in the past were ‘hungry’ and would take a fight on a moments notice. They learned best because they faced the best. They stayed in shape because they had to survive in tough economic times. Times are also tough now, but you don’t see a lot of young people turning to the ring for a livelihood.

Today there are a rash of title’s to go around. There has been a crossover to mixed martial arts, which I personally do not enjoy watching. But there are enough paying customers willing to accept it, so MMA will keep going for at least while longer.

Anyone wishing to debate Mr. Silver’s conclusions should first pick up and read this book. He makes a very strong case for the good old days, and is backed up by noted boxing trainers, writers and historians.
James “Lights Out” Toney, 41, has decided to switch his focus to MMA which could prove interesting.
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I am simply thrilled to be able to continue to offer my dmboxing.com website hat at a low discount price … is just my way to say, that I know you have many choices in boxing and thank you for making this website one of them.

This hat is blue in color, has logo embroidered on front and website address in embroidered on back with adjustable velcro strap to fit all sizes.

To stay on course in this tough time with the state of our economy, I am delighted to report that the price of this very attractive product will remain at $12.00 each and with FREE shipping to anywhere in the USA.
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1) In 1883, who was the first boxer to knock down John L Sullivan in a prize fight ?
answer is - Charley Mitchell

2) What former wrestling champion had a short undefeated (8-0) boxing career, and his father once fought Max Bear, Sam Langford, Primo Carnera, and Jack Johnson ?
answer is - Bearcat Wright
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be sure to stay posted to dmboxing.com every month for your complete boxing schedule

Friday, March 5, 2010 (ESPN2)
from: Temecula, CA
Martin Honorio vs. Wilton Hilario (WBO Super Featerweight Championship)
Rico Ramos vs. Cecilio Santos (Bantamweights)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 (HBO)
from: Uncasville, Connecticut
Devon Alexander vs. Juan Urango (WBC Super Lightweight Championship)
Steve Forbes vs. Harrison Cuello (Welterweights)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 (Showtime)
from: Rancho Mirage, CA
Leonardo Zappavigna vs. Fernando Angulo (Lightweights)
Vic Darchinyan vs. Rodrigo Guerrero (WBA / WBC Super Flyweight Championship)
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer

He just may be the most popular Japanese fighter of all time. In a
career that lasted a little over a decade he squeezed in 63 pro contests.
He was the winner of 55 of those. He won world championships in two weight
divisions and he came very close to becoming a three weight class
titleholder. Please remember this was back in the day when there were only
eight weight classes and one champion per division. He is the only man to
beat the legendary Eder Jofre and he turned the trick twice. His name was
Masahiko but in boxing circles his nickname was ” Fighting “. That should
tell you something about his aggressive whirlwind style. He was ” Fighting
” Harada.

Harada started his career in 1960 and in less then three years he reeled
off 25 straight wins, ten by knockout. He had established himself as a top
ranking flyweight contender. Edmundo Esparza upset Harada by decision in
June of 1962 to end his win streak but two fights later on October 10th he
was in a Tokyo ring facing world flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch. The
champion was unable to keep the swarming Harada off of him and he finally
lost his title in the eleventh round.
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Wow! My read on My Life Among the Icons written by Johnny Ortiz is that it is simply a must for boxing fans, including the novice aficionado.

It is a wonderful and interesting collection of Johnny’s life from the age of fifteen to 1999. Johnny has been involved with the sport of boxing for over fifty years. I have personally known this fine gentleman for the last twenty years as a boxing associate, mentor and dear friend, and now his book has brought out a personal, in depth touch into his life.
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By Jim Amato, Senior Boxing Writer

Author’s note; This article was first published after Roy’s wins over Lou Del Valle and Virgil Hill. This is what I thought about Roy then and my opinion has not changed even in light of his recent losses.

Roy Jones Jr., by far the class of the 175 pound weight division at this time. His decisive knockout of Virgil Hill and his lopsided decision victory over Lou Del Valle solidified that distinction. How would Jones have fared in an era where there was some real competition? Where would he have fit in during the talent rich 70’s and early 80’s? I have picked who, in my opinion, were the ten best light heavyweights of that time period. Eight were champions and two were long time contenders. I then matched each against Roy in scheduled fifteen round bouts as they were back then. Based on my recollections of these boxers talents, I have formed the following scenarios.
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Some disappointing news since I’ve been away. To me the worst of it was the information that Evander Holyfield beat his wife. For me, that’s a terrible thing for Evander (or anyone else to do). A man should never hit a woman, and a God-fearing boxer should know better. Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta and others have done this, but they never claimed to have found God.

Through the years Evander has exhibited a lot of class, and now this? Has the ‘real deal’ become the ‘real schlemiel’?

Kelly Pavlik signed to fight Sergio Martinez, in what could be an interesting fight.
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As many of you have noticed, since December 2007, I have offered my website t-shirt in the color white. Although the white t-shirt is still available and is now a collectors item because of a limited stock on hand, I recently changed the t-shirt product to blue to match my website hat in color.

This attractive blue t-shirt is short sleeve with official large size logo on back and with a small version of fighter imagine on front, with all sizes available: small (S) … medium (M) … large (L) … extra large (XL) … double extra large (2XX).
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