Beterbiev wins the “undisputed” light heavyweight championship with majority decision victory over Bivol

Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

By Tom Donelson / Member Boxing Writers Association of Ameria (BWAA)

There was time that a fight between two elites undefeated fighters fighting for the undisputed light heavyweight title would have been a big thing but for most sports fan, boxing is no longer the major sport it once was, and it is approaching the level most Americans view soccer.  It is disappearing and if you look at the big fights and in particular among light heavyweights and beyond, they are dominated by European fighters where interest still reign. 

Heavyweight division is strictly a foreign affair as Usyk and Fury will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship. At this moment, I view Dubois title as being granted because of politics as Usyk decided to allow Fury a deserve rematch since they are two best Heavyweight in the world.

Dmitry Bivol is classic boxer who already defeated Canelo Alvarez and Beterbiev has won every bout he participated by knock out and been a champion of his version of the light heavyweight since 2017.

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Fight Club OC Is Back In Action / Big Show Oct 24th

California Boxing, dmboxing.com, Upcoming Fights
VIP Suite Tickets Available for This One Show Priced At $250 Per Ticket!
It will be a special Fight Club OC show on Thursday, October 24th in The Hangar, with six pro bouts on the card, but more important it will be KNOCKOUT FENTANYL NIGHT as OC based non-profit Fentanyl Solutions will be entertaining a number of their supporters in a special VIP Suite as well as providing fentanyl education to all fans. Fans interested in supporting Fentanyl Solutions and purchasing a ticket in their All Inclusive Suite can do so for only $250 at www.socafights.com. Included along with the price of the ticket is an all you can eat taco bar, unlimited beer, wine and cocktails as well as coffee and dessert.

Four Boxing and Two MMA Bouts Set for Oct 24th
Four pro boxing and two pro mma bouts headline the six bout card with three boxers; Dorian Mendez, Jamie Cerna, and Oscar Trujillo Enriquez all looking to stay undefeated. Get your tickets to this October 24th show only at www.socafights.com before we sell out!

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P4P Rankings / dmboxing.com

David Martinez, P4P Rankings - Current

Top Dozen / October 7, 2024

1 – Terence Crawford (41-0 / 31 by KO) / Previous ranking #1

2 – Naoya Inoue (28-0 / 25 by KO) / Previous ranking #2

3 – Oleksandr Usyk (22-0 / 14 by KO) / Previous ranking #3

4 – Dimitry Bivol (23-0 / 12 by KO) / Previous ranking #4

5 – Artur Beterbiev (20-0 / 20 by KO) Previous ranking #5

6 – Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2 / 39 by KO / Previous ranking #6

7 – Gervonta Davis (30-0 / 28 by KO) Previous ranking #7

8 – Jesse Rodriguez (20-0 / 13 by KO) Previous ranking #8

9 – Junto Nakatani (28-0 21 by KO) Previous Ranking HM

10 – Vasiliy Lomachencko (18-3 / 12 by KO) Previous ranking #9

11 – Teofimo Lopez (21-1 / 13 by KO) Previous Ranking #11

12 – Shakur Stevenson (22-0 / 10 by KO) Previous ranking #10

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RING TRIVIA for September 2024 – ANSWERS

David Martinez, Trivia

I have always been intrigued with boxing trivia. This actually began back when I was a kid in 1961. I would pick the minds of the older generation and ask questions about their era to educate myself. It’s now my pleasure to bring boxing trivia format to my website www.dmboxing.com for everyone to enjoy. On a quarterly basis I post five (5) multiple choice questions – in March, June, September, and December – with the correct answers to follow by end of each posting month for your viewing.

David Martinez / Boxing Historian

1 – The late undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano (49-0) was only knocked down twice in his professional career by what fighters?

a) Rex Lane and Harry Matthews

b) Roland La Starza and Don Cockell

c) Jersey Joe Walcott and Archie Moore *** CORRECT ANSWER

d) Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis

2 – Frank Tomaso who managed and trained junior welterweight champion Eddie Perkins, his nickname was?

a) The Wizard

b) The Master

c) The Silver Fox *** CORRECT ANSWER

d) The Teacher

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Dubois Crushes Joshua / Knockout in Five

Heavyweights, Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

By Tom Donelson / Member Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)

Anthony Joshua fought Daniel Dubois for the IBF which really belongs to Oleksandr Usyk who was the champion and vacated since he preferred to fight Tyson Fury and not Dubois.  Dubois gave Usyk a tough fight in their last bout, but Joshua was the favorite.   This was supposed to put Joshua in line for a maybe a third fight with Usyk or a fight with a Fury.  However, this fight turned out to be a complete disaster for Joshua as Dubois sent Joshua sprawling four times in the first round, the third round, fourth round and finally sent down for the final time in the fifth round.

In the opening round, Joshua worked his jab while Dubois attack with his hooks, and while Joshua punches were cleaning and landed a sharp upper cut, Dubois nailed Joshua with a looping right hand that sent Joshua down on wobbly legs.  The bell saved Joshua. 

