• 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. […]

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David is Interviewed on DoghouseBoxing.com!

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David made an appearance recently on DoghouseBoxing.com with another interview. Check it out here: Adrien Broner / Eloy Perez Marcos Madiana / Devon Alexander By David Tyler doghouseboxing.com Boxing expert, David Martinez is paying doghouse boxing another visit. This time to provide expert analysis of this Saturday’s fights on HBO at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. David [...]

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Chavez, Jr. and Donaire win on HBO!

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By Tom Donelson (Member of Boxing Writers Assoc.)   Two Mexican fighters went toe to toe most of the night in the shadow of the Alamo in San Antonio.  Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. has the curse of the being the son of the great Julio Cesar Chavez plus he faced a hungry fighter in Marco Rubio [...]

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How High Should We Rate Riddick Bowe?

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By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer Hopefully the one time heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe will never fight again. His post career problems have been well documented. The question now is, where does Bowe rank among the great heavyweights of all time? How would he have fared against Louis, Marciano, Frazier or [...]

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Happy Birthday ~ ALI

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In rememberence of Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday this week, January 17, I am bringing back one of my favorite features on THE GREATEST that was part of a series I did for for this Web site. Here now, for your enjoyment, is that story. Happy Birthday Champ! Muhammad Ali   By David Martinez / Boxing HistorianThis is the last of [...]

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez / Boxing Historian

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( Winter 2012 Edition ) On a quarterly basis, I always write to thank and acknowledge the people that make this website the success that it is. My producer is John Boitnott, the main person who is simply my right hand man with his professional expertise regarding this website. Other key people are: Bob Quackenbush [...]

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Golden State Boxers’ Association Awards Banquet

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2011 Inductees Honored at Holiday Gala By Michele Chong – GUEST POST – for dmboxing.com Several boxing champs, contenders and members of the Golden State Boxers’ Association (GSBA) were honored at this year’s awards ceremony and holiday banquet taking place at the Steven’s Steakhouse in Commerce. This boxing group is built through a network of [...]

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Ward Wins the Super Six Title!

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By Tom Donelson (Member of Boxing Writers Association) Andre Ward and Carl Froch faced off in the final of the Super Six title; the winner recognized as the best of the Super Middleweights with a big fight over the horizon with Lucian Bute. Going into this fight, it was a tossup as Ward was a [...]

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Fight of the Year and the Bogus Controversy

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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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WEBSITE T-SHIRT

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Photo By Ray Luna My friend Harold Lederman, from HBO World Championship Boxing, proudly displays the official  dmboxing.com  t-shirt.   With Christmas just around the corner, what a great way to treat yourself or a friend with this attractive product that was introduced four years ago, in December 2007, on this webiste. Since that time [...]

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Mares retains title!

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By Tom Donelson (Member of Boxing Writers Assc.) Showtime featured the final of their bantamweight championship series featuring Abner Mares fighting Joseph Agbeko for the Showtime championship but before the main event, the raging bull Vic Darchinyan taking on the boxer Anselmo Moreno.  In the opening round, Darchinyan took the attack to Moreno, trying to [...]

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