• Peter Jackson

    By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
    I consider myself truly blessed to have seen over the past fifty years all the boxing greats. I have written various articles ranking different boxers in their primes, but I feel compelled to write now about a division in boxing that hardly anyone ever talks about – light heavyweight. […]

  • DM Boxing Tour Video DM Boxing Tour Video

    I would like to share my collection of fifty years of boxing as dmboxing.com approaches its fifth year this month. It’s been a pleasure to be able to provide you with boxing information and I would like to thank you for making this website one of your choices in boxing.

  • Greatest Boxer “Pound for Pound”… Ever

                                  By David Martinez / Boxing Historian I have been asked many times “who is the greatest boxer of all time in any weight division at the height of his career” and that answer is the easiest for me to come up with – Sugar Ray Robinson. I could go on and on about his career but I will go on record to say that at his pinnacle years he was clearly the best. I was fortunate to meet him at a local amateur boxing show in 1986 where I was a referee for the kids. […]

Category Archives: Eddie Futch

Eddie Futch

By David Martinez | Published: October 7, 2012

By David Martinez Boxing Historian October 10, 2012 will be the anniversary date of the passing of Eddie Futch. Eddie was born on August 9,1911, in Hillsboro, Mississippi, and passed away on October 10, 2001. He was a man that I consider to be the best trainer in boxing in my era of the sport. [...]

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50th Anniversary – First World Champion – Eddie Futch

By admin | Published: December 3, 2008

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian December 5, 2008 is the date that will mark the 50th anniversary of legendary trainer Eddie Futch’s first of 22 world champions in his remarkable career. Don Jordan won the welterweight championship on December 5, 1958 with a unanimous 15 round decision over Virgil Akins at the Olympic Auditorium, [...]

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Why Mike Tyson is NOT in My Top Ten!

By admin | Published: September 8, 2008

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian I have rated many fighters in many different divisions, eras, and ethnic groups. One of my first ranking features that I posted on this Web site (see Archives / August 2007 or Rankings on menu to view) was my view of the top ten heavyweights of all time (i.e.) [...]

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Happy Birthday, Eddie Futch!

By admin | Published: August 7, 2008

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian It was this past June 21, 2008, and I was the one chosen to be the presenter at the California Boxing Hall of Fame in the Posthumous Category for the man I consider the best trainer in boxing in our lifetime, Eddie Futch.

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NEWS RELEASE !!!

By admin | Published: February 6, 2008

California Boxing Hall of Fame Joe Louis, who had more successful title defenses (25) than any other heavyweight champion, heads up a list of twenty five inductees who will be enshrined into the California Boxing Hall of Fame for the year 2008.

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A Lady, My Friend – Eva Futch

By admin | Published: October 18, 2007

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian In all my years following boxing, since 1960, there have been lots of people that have given me gifts for my collection, and believe it or not, after 47 years, I can honestly tell you exactly who gave me what and when! This is a short story about just [...]

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