• 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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“THE BEST OF 2010″

By admin | Published: January 8, 2011

By David Martinez, Boxing Historian I have assembled personal choices in boxing for THE BEST OF 2010 in the major categories, and they are: FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Sergio Martinez On April 17, Sergio scored an impressive upset victory over Kelly Pavlik to win the WBC / WBO Middleweight Championship. Then on November 20, he [...]

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez / Boxing Historian (Winter 2010 Edition)

By admin | Published: December 20, 2010

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas 2010 and to say thank you for making my website one of your choices in boxing. Since the birth of this website in July 2007, there have been many that have contributed to the success. I would like to acknowledge the main [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: December 9, 2010

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer As I prepare for my annual holiday vacation, I want to make sure that I reach each and everyone who reads this column (and even those who do not), the very best wishes for the holiday season. Both ShowTime and HBO have a nice early Christmas present on [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: November 25, 2010

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Happy Thanksgiving to all! Let’s take a close look at the upcoming (Nov. 27) fights, which should offer boxing fans some outstanding entertainment. First a couple of important bouts at super-middleweight. In Oakland, Cal. on ShowTime TV, American Olympic medalist Andre Ward takes on tough Aussie Sakio Bika, [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: November 19, 2010

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Let’s take a close look at the upcoming (Nov. 20) fight in Atlantic City and shown on HBO Championship Boxing. This WBC middleweight rematch features a bout between Paul “The Punisher” Williams taking on aging veteran Sergio Martinez. Their first match, also held in Atlantic City in December [...]

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In Rusty’s Corner

By admin | Published: August 27, 2010

Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer With this lull in big-name boxing, I figured I’d take the opportunity to answer a few questions that have piled up in recent months. In my last column I listed and answered five questions that are often asked to me. There were a couple I saved for this [...]

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