• 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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  • 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.

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A “capsule” look at last Saturday’s boxing!

By admin | Published: February 21, 2012

By David Martinez   WBO bantamweight champion Jorge Arce avenged a 2009 draw with former titlest Lorenzo Parra with a 5th round knockout win in their non-title fight in Mexicali, BC, Mexico.   WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko won a hard, but unanimous, decision over Dereck Chisora. The bout was held at the Olympiahalle in [...]

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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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Thoughts on Khan and Fury

By admin | Published: July 25, 2011
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By Tom Donelson ( Member of Boxing Writers Association & International Boxing Research Organization )   Zab Judah found himself with one more opportunity to win a big fight, this one from Amir Khan and become an elite fighter once again.  At the age of 33, Judah moved down in weight to the 140 pound division but [...]

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Dub Harris / R.I.P.

By admin | Published: July 21, 2011
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Johnny Ortiz, Dub Harris, David Martinez ( photo taken October 18, 2002 ) By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Last month the boxing world lost a friend, Maurice “Dub” Harris, who passed away peacefully on June 27, 2011 at the age of 94. He was a highly decorated veteran of the United States Army serving in both [...]

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY # 4

By admin | Published: July 15, 2011
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian  Four years ago, July 15, 2007, I brought you this website in living color. The initial brain storming of this website I owe to John Boitnott, who approached me in early 2007 and simply told me, “Why not,” that I have all the ingredients to bring the world my [...]

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez / Boxing Historian

By admin | Published: July 6, 2011
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(Summer 2011 Edition)  On a quarterly basis, I will continue to thank the many people that make this website the success that it is:  my producer, writers, proof readers and crew. Without these key people I would literally be a faceless captain of a ship with no support crew; they will be mentioned in detail [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner ~ Klitschko v. Haye

By admin | Published: July 1, 2011
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Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer This week on July 2, in Hamburg, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko puts his IBF and WBO belts up against fast and hard hitting David Haye and his WBA belt. Klitschko is taller by 3 1/2” and has a 3” longer reach, but Haye does have power, although he doesn’t [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: June 23, 2011

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer   First, a continuing wish a speedy and full recovery to Oscar de la Hoya and Mia St. John who are both undergoing rehab treatment.   This week on June 25, in Cozumel, Mexico, Tijuana native and veteran Humberto Soto takes on Motoki Sasaki, from Japan, for the [...]

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Alvarez wins easily!

By admin | Published: June 21, 2011
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By Tom Donelson ( Member Boxing Writers Association and International Boxing Research Organization ) This past Saturday, HBO boxing after Dark had an evening of knock out boxing as the card featured knock out artists in both bouts.  Adrien Broner came into the bout as an undefeated fighter with 16 knockouts in 20 wins against [...]

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Chicanito / R.I.P.

By admin | Published: June 11, 2011
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historain Boxing lost a REAL champion in and out of the ring this past week. On June 7, 2011, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez passed away at the young age of 45 years old after a three year battle with cancer. The former WBA and WBC Super Featherweight champion had a professional [...]

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