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David Martinez and Bob Foster October 1996 By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer   Not too long ago one of my favorite writers, Ted Sares asked me if I could come up with some bouts as he described them as “closet classics”. I came up with a few for Ted. Here recently I was [...]

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer   The Los Angeles based World Boxing Hall of Fame event will be held on November 19, at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Among the new honorees expected to attend are Julio Casar Chavez, Mike Tyson, Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Bennie Briscoe. In the expanded category, Graham [...]

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer A bit surprised by the early ending of the Paul Williams v. Kermit Cintron fight, with the judges having scored the fight for Williams, although the ending, in my humble opinion was anti-climactic as California goes to the scorecards after three rounds. It’s their rules, but it took [...]

be sure to stay posted to dmboxing.com every month for your complete boxing schedule Friday, April 2, 2010 (ESPN2) from: Uncasville, Connecticut Delvin Rodriguez vs. Mike Arnaoutis (Welterweights) Joe Greene vs. Joshua Onyango (Middleweights) Friday, April 2, 2010 (Showtime) from: Las Vegas, NV Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Perez (Junior Middleweights) Carlos Velasquez vs. Ira Terry [...]

Johnny, with friends Gwen Adair and David Martinez By David Martinez / Boxing Historian I am happy to announce the date and location for a tribute to Johnny Ortiz is now officially set for Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Stevens Steak House, 5332 E. Stevens Place, Commerce, California 90040. Festivities will begin at 1pm, [...]

1) In 1883, who was the first boxer to knock down John L Sullivan in a prize fight ? answer is – Charley Mitchell 2) What former wrestling champion had a short undefeated (8-0) boxing career, and his father once fought Max Bear, Sam Langford, Primo Carnera, and Jack Johnson ? answer is – Bearcat [...]

By Jim Amato, Senior Boxing Writer Author’s note; This article was first published after Roy’s wins over Lou Del Valle and Virgil Hill. This is what I thought about Roy then and my opinion has not changed even in light of his recent losses. Roy Jones Jr., by far the class of the 175 pound [...]

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Some disappointing news since I’ve been away. To me the worst of it was the information that Evander Holyfield beat his wife. For me, that’s a terrible thing for Evander (or anyone else to do). A man should never hit a woman, and a God-fearing boxer should know [...]

1) On May 10, 1996 … Lennox Lewis, a former 1988 Olympic champion, fought another former 1988 Olympic champion … he was ? answer is – Ray Mercer