• 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: Jim Amato

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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BOOK REVIEW

By admin | Published: January 25, 2012
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer   I just read a book about a man who may be the best boxer to come out of my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. As an accomplished amateur he knocked out future world light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim. As a professional fighter he defeated some of the best [...]

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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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BOOK REVIEW ~ By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer

By admin | Published: November 22, 2011
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Hard Luck: The Triumph And Tragedy Of “Irish” Jerry Quarry AUTHORS – Steve Springer and Blake Chavez FOREWORD by George Foreman I have always been a big fan of Jerry Quarry. He was a mainstay in the talent laden heavyweight division during the late 1960s and into the 70′s. His multitude of fans shared in [...]

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FRANKIE DUARTE ~ TOUGH AS NAILS

By admin | Published: November 17, 2011
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By Jim Amato ( Senior Boxing Writer ) In the 1970′s and 80′s the bantamweight division was loaded with talent. Great champions like Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Daniel Zaragoza and Jeff Chandler forged their Hall Of Fame careers in that era. So did Lupe Pintor who should be in the Hall Of Fame. There were also fine champions like [...]

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MIKE WEAVER : AN UNLIKELY CHAMPION

By admin | Published: October 16, 2011
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer If I was to tell you there was once a heavyweight who lost his first professional fight by knockout. Also this heavyweight would actually lose half of his first dozen fights. If I told you he would go on to win a piece of the heavyweight crown and [...]

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RODRIGO VALDEZ

By admin | Published: August 3, 2011

By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer   With all the recent hoopla for the respected Bernard Hopkins and his adding to the legacy of great Philly fighters… Well here goes… The great city of Philadelphia has produced an array of world class middleweights over the years. Hopkins has brought great pride to the long [...]

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CURTIS COKES

By admin | Published: May 19, 2011
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer He may have been the best fighter in the welterweight division during the decade but he never had a chance to prove it against Emile Griffith. Instead he labored in the back round, fighting and beating all comers. Only after Griffith moved up to middleweight and allowed him [...]

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JACK “The Giant” O’HALLORAN

By admin | Published: April 30, 2011
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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 [...]

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BOOK REVIEW

By admin | Published: February 10, 2011

By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer What a way to start out the year 2011. I just finished reading an excellent book by an author I have great respect for. Steve Maguire is a top shelf boxing historian. In his recent book”Boxing’s Top Tens”, Steve gives his opinions and insights on some of the greatest [...]

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