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Night at the Movies

FLASHBACK, Middleweights, Movies, Steve Corbo

FLASHBACK / This article originally was published on dmboxing website April 4, 2022

This previously published movie review appears courtesy of the Author and the Italian American Veterans Museum – iavmuseum.org – for viewing on www.dmboxing.com

By Steve Corbo

“Somebody Up There Likes Me”

This 1956 movie, directed by Robert Wise, is based on the autobiography by boxer Rocky Graziano . Starring Paul Newman as Rocky and Pier Angeli as his wife, it also features appearances by Sal Mineo and Steve McQueen.

Raised on New York’s Lower East Side, Rocky was a gang member and criminal by his early teens . As a child, his father made him fight for the entertainment of adults in the neighborhood. He soon developed a talent for knocking down anybody that stood in his way . In and out of reform schools, Rocky was on a fast track to the graveyard or the penitentiary. If you thought his stint in the Army might straighten him out, think again .

Despite his lengthy criminal record, he was drafted during WW II. The Army didn’t have a chance. He refused to train, was constantly in trouble and when push came to shove, he shoved back hard . He crossed the line when he beat up his commanding officer. Now in serious trouble, Rocky went AWOL back to the streets of New York. Hiding out and wanted by the authorities, he wandered into Stillman’s Gym hoping to make a couple of bucks as a sparring partner. As he prepared to climb into the ring to face a pro fighter, he’s told to make sure he has the protective cup all boxers wear. Unfamiliar with the world of pro boxing, Rocky replies, “I don’t need no cup, I’ll drink out of the bottle.”  He then proceeds to knock the other fighter out with his sledgehammer right hand.

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June 19th Fight Club OC Show Will Bring The Action Like Summer Heat!

California Boxing, dmboxing.com, Upcoming Fights

“Something for every fight fan” is what Fight Club OC shows are all about, and the Thursday, June 19th show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa will be no different.

This seven bout June 19th show will feature: a great female bout between two young ladies, Elena Mandujano from San Bernardino making her pro debut vs Amanda DeRosa from Hesperia….a major MMA war between Richie Palomino 7-6 from Santa Ana against Palmdale’s Saad Ul-Hassan 8-9. Boxing pro debuts for LA’s Leon “Suede The Plug” Miller Jr as he faces Albert Ochoa 1-0, Lake Forest’s Ryan Jones will also be making his boxing debut against Maclovio Salas. In MMA action Christopher Cruz is set to face Robert Duran at 130lbs. Boxing on June 19th from Martinez, CA will be 4-0 (4KO’s) Abraham Lozano vs 1-1 Rasuiod Hollie. In our Tequila Mandala Young Champions bout will be Alfredo Quinones 2-0-1 from Carlsbad facing Julian Baez 2-1-0 from Camarillo.
Remember part of the Fight Club OC action is CASH….CASH…..CASH! Yes, it’s the Hustler Casino $1,000 KO Promotion and the Fight Club OC Says KO OC Hunger where five people who bring a non perishable item to the show may be one of five winners of $200 each.

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Boxing Nicknames

dmboxing.com, Guest Post, Steve Corbo

By Steve Corbo

(Part #1 of 2)

Three groups of people, seem to come by nicknames naturally. First, the kids from my old neighborhood. Second, gangsters. And third, the group with the most colorful nicknames of all, professional boxers! 

I started to list my ten favorite boxer nicknames. That list quickly grew to 15, then 20, and then I couldn’t stop. I finally called a halt at 150. As with the kids in my neighborhood, some fighters become so identified by their nicknames… we forget their real names. Case in point, Canelo! I’ve run into many a fight fan who when asked what they think of Saul Alvarez, say “Who’s he?”

Test your knowledge and see how many nicknames you can match with the boxer’s real name. This list is certainly not complete, I actually came up with more than 150 but had to draw the line somewhere! There is no preference in ranking or order. They are simply at random as they came to me when putting this together. The numbers are there only as a point of reference. Comment about fighters, and their nicknames, not on this list. Or ask questions about those who are! I welcome your feedback. 

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Inoue defeats Cardenas by 8th-round knockout

Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

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

Naoya Inoue is one of the greatest fighters of this generation and certainly ranks as one of the greatest, period! In a weekend in which great fights were promised but failed to deliver, this one did. The first round was feeling round in which the underdog Cardenas got in a few jabs as Inoue was looking to see what Cardenas had. Cardenas showed a quick jab.

Cardenas launched a combination at the beginning of the second round while Inoue used his jab, body and head shot against his opponent. Cardenas began to push the action and near the end of the round, he put Inoue down with a sharp left hook. 

