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Don Fraser – R.I.P.

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

The boxing world was saddened to learn long time boxing icon Don Fraser passed away on October 31, 2019 유튜브 자막 다운로드. He was 92 years old.

Don was a special man, and truly a giving human being to all who knew him.

I first met Don thirty years ago at the old Spaghetti Factory in Hollywood, California, when he hosted weekly boxing luncheons at that historic location 다운로드.

I was so honored to be his close friend. Through the years we conversed frequently by phone, and he would often send me boxing trivia questions for my website 오버로드 13권 다운로드.

Don was a great mentor to many and I consider him to be the “Mr google play service. Boxing” of his era. His accomplishments in the world of boxing included promoter, matchmaker, publicist, writer, corner man, Executive Officer for the California Athletic Commission, President Golden State Boxer’s Association, and more recently, he was President and Founder of the California Boxing Hall of Fame 다운로드. A position from which he retired in December 2018.

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Jose Napoles (R.I.P.)

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On August 16, 2019 the boxing world lost one of their finest 니코니코 동화 다운로드. Jose Napoles, passed away at the age of 79. He was born in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, Cuba on April 13, 1940.

Napoles earned the nick-name “Mantequilla”, Spanish for butter, because of his smooth style in the ring 브랜드 로고.

As an amateur Napoles was trained by his uncles and compiled an incredible record of 114 wins against only 1 loss Battery download! He turned professional in 1958 and in the early years campaigned as a featherweight (126), junior lightweight (130), lightweight (135) and junior welterweight (140) 자동차 주차 다운로드.

After Fidel Castro banned professional boxing in 1961, Napoles fled Cuba the next year to continue his boxing career in Mexico City. Later he became a Mexican citizen 다운로드.

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Pernell Whitaker (R.I.P.)

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

On July 14, 2019 the boxing world lost one of their finest 다운로드. Pernell Whitaker was killed when he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Whitaker, originally nick-named “Sweet Pete”, later changed by the media to “Sweet Pea”, was by all accounts truly one of the greatest boxers to ever lace on a pair of gloves, having won world titles in four different weight divisions: lightweight (135), junior welterweight (140), welterweight (147), and junior middleweight (154). 

He won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and again gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles 다운로드. He began a stellar professional career that same year and accumulated an outstanding ring record of 40 wins, 4 losses, one draw, and one no-contest, with 17 by knockout 다운로드.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

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(Summer 2019 Edition)

I am delighted to say “Happy 12th Anniversary” this month to my website 다운로드. The founding date was July 15, 2007. That was the day when I brought dmboxing.com to the world.

In these past twelve years I have been very honored to bring everybody boxing as I live it directly thought this website 콜린스 사전 다운로드. I have published 1,618 assorted articles and features (which is an average of eleven publications per month) for your enjoyment.

My involvement in boxing goes back to 1961 and in these past 58 years the one single thing that brightly stands out is all the wonderful people I have had the pleasure to meet 다운로드. This includes boxers, writers, various website associates, and the many other new friends that I have made.

The key group of people that have made this website the success it has been, and will continue to be, are: Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader); Tom Donelson (Author, Member Boxing Writers Association of America); Jim Amato (Senior Boxing Writer / Boxing Historian); Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader); Steve Corbo (Guest Posts / Proof Reader); Don Fraser (California Boxing Hall of Fame founder & past president / Ring Trivia questions contributor); Harold Lederman (R.I.P 다운로드. / Hey Harold! / HBO World Championship Boxing); and Rusty Rubin (R.I.P. / In Rusty’s Corner / Glove2Glove / first to contribute to this website) 다운로드.

The ladies that have modeled my products  have certainly added beauty, and although not professional models they have contributed with class and charm 다운로드.

The attractive website hat displayed in the photo above (thank you model Lydia) is a top selling product. It is embroidered with the official logo on the front and website address on the backside 영화 3 다운로드. It has an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To order, send check or money order (NO cash please) in the amount of $18.50 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109 … and this includes  FREE shipping to anywhere in the USA mail zones. 

I also want to say thank you to all of you fans that have kindly supported this website with respect and loyalty 샌드 프리미엄 다운로드. It’s your input that fuels me to be the best I can be in boxing.

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Bert Cooper, Harold Lederman (R.I.P.)

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Last week, boxing lost both Bert Cooper and Harold Lederman.  Bert Cooper began as a cruiserweight but it was as a heavyweight that he fought every major figure in the late 1980’s and the 1990’s including George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer, and Michael Moorer 다운로드. His overall record does not speak Hall of Fame with 25 losses go to with his 38 wins but many of his losses came later in his career.  From the time he fought his first pro fight in 1984 to his last fight in 2012, he proved to be a warrior and willing to go toe-to-toe with any fighter.  RIP Bert Cooper 60초.

Harold Lederman educated an entire audience on the nuances of boxing and scoring through his position with HBO.  Perhaps Lederman’s death symbolized the change in boxing and the new TV reality 다운로드. Lederman, from his perch at HBO, was part of some of the biggest fights, and there was a time that HBO was where the big fights were; but today, HBO no longer covers boxing matches and Lederman, sadly, is no longer with us to score fights 넷폴더.

Lederman would tell the boxing fans that the four big ways to view a fight include ring generalship, clean scoring, defense, and effective aggressiveness 유희왕 극장판 다운로드. He explained how each played a role in his scoring, and I would agree with Lederman’s view the vast majority of the time. 

