• Bob Foster and the light heavyweight division

    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: Johnny Ortiz

Ringside with Johnny O

By David Martinez | Published: February 6, 2013

(L to R)  Johnny Ortiz, Danny Lujan, David Martinez  (June 23, 2001) reporting on ESPN radio from Las Vegas, Nevada prior to WBC Super Welterweight Championship: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javier Castillejo I would like to share an excellent video ( click on blue colored link below ) interview of one of my best friends [...]

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A BOOK REVIEW by David Martinez

By David Martinez | Published: September 14, 2012

MY LIFE AMONG THE ICONS By Johnny Ortiz I am delighted to have Johnny Ortiz as one of my best friends, as I consider him to be one the most knowledgeable boxing authorities that I have ever met in my over fifty years of boxing. His connection at the age of fifteen with LA’s most [...]

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RINGSIDE WITH JOHNNY “O”

By admin | Published: May 22, 2010

Johnny Ortiz By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Please join me this Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Stevens Steak House, 5332 E. Stevens Place, Commerce, CA 90040 … for a delightful gathering to honor my friend Johnny Ortiz. Festivites will begin at 1pm, with tickets priced at $40.00 which includes lunch. Along with many [...]

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PublishAmerica Presents "My Life Among the Icons" by Johnny Ortiz

By admin | Published: November 17, 2009

Frederick, MD — PublishAmerica is proud to present My Life Among the Icons by Johnny Ortiz of Valley Village, California. His connection at age 15 with L.A.’s most notorious gangster, his sinister lifestyle while working for a renowned private investigator, 50 years as a fighter, trainer and manager, Johnny Ortiz’s exciting life involved close friendships [...]

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RINGSIDE LA WITH JOHNNY ORTIZ

By admin | Published: December 1, 2008

Photos – GEORGE GARCIA GUNFIGHT AT THE NO CHANCE SALOON The title of this article implies what I think of Manny Pacquiao’s chances in his upcoming December 6th fight with The Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, and that is, he has absolutely ‘no chance’ to win. This supposition is based on the same theory [...]

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