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 David Martinez / Boxing Historian In August 2007, former WBC / WBO super bantamweight (122 lbs) champion, WBC featherweight (126 lbs) champion, IBF junior Lightweight (130 lbs) and WBC super featherweight (130 lbs) champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales retired from boxing and the end career of a great champion fromMexico was [...]
Last month on June 25, 2011, I celebrated my birthday and retired after 40 years of service with the state of California / Caltrans. It was such an honor to host a party gathering at my home for family and friends. I would like to share a short part of that with a video clip [...]
Johnny Ortiz, Dub Harris, David Martinez ( photo taken October 18, 2002 ) By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Last month the boxing world lost a friend, Maurice “Dub” Harris, who passed away peacefully on June 27, 2011 at the age of 94. He was a highly decorated veteran of the United States Army serving in both [...]
Ruben Olivares and David Martinez ( photo taken October 16, 1999 ) By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Picking the five best Mexican boxers was really an easy task because the five I have personally chosen are so close in greatness at the peak of their careers, that I could virtually switch the order around [...]
(Summer 2011 Edition) On a quarterly basis, I will continue to thank the many people that make this website the success that it is: my producer, writers, proof readers and crew. Without these key people I would literally be a faceless captain of a ship with no support crew; they will be mentioned in detail [...]
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Last year in a conversation with Don Fraser, President of the California Boxing Hall of Fame, I mentioned to him, “Why isn’t Ray White in your select group of inductees?” Don’s reply was simple, “I have thought of that, but I have no idea how to reach him.” My [...]
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Let me bring you a feature story that you will probably not read anywhere regarding, all together, the five best black heavyweights at the turn of the 20th century. I got the idea when I overheard some mutual friends talking about the best black baseball players that never got [...]
By David Martinez, Boxing Historian I have assembled personal choices in boxing for THE BEST OF 2010 in the major categories, and they are: FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Sergio Martinez On April 17, Sergio scored an impressive upset victory over Kelly Pavlik to win the WBC / WBO Middleweight Championship. Then on November 20, he [...]
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas 2010 and to say thank you for making my website one of your choices in boxing. Since the birth of this website in July 2007, there have been many that have contributed to the success. I would like to acknowledge the main [...]
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. I respect his advice big time. One of the best things he does is something that only happens at Halloween. He will dress up [...]