• 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: Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao vs. Bradley Recap

By admin | Published: June 13, 2012

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian   Boxing is not a sport to me, it is passion, and what happened on June 9 hurts, the result of Timothy Bradley winning a 12 round split decision over Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. I have seen many terrible decisions in my [...]

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Pacquiao ~ Bradley

By admin | Published: June 11, 2012

By Tom Donelson ( Member Boxing Writers Association ) Pacman loses on the Scorecard what he won in the Ring   7-5, 9-3,-11-1, 8-4, 11-1 These were the samples of the scores by ringside observers in favor of Manny Pacquiao who won his fight in the ring and lost it on the judges’ card.  And that [...]

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Why Bradley Can’t Defeat Pacquio

By admin | Published: May 20, 2012

By Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association) Can Tim Bradley defeat Manny Pacquaio? Bradley is a rough and tough fighter who can turn this fight into a brawl. There are two things that his record shows, an undefeated record against quality fighters but a fighter who is most likely going the distance against quality fighters. [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Since there’s a bit of a lull in major events right now, I heave decided to use most of this space to answering many questions that I get over the course of a year. The most frequent question asked of me is; ‘is Ring Sports Magazine or the [...]

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Pacquiao vs. Marquez, and HBO fight card

By admin | Published: November 14, 2011
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By Tom Donelson ( Member of Boxing Writers Assc.)   Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez finished their trilogy Saturday night or have they?  A few observations on the fight begin with the Oscar De La Hoya syndrome.  In 2004, De La Hoya was beginning his promotion for his bout with Bernard Hopkins and the promotional team thought [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: November 10, 2011

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Two important fights at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this weekend and on paper they look like easy fights to pick. But boxing matches are not fought on paper; they are fought in the ring. In the semi-main, for the WBO Jr. Welterweight title, Tim Bradley, 27-0 [...]

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Mayweather – Ortiz

By admin | Published: September 19, 2011
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By Tom Donelson ( Member of Boxing Writers Assc. & International Boxing Research Org. ) This fight was a measure of how great Floyd Mayweather still was and Victor Ortiz’s job was to test the mantle of Mayweather’s invincibility.  The buzz from many pundits that Ortiz had a chance and much was questioned about Mayweather’s age and 16 [...]

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PACQUIAO – MOSLEY FIGHT CARD RECAP

By admin | Published: May 10, 2011
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By Tom Donelson (Member of the Boxing Writers Association and International Boxing Research Organization) Manny Pacquiao faced the wily veteran Shane Mosley, who was hoping to find the fountain of youth for one more fight, one more shot at glory.  Before the main event, there were three important bouts with future implications. Undefeated Mike Alvarado [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: May 2, 2011
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer   Just a reminder: The annual induction of the greats at the International Boxing Hall of Fame will be on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY.   Among those expected to be inducted are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and a few others. [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: January 21, 2011
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Glad to see that the baseball writers have shown some balls and said no to the admission of performance enhancement drug users into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The clowns involved have already robbed enough money from the team owners that paid them as well as the [...]

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