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.
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 [...]
1) What former boxing champion baptized TV personality Khloe Kardashian, he is her God-Father ? a) Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini b) Sugar Ray Leonard c) Iron Mike Tyson d) Marvelous Marvin Hagler 2) What former flyweight champion had the nickname “The Mighty Atom” ? a) Jimmy Wilde b) Benny Lynch c) Hiroyuki [...]
Jerry Quarry and David Martinez (May, 1991) By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer June 23, 1969 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Joe Frazier met the popular Irish fighter, Jerry Quarry, for the New York State recognized heavyweight title. Back in the day, the New York State Boxing Commission wielded quite a bit of [...]