• 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: Video

What’s My Line

By David Martinez | Published: March 13, 2013

This popular game show ran on CBS-TV from 1950 to 1967. As a feature on dmboxing a different boxer will be displayed on a monthly basis for viewing. This month is Floyd Patterson – the show was shot on December 16, 1956. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbRx2oWIu-I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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What’s My Line

By David Martinez | Published: February 12, 2013

This popular panel game show ran on CBS-TV from 1950 to 1967.  As a feature on dmboxing a different boxer will be displayed on a monthly basis for viewing. This month is Jack Dempsey – the show was shot on April 1, 1951. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHXdzib91w&feature=youtube_gdata_player  

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Ringside with Johnny O

By David Martinez | Published: February 6, 2013

(L to R)  Johnny Ortiz, Danny Lujan, David Martinez  (June 23, 2001) reporting on ESPN radio from Las Vegas, Nevada prior to WBC Super Welterweight Championship: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javier Castillejo I would like to share an excellent video ( click on blue colored link below ) interview of one of my best friends [...]

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Showtime Boxing results

By admin | Published: January 28, 2013

By Tom Donelson Member Boxing Writers Association Huntington, NY (Friday) January 25, 2013     Undefeated Demetrius Andrade fought Freddy Hernandez and Hernandez goal was to turn this into alley fight. Over the first five rounds, little was settled as Hernandez stayed close to Andrade.

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What’s My Line

By David Martinez | Published: January 9, 2013

This popular panel game show ran on CBS-TV from 1950 to 1967.  As a feature on dmboxing a different boxer will be displayed on a monthly basis for viewing. This month is Muhammad Ali – the show was shot on September 19, 1965. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp1skpJ9O_I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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DM Boxing Tour Video

By David Martinez | Published: July 5, 2012

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. To view the video, click [...]

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Muhammad Ali / Part Six

By admin | Published: November 23, 2010

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian This is the last of a six part series on Muhammad Ali. It has truly been my pleasure to share with you my personal accounts of THE GREATEST heavyweight champion in my era of boxing. For those of you who have missed any of this special series, you can [...]

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Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams

By admin | Published: May 12, 2008

First let me thank Jim for submitting this Cleveland Williams article for dmboxing.com, and after you enjoy Jim’s excellent article, you may go directly to the menu on this website and under “Categories” just chick on Ali, and you can view the 1966 Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams fight in it’s entirety! David Martinez / [...]

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Muhammad Ali vs Gorilla Monsoon

By admin | Published: November 28, 2007

There has been many staged, The Boxer vs The Wrestler, bouts in ring history. On June 2, 1976, Muhammad Ali, while training for his June 25th closed circuit, Boxer vs Wrestler, exhibition match against Japanese champion Antonio Inoki, he had a most colorful “pre-hyped” encounter with a 39 year old Gorilla Monsoon. For your entertainment, [...]

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Lightweight "Unification" Championship

By admin | Published: November 4, 2007

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian Last month fight fans were treated to, what I call, a very exciting “unification” title fight, and what has been brought to my attention is – many of you missed it. So let me personally take you back to “that” fight, October13, 2007, in Chicago, at the Sears Centre [...]

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