Cardenas continued to move forward and using his defense to avoid the big Inaoue shots and Inoue found himself in a fight and Cardenas deliver combinations while Inoue found himself open to the counters. After three rounds 29-27 in favor Cardenas.

The fourth round was Inoue best of the first four round as he moved forward out boxing Cardenas and forced Cardenas  to retreat.38-37 still in favor Cardenas. The fifth round was closer as Inoue continued to pursue his opponent, but Cardenas successfully countered to make the round close but Inoue even the fight on my score card.

The sixth round saw Inoue dominating the round and punish Cardenas throughout the round and for the first time, Inoue showed the domination expected and halfway through the fight, Cardenas was behind 57-56.  Very few thought this fight would last this long.

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Canelo by decision over Schull … regains undisputed 168 title belt

Middleweights, Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

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

Canelo Alveraz wanted to reclaim his unanimous undisputed super middleweight championship as he fought the present IBF supermiddleweight William Schull.  Alvarez was the super middleweight champion, but he was stripped of his IBF championship when he chose to fight Berlanga versus the IBF mandatory challenger.

This fight follows the pattern of the Time square boredom as we saw the lowest total of punches by both fighters in CompuBox history and Canelo Alvarez even finished in the top three in individual lowest total.  He averaged 5 landed for 13 punches and Schull averaged 5 punches and threw 24 per round. 

Alvarez was not impressive in this bout, but he did win as he landed nearly 40 percent of his punches whereas Schull only landed nearly 20 percent.  Schull tried to box his way to victory and landed a punch here or here but for the most part, Schull was ineffectua.

After four rounds, you could have called the fight even as Schull avoided getting hit and Alvarez was throwing very little and landing little.

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Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney, Rolly Romero, Victorious / Results From New York

Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

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

On Friday night, May 2, 2025, it was boxing in New York Times Square, however the Haney -Ramirez and Garcia-Romero were setting records for some of the lowest boxing CompuBox stats.  Most fans would been better off people watching in Times Square or watching paint dry than either of those two matches.

Teofimo Lopez faced the undefeated Arnold Barboza, jr. in the WBO super lightweight  championship.  Barboza entered the fight after a split decision victory over Jack Catterall and there was still concern if Lopez will be able to reach his full potential, This fight, he defeated a slick undefeated boxer rather easily as Lopez won the bout 116-112, 16-112, and 118-110.

Barboza has been looking forward to fighting Lopez, but it was obvious that he was not yet ready to fight Lopez.

Lopez boxing skills were on display as he slipped punches and proved elusive while he landed counters. Barboza tried to jab his inside, but this proved ineffectual as he landed only 38 jabs versus 54 jabs for Lopez.  Lopez had rhythm and even did a little showboating while Barboza landed only 16 percent of his punches. (In fairness and while he was more accurate, Lopez landed only  22.1 percent.)

Lopez landed 127 punches versus only 71 punches for Barboza, nearly five punches more punches per round than his opponents and  landed more than double power shots.  Lopez boxing superiority and powerful right hand prove decisive and he by himself threw more punches than Haney and Ramierz combined, and more than Garcia-Rolando combined in their fight.

Lopez goal is now take on Jaron Ennis.

CompuBox Punch Stats

PunchesLopezBarboza
Total landed12771
Total thrown574426
Percent22.1%16.7%
Jabs landed5438
Jabs thrown376238
Percent14.4%16%
Power landed7333
Power thrown198188
Percent36.9%17.6%
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Current Champions

Current Champions

Displayed are the “Current Champions” in boxing today with each shown in their respective weight division, world title belt organization, professional ring record in the following format: win-loss-draw-no contest (knockout wins) and the date of winning their title.

As of: April 18, 2025

Heavyweight (+200 lb/+90.7 kg or +224 lb/+101.6 kg)

WBAWBCIBFWBOThe Ring
Oleksandr Usyk
Super champion
23–0 (14 KO)
September 25, 2021		Oleksandr Usyk
23–0 (14 KO)
May 18, 2024		Daniel Dubois
22–2 (21 KO)
June 26, 2024		Oleksandr Usyk
23–0 (14 KO)
September 25, 2021		Oleksandr Usyk
23–0 (14 KO)
August 20, 2022
Kubrat Pulev
Regular champion
32–3 (14 KO)
December 7, 2024		Agit Kabayel
Interim champion
26–0 (18 KO)
February 22, 2025		Joseph Parker
Interim champion
35–3 (23 KO)
March 8, 2024
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