• 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. […]

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R.I.P. Julio Gonzalez

By admin | Published: March 15, 2012

By David Martinez   I was absoulutely saddened to hear the recent news of the death of former WBC light heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez, who passed away at the age of 35 after a motorcylce accident in Mexico. He was hit by a hit-and-run drunk driver near the area of his father’s ranch in Guerrero [...]

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Fight of the Year and the Bogus Controversy

By admin | Published: December 15, 2011
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GUEST POST for dmboxing.com by Adam Pollack The Lamont Peterson – Amir Khan fight has to be considered fight of the year. Wonderful intense battle by two young elite prime warriors giving it their all. Some brutal blows were landed by both in 12 rounds of excellent high level combat. The speed, footwork, counters, body [...]

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JOE FRAZIER / R.I.P.

By admin | Published: November 12, 2011
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 By David Martinez / Boxing Historian This past week boxing lost a great champion, Joe Frazier, who passed away after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67.I will always remember Joe, and I am so blessed to have lived in his boxing era and to have witnessed his fights. He was [...]

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MIKE WEAVER : AN UNLIKELY CHAMPION

By admin | Published: October 16, 2011
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer If I was to tell you there was once a heavyweight who lost his first professional fight by knockout. Also this heavyweight would actually lose half of his first dozen fights. If I told you he would go on to win a piece of the heavyweight crown and [...]

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RING TRIVIA “answers” for August 2011

By admin | Published: September 22, 2011
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 1) Top heavyweight contender from 1960′s and 1970′s, Alvin Lewis, had a nickname of a color … what was it ? ANSWER ~ Blue   2) In September 1999, what song did Oscar De La Hoya use as a theme song prior to his title fight with Felix Trinidad ? ANSWER ~ Bailamos – by Enrique Iglesias [...]

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JOEY ORBILLO

By admin | Published: January 30, 2011
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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer During the 60′s and the early 1970′s the state of California produced several world class heavyweights. Talented and capable boxers like Eddie Machen, Jerry Quarry, Henry Clark, Thad Spencer, Bill McMurray, Mac Foster and Kenny Norton. The city of Wilmington was represented by a rough and tough custumer [...]

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History of Modern Boxing: Heavy Weight Champions Since the NBA Began

By Mich De Lorme | Published: December 31, 2010
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Though the sport of boxing has historical roots as far back as the Roman Empire, modern boxing can arguably be dated to have begun with the Marquis of Queensbury rules. Additionally, heavyweight championships are widely accepted to have began with Jack Dempsey and the ‘National Boxing Association’ in 1921. From this point onward, the sport of boxing began to demand more skill…

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RING TRIVIA for December 2010

By admin | Published: December 23, 2010

1) In May 1989, who won the first ever newly created WBO heavyweight title ? a) Francesco Damiani b) Ray Mercer c) Tyrell Biggs d) Michael Dokes 2) What British boxer often wore “TRUE BRIT” embroidered on his trunks ? a) Ricky Hatton b) Nigel Benn c) Frank Bruno d) Chris Eubank 3) Jack Johnson [...]

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DOUG JONES

By admin | Published: December 11, 2010
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Doug Jones and Ernie Terrell (June 1966) photo courtesy – Jim Carlin By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer What do you say about a fighter who was good enough to challenge for world title recognition in two different weight classes? What do you say about a fighter who holds knockout victories over former world [...]

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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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