• Mayweather and Canelo win decisions

    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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    Web Site Tank Top

    Summer is approaching and it will be here before you know it - so be sure to add my attractive tank top to your warm weather comfort. This product is blue in color with the official  dmboxing.com  logo on the back and a small boxer image on the front.

  • Eddie Perkins ~ R.I.P.

    Eddie Perkins ~ R.I.P.

    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.

Category Archives: History

Chacon vs. Lopez ~ Anniversary

By David Martinez | Published: May 18, 2012

The date was May 24, 1974 when Bobby “Schoolboy”  Chacon and Danny “Little Red” Lopez met in the ring for a long awaited and most anticipated bout between two Southern California rising stars. I was there that night ringside and sitting next to me was HBO Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel – who at that time was a [...]

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Eddie Perkins ~ R.I.P.

By David Martinez | Published: May 15, 2012

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 [...]

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In My Era of Boxing

By admin | Published: April 27, 2012

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian I started to officially watch boxing in the year 1961. I was 13 years old, and it’s been over fifty years since my love for the sport began. I have seen so many great boxers and I consider myself blessed to have been able to live to see them. [...]

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RING TRIVIA

By admin | Published: March 5, 2012

A Quarterly Feature from dmboxing Appearing every March, June, September, December   1) Who was the first boxer from the legendary Kronk (Detroit) Gym to win a world title?   a)  Jimmy Paul b)  Thomas Hearns c)  Milton McCrory d)  Hilmer Kenty 2.) On January 1, 1913, because of rumors that heavyweight champion Jack Johnson [...]

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Monzon vs. Benvenuti II

By admin | Published: February 17, 2012

By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer    Nino Benvenuti may be considered among the best amateur boxers of all time. He had a great professional career too. His first loss was on a highly disputed decision to Ki Soo Kim. He would win two out of three in a legendary middleweight trilogy with the [...]

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David Interviewed by DogHouseBoxing.com

By David Martinez | Published: February 9, 2012

David was recently interviewed by David Tyler, boxing writer for www.doghouseboxing.com. We’ve been given permission to display that interview here. Enjoy! ~ David Tyler:  David, what qualifies someone as a boxing historian? David Martinez:  Somebody that religiously, daily, every minute of their life, is passionately devoted to the sport of boxing. DT:  How many years [...]

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How High Should We Rate Riddick Bowe?

By admin | Published: January 19, 2012
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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 [...]

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Happy Birthday ~ ALI

By admin | Published: January 16, 2012
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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 [...]

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez / Boxing Historian

By admin | Published: January 10, 2012
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( Winter 2012 Edition ) On a quarterly basis, I always write to thank and acknowledge the people that make this website the success that it is. My producer is John Boitnott, the main person who is simply my right hand man with his professional expertise regarding this website. Other key people are: Bob Quackenbush [...]

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“THE BEST OF 2011″

By admin | Published: January 2, 2012

My personal top choices in boxing for the year 2011 in the major categories By David Martinez / Boxing Historian FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Andre Ward With two impressive one sided wins against Arthur Abraham ( May 14) and Carl Froch (Dec 17), Ward wins the coveted Super-Six Super Middleweight tournament. He stays undefeated (25-0) [...]

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