• 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: Ernie Terrell

My Friends – Ernie Terrell and Frankie Rivas

By David Martinez | Published: April 5, 2013

By David Martinez The month of April has a special meaning for me both in a happy and sad way. April 4th is my friend Ernie Terrell’s birthday. The former WBA heavyweight champion has to be one of my favorite boxer friends ever. I was honored, on the evening of October 16, 2003 when Ernie [...]

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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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Ernie Terrell

By admin | Published: August 2, 2007

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian My friend – Ernie Terrell On October 16, 2004, Ernie Terrell was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and I was so honored to be chosen as his presenter. In my 47 years of following boxing, I have been gifted to have met so many wonderful people [...]

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