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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, hats, Rankings

(Fall 2022 Edition)

Time once again, as I do on a quarterly basis, to say thank you to a team of people that make dmboxing.com the success it has been and continues to be. This group certainly provides that extra expertise beyond my expectations; they are: Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader / Photo Editing), Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Steve Corbo (Writer / Proof Reader), Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader).

I also recognize, never to be forgotten, three wonderful people that are no longer with us (R.I.P.) who truly enhanced this website with their expertise. They are Rusty Rubin, Harold Lederman, and Jim Amato.

A special thanks to my female and male friends that have kindly displayed my website products. Pictured in this edition is my official website hat. It is blue in color and embroidered with logo on front and dmboxing address on back. It includes an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive hat, kindly send $18.95 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109; and this price includes FREE shipping to any USA mailing zip code zones.

Last, but not least, are you … my loyal fan support. I know you have many choices in boxing and thank you, everyone, for dmboxing.com making just one of them.

My boxing background goes back to 1961. I have a short capsule BIO that can be viewed on the site menu section. It is my complete honor to serve and give my historical and boxing background to everyone.

My theme has always been honesty and credibility in the producing of this website. I also appreciate the comments and personal mail that I receive, with my respect of all opinions and views.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, hats, Rankings, Ratings

(Summer 2022 Edition)

It is truly a joy to announce that on July 15th this month www.dmboxing.com officially celebrates a milestone … fifteen years online.

The website started back is 2007 and since then I have published 1,894 articles and features world-wide.

It’s absolutely a delight to bring you boxing, as I have produced this site to be the best that I can provide.

Along the way, I have been truly blessed to become acquainted with a wonderful array of fans, with some becoming the closest of friends.

I am also grateful to have a special core group of people that have enhanced the success of the website. First off is John Boitnott, who had the vision to believe in me and was the first webmaster. After serving a trial period learning the mechanics of a website, I am now a proud producer.

There are others in that group who have certainly contributed to the continuing success, and I’ll start with a trio of individuals that are no longer with us (R.I.P.) – may their souls rest peacefully in heaven – Rusty Rubin, Harold Lederman, and Jim Amato. These three have provided a wealth of boxing knowledge to the website.

Rusty was my first writer and featured his monthly column, “In Rusty’s Corner”, and also “Glove2Glove” which offered prayers for the sick, needy, and deceased.

Harold provided his own video shorts called “Hey Harold!” which previewed upcoming major fights to be shown on HBO World Championship Boxing.

Jim was nothing less than brilliant with featured stories on boxers of the past and present. His expertise as a true boxing historian was priceless.

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The Greatest Boxers From Each Country

David Martinez, FLASHBACK, History, Rankings

*** FLASHBACK *** This article originally published on November 28, 2015 ... is now re-posted for viewing with a few updated revisions.

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Picking the greatest boxers of all time, from different countries around the world, was really an easy and fun task. Over the years I have researched this topic at great length and interviewed many people. I have spoken to the older generations of fans and fighters who personally saw many of the boxers fight that were before my time. Their expertise and the input they offered was invaluable.

For each fighter my main basis for ranking them was the height, peak, prime, and pinnacle of their careers regardless of weight or eras in which they fought. The level of their competition played a huge factor, but not necessarily their ring record.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

Boxing Events, David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, Hall Of Fame, hats, Rankings, Ratings

(Spring 2022 Edition)

The Spring season is officially here and it’s that time once again, as I do on a quarterly basis, to say thank you to a small team of people that help make dmboxing.com the success that it has become since the first publication on July 15, 2007.

I would like to acknowledge these people, who are: Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader); Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America); Steve Corbo (Boxing Writer / Proof Reader); and Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader).   

There are three other people who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) that contributed in a tremendous way to this website, and 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). These men were my dearest of friends, never to be forgotten, and resting peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

Rusty Rubin
Harold Lederman
Jim Amato

Also, a special thank you to all my female and male friends that have kindly displayed my website products and attire. Pictured in this edition is my official website hat which is blue in color and embroidered with logo on the front and website address on the back. It includes an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, kindly send $18.95 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109… and the price includes FREE shipping to any of the USA mailing zones.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

Boxing Events, David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, Hall Of Fame, hats, Rankings, Ratings

(Winter 2021 / 2022 Edition)

Happy Holidays and may the New Year 2022 bring you good health, prosperity and joy!

It is simply a delight to bring you this website that is now going on its fifteenth year since beginning in July 2007. Since that time, there have been 1,843 published articles and features.

I am so grateful and certainly blessed to have such a special cast of people that have contributed to the success of dmboxing.com through the years.

I would like to acknowledge Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader), Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Steve Corbo (Proof Reader / Boxing Writer), and Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader).

There are three people who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) that added so much of their expertise and input to this website. 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)… I miss them tremendously, as they were special friends whom I will never forget.

I am also grateful to those who have kindly displayed my website products.

As seen on this edition, my official website hat is displayed. It is blue in color with embroidered logo on the front, website address on the back, and an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, kindly send $18.95 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109 … and the price includes FREE shipping to all of the USA mailing zones.

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, hats, Rankings, Ratings

(Summer 2021 Edition)

It’s Happy Anniversary time once again for dmboxing.com as it turns 14 years old this month, officially on July 15th.

It was back in 2007 that the birth of my website began and I am so grateful to celebrate another year, with many more to come.

There have been over 1,800 published article features on the website, and along the way it’s truly been a blessing to have met and become acquainted with such a wonderful fan base of friends.


I want to acknowledge a special group of people that have enhanced the success of my website. First is John Boitnott, the original web-master and publisher that had the vision to believe in me and believed that I could provide my boxing expertise in a positive way to others world-wide.

The team of others that certainly have contributed with the highest of standards are Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader / Photo Editing), Tom Donelson (Author, Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader), and Steve Corbo (Proof Reader / Boxing Writer).

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, Hall Of Fame, hats, Jim Amato, Rankings

(Spring Edition 2021)

I would like to first and foremost offer my sincerest condolences to the family of a true friend, boxing historian and avid sports collector – Jim Amato – who passed away in Ashland, Ohio on February 22, 2021, at the age of 66.

I have met many boxing people and fighters in my over sixty years in boxing and Jim was as wonderful a human being as I have had the pleasure of knowing.  

He came on board with dmboxing.com in 2008 and contributed simply the best of the best in boxing. May his soul rest peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

I am grateful and certainly blessed with a special cast of people that have contributed to the success of dmboxing.com through the years, and their input is priceless. This group to be acknowledged is: Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader), Tom Donelson (Author / Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Steve Corbo (Proof Reader / Boxing Writer), and Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader).

Along with Jim Amato, there are two others who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) who added so much of their expertise and input to my website. They are Rusty Rubin (In Rusty’s Corner / Glove2Glove) and Harold Lederman (Hey Harold! / HBO World Championship Boxing). These gentlemen were special friends whom I will never forget.

In this quarterly edition, I want to thank Anna for displaying my official website hat. It is blue in color and embroidered with logo on the front, and dmboxing.com address on the back, with an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, send $17.95 by check or money order (NO cash please) to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109. The price includes FREE shipping to any of the USA mailing zones. Also included with each order will be an official website ink pen – just my way of saying thank you for making dmboxing.