Mayweather and Canelo win decisions
By Tom Donelson (Boxing Writers Assc.) On Cinco de Mayo, Mexican upcoming star Saul Canelo Alvarez faced Shane Mosley, the old veteran. The first round was a feeling around round as Mosley managed to get off punches a little quicker while Alvarez waited nearly half of the round to throw his first punch.
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In the fifty years I have been connected to boxing, I have been blessed to have met some wonderful people in the sport and Eddie Perkins is one of those wonderful people. Eddie passed away on the evening of May 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by family; he was 75. I had the esteemed honor to be chosen to be Eddie's presenter when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame on October 14, 2006.
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer Hopefully the one time heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe will never fight again. His post career problems have been well documented. The question now is, where does Bowe rank among the great heavyweights of all time? How would he have fared against Louis, Marciano, Frazier or [...]
In rememberence of Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday this week, January 17, I am bringing back one of my favorite features on THE GREATEST that was part of a series I did for for this Web site. Here now, for your enjoyment, is that story. Happy Birthday Champ! Muhammad Ali By David Martinez / Boxing HistorianThis is the last of [...]
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian This past week boxing lost a great champion, Joe Frazier, who passed away after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67.I will always remember Joe, and I am so blessed to have lived in his boxing era and to have witnessed his fights. He was [...]
( a monthly feature from dmboxing.com ) 1) Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. What other former heavyweight champion was also born in Louisville and note both fighters also had their first professional bouts in Louisville ? ANSWER ~ Marvin Hart 2) Which boxer was 22 years, 11 months younger than George Foreman [...]
1) Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. What other former heavyweight champion was also born in Louisville and note both fighters also had their first professional bouts in Louisville ? a) Jim Jeffries b) Marvin Hart c) Gene Tunney d) Max Baer 2) Which boxer was 22 years, 11 months younger than George [...]
By Rick Farris ( Former professional boxer and boxing historian ) In early 1999, I was watching ESPN, hoping to hear the result of a fight that had taken place earlier in the evening. When the sports news came on, I waited thru football scores, and golf, until the sportscaster finally said . . . “And [...]
THE FORGOTTEN WHITE HOPE By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer As Muhammad Ali ruled the heavyweight division in the mid 60′s, white hope contenders came and went. Henry Cooper, George Chuvalo and Karl Mildenberger all were vanquished by the “Greatest”. When Ali was forced to relinquish his crown in 1967, the best of the [...]
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian As we approach this week in boxing, something that will forever live in the sport happened forty years ago: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier – the FIGHT OF THE CENTURY. On March 8, 1971, the boxing world saw the most eagerly anticipated championship fight that I have ever been [...]
1) Muhammad Ali “aka” Cassius Clay suffered his first knock down as a professional, in 1962, to what boxer ? ANSWER – Sonny Banks 2) The late boxing trainer Howie Steindler trained many professional fighters in his career, who was his first ? ANSWER – Eddie Shapiro 3) Mexican great Salvador Sanchez once fought the [...]
1) Muhammad Ali “aka” Cassius Clay suffered his first knock down as a professional, in 1962, to what boxer ? a) Alonzo Johnson b) Billy Daniels c) Sonny Banks d) Archie Moore 2) The late boxing trainer Howie Steindler trained many professional fighters in his career, who was his first ? a) Tony Reno b) [...]