• 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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Closet Classic: Bob Foster vs. Andy Kendall

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 [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

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 [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

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 [...]

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FIGHT CALENDAR for April 2010

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 [...]

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RINGSIDE WITH JOHNNY "O"

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, [...]

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RING TRIVIA "answers" for February 2010

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 [...]

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Roy Jones Jr.-vs- The 70's and 80's

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 [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

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 [...]

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FIGHT CALENDAR for February 2010

be sure to stay posted to dmboxing.com every month for your complete boxing schedule Friday, February 5, 2010 (ESPN2) from: Miami, Florida Glen Johnson vs. Yuaf Mack (Light Heavyweights) Joey Hernandez vs. Ed Paredes (Welterweights) Friday, February 5, 2010 (Showtime) from: Santa Ynez, CA Freddy Hernandez vs. DeMarcus Corley (Welterweights) Francisco Contreras vs. Juan Castaneda [...]

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RING TRIVIA "answers" for January 2010

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

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