• Peter Jackson

    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. […]

RING TRIVIA ~ the answers

gloves 150x150 RING TRIVIA ~ the answers1)  Who was the last American to win a Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight division ?
ANSWER is – Ray Mercer

2)  What former lightweight champion had the nickname “The Old Master ?
ANSWER is – Joe Gans

3)  What major pop singer had to cancel their concert date at New York’s Madison Square Garden to allow the Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali heavyweight championship bout on March 8, 1971 ?
ANSWER is – James Taylor

4)  What championship bout was the first million dollar gate ?
ANSWER is – Dempsey vs. Carpentier (1921)

5)  In his 46 bout career, who was the only fighter to have knocked down the great Salvador Sanchez ?
ANSWER is – Juan Escobar

NOTE: RING TRIVIA is a feature from  dmboxing.com  every three months

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