• 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. […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / HAPPY RETIREMENT


Last month on June 25, 2011, I celebrated my birthday and retired after 40 years of service with the state of California / Caltrans. It was such an honor to host a party gathering at my home for family and friends. I would like to share a short part of that with a video clip from that day – yes it’s me wearing the mask as a fun routine – for your viewing enjoyment.

Although there were many speakers that day, I want to thank Armando Ramirez and John Palminteri shown in this short clip. Also thanks to Bob Quackenbush for taking this video and Desiree D’Alessandro for editing.

Sincerely, David Martinez

 

NOTE: this video is also available on YOU TUBE under title: David Martinez Retirement Roast Excerpt

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. Robert E. Jesinger
    Posted August 3, 2011 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    David,
    Congratulations. I’ve been trying to remember which of us was born first on June 25, 1948 in the Cottage Hospital. I’ll ask Mark Mullenary if he can dig out the hospital records. Stay active and maybe I’ll see you at the class reunion this summer.

  2. Posted September 1, 2011 at 11:10 am | Permalink

    Looking in good shape my friend!

    Congratulatons!

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