Joshua looked shaky as the one round and Dubois landed the majority of shots as he landed four times as many punches but at least he stayed standing   After two rounds, the bout was easy to score 20-17.

Joshua threw a right hand that missed but Dubois didn’t miss with his counter left and Joshua rolled backwards as Dubois landed more blows that left Joshua taking a count and now Dubois had a 30-25 score.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

Bob Quackenbush, David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, hats, Upcoming Fights

(Fall 2024 Edition)

The Fall season is officially upon us and as I respectfully do on a quarterly basis, I want to say thank you to a small team that truly makes dmboxing.com the success that it has been since the first publication back in July 2007.

It’s a pleasure to acknowledge these people, who are: Bob Quackenbush (Proof Reader / Photo Input); Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America / BWAA); Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader); and Steve Corbo (Boxing Writer).

I also want to mention three people who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) who were so instrumental in contributing to my website, and will never be forgotten. They are: Rusty Rubin (In Rusty’s Corner / Glove2Glove); Harold Lederman (Hey Harold! / HBO World Championship Boxing); and Jim Amato (Senior Boxing Writer / Boxing Historian). May they rest peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

Dispalyed in this edition is my official website hat. It is displayed. It is blue in color with embroidered logo on the front and website address on the back, with an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, kindly send $22.00 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109  – AND – the price includes FREE shipping to all USA zip code zones.

I would like to acknowledge my friend Bob Quackenbush. I have known Bob for 45 years and he certainly adds a tremendous wealth to this website. He does proof reading to perfection and it is such a blessing to have him as part of the dmboxing team.

Bob has also written some nice article pieces for the website, and they can be viewed by going to the category menu and clicking onto his name.

For those not familiar with Bob, also known as “Quack” as his many friends call him, he was born in Glendale, California, attended Crescenta Valley High School, is a graduate of Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and resides in lovely Carpinteria, California – thank you Bob!

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Canelo Defeats Berlanga by Unanimous Decision … AND – other results from Las Vegas Fight Card

Middleweights, Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

By Tom Donelson / Member Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)

Caleb Plant had to get up from a fourth-round knockdown, but stormed back to overpower Trevor McCumby in route to a ninth-round stoppage win on the Canelo vs Berlanga undercard.

Plant (23-2, 13 KO) was a heavy favorite coming in, but did show some rust after an 18-month layoff, and had to sort of grow into the fight. He definitely had to do that once it was clear that underdog McCumby (28-1, 21 KO) was here to fight, as he brought some power shots to the former titleholder early, and scored that knockdown in the fourth. With a fight probably tied after four rounds and Plant maybe a point down, Plant had to use his experience and start taking control of the fight.

Whether he’ll admit it or not, Plant seemed to “wake up” from there, and the dog came out of him, as he stood in the pocket and bullied McCumby both physically and mentally starting in the fifth round, leading to the referee stopping the fight right before the end of round nine.

Now that Plant is the interim WBA super Middleweight champion which makes no sense since the present WBA champion is still active and champ.  His name is Canelo Alvarez.

Plant landed more than double the punches, and connected on nearly 55% of his punches, showing his domination.

The 41-year-old Erislandy Lara faced Danny “Swift” Garcia at Middleweights but the 36-year-old Garcia coming off a two-year layoff looked older as a fighter than Lara.  Garcia only connected on 33 punches over 9 rounds and connected on 17 percent of punches.  He looked slow, tentative, and unable to get any offense going.  In the second round he didn’t even connect on a single punch. It is not that Lara was spectacular as he connected on only 67 punches and landed only a quarter of his punches, but he was a more effective fighter.

Garcia was a champion at 140 and 147 pounds while defeating high profiles but now he is an older fighter, and it showed.  Garcia lacked energy and not the aggressive Garcia in his prime and he got consistently nailed by Lara right hand jab.   Lara landed consecutive rights before a sharp left sent Garica to his knee in the ninth.  His corner stopped the fight and maybe a great career will be over. 

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Johnny Ortiz (R.I.P.)

David Martinez, FLASHBACK, George Garcia, Johnny Ortiz, R.I.P.

*** FLASHBACK *** This article originally was published August 10, 2014 (ten years ago) on www.dmboxing.com regarding my very good friend Johnny Ortiz … I miss him, his memory was amazing and with our friendship going beyond boxing in respect with kindness for each other.

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

Where do I start to talk and grieve about my friend – my good friend – Johnny Ortiz, who passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014.

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I met Johnny back in 1997 upon my arrival into the World Boxing Hall of Fame as a Director of the Board. I knew about Johnny prior to that because I would catch him at times when I was in the Los Angeles area and listened to his boxing radio talk show “Ringside with Johnny Ortiz”.

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Upon meeting Johnny, we immediately bonded as loyal friends mainly due to our great love for boxing. I always considered Johnny a mentor and our bond took us to connecting by phone at least twice a week over the years just to check up on each other and say hello.

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Johnny has been featured on my website, we have done radio broadcasts together, taken trips to boxing matches, done things socially, and always sat together while never missing a monthly board meeting with the World Boxing Hall of Fame during our tenures with the organization.

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