Lederman spent six decades involved in the sports and now his daughter, Julie, carries on the legacy.  Lederman was known more for his scoring fights on HBO, but he judged over 1000 fights as a judge and those six decades gave Lederman a unique perspective on the sport as well historical insight.  He also was not afraid of the new technology, such as Compubox, and used them in his analysis 다운로드. (While Compubox has its limitations, it does give a fan insight into the sport and, explained correctly, it does give you insight on why a boxer won or lost a fight.)

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Harold Lederman – R.I.P.

David Martinez, Harold Lederman, R.I.P.

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

I am saddened to report the passing of one of my best friends, HBO Boxing’s Harold Lederman 다운로드. After battling cancer, Harold passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was 79 years old.

Harold was truly a boxing icon. He was also a special friend and one of the kindest people I ever met 다운로드.

We met over 20 years ago, during my tenure as Boxing Historian and Board Member for the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Since that time, we remained in close contact and I often shared his podcast videos, “Hey Harold” for my readers, on this website 다운로드. We also even exchanged Christmas cards every year.

In October, 2013 Harold was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame. Due to a commitment with HBO he was unable to attend his induction ceremony 로보카폴리 시즌3. I was so honored that he picked me to receive his induction award, in his absence.

Harold was licensed as a professional boxing judge in 1967, and established himself as one of the world’s top judges long before joining HBO in 1986 다운로드.

He judged more than 100 world title fights on six continents, and in his 32 years of sitting ringside for HBO, judged over 1,000 fights as their “Unofficial Official” 다운로드.

He retired as an active judge in 1999, but remained with HBO Boxing until they left the airwaves in December 2018.

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Dr. Joe Noriega – R.I.P.

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I was saddened to learn this past week that a dear friend of mine, past president and member of the executive VP board of the World Boxing Hall of Fame, Dr 요 화경 다운로드. Joe Noriega, passed away on February 18, 2019.

Joe was well known in the Los Angeles area for his outstanding work in the chiropractic field 다운로드.

He is survived by his lovely wife Nelly, and sons Dr. Jess, and Chris.

May his soul rest peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

Funeral services will be held on March 9, 2019, at 11:00 a.m 다운로드. at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California  90601.

Dub Harris – World Boxing Hall of Fame

David Martinez, Hall Of Fame, R.I.P.

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com 

I want to tell you about a man for whom I, and many others, have the utmost respect – Maurice “Dub” Harris 소드마스터 다운로드.

I first met Dub in November 1996, when I was introduced to him by Deborah Sutherland- Hocamp.  At that time, Dub was president of the World Boxing Hall of Fame and Deborah was Vice President and Advisor 영혼의 집 다운로드.  That October, Deborah had heard me doing play-by-play  commentary for a boxing show broadcast on KVEN-AM Ventura radio with Barry Turnbull and, knowing Barry, she later asked him “Who is this guy David Martinez who knows so much about boxing?”

The rest is now history and, as it turned out, meeting Dub began a huge chapter in my life and in my passion for boxing.  Dub interviewed me at his Los Angeles (Commerce), California office.  Although nervous, I was confident during the interview, and he immediately, on that day, on the spot, welcomed me into the organization, asking me to start officially in January 1997 as a member of the Board of Directors 다운로드.

Dub told me something at that initial interview that I will never forget, and I applied it to the fullest during my ten year (1997-2007) tenure in the World Boxing Hall of Fame 홀로그램 영상 다운로드.  The quote was “Don’t ever let me down, Martinez.”  I must admit, that single phrase prompted me to become the best I could be while serving in the World Boxing Hall of Fame and that quote still motivates me to this day 크롬 어도비 플래시 플레이어 다운로드.

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Don Chargin – Outstanding Promoter and Matchmaker Passes Away – R.I.P.

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On September 29, 2018, Hall of Fame boxing promoter and matchmaker Don Chargin died at Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo, California, after a battle with lung and brain cancer, at the age of 90 윈도우 10 스팀 다운로드.

Don, his wife Lorraine, and First Lady of Boxing Aileen Eaton staged many memorable bouts on a weekly basis for 20 years (1964-1984) at the Olympic Auditorium, Sports Arena, and the Memorial Coliseum 제빵왕 김탁구 다운로드.

I didn’t know Chargin on a personal basis, but according to legendary Hall of Fame promoter Don Fraser, who was best of friends with Chargin, he was outstanding in all phases of boxing and a kind, wonderful human being.  The late TV and radio ringside announcer Jim Healy labeled him as “War a Week” Chargin for his excellent array of fights which were held on a regular basis 다운로드.

Chargin promoted his first boxing card sixty-seven years ago on September 3, 1951, in San Jose, California;  the main event that night was Manuel Ortiz vs 다운로드. Eddie Chavez in a lightweight bout.

One thing that Chargin and I agreed on was that the greatest fight staged at the Olympic Auditorium was Mando Ramos vs 다운로드. Sugar Ramos, a ten round lightweight bout that packed the historic arena on August 6, 1970 – a night attending at ringside I will never forget.  

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Aretha Franklin Tribute – R.I.P.

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com 

I am truly sadden with the recent passing of Aretha Franklin.  She was truly an icon in the world of music, honorably labelled as the” Queen of Soul”, and such a beautiful lady 윈도우 비스타 서비스팩1 다운로드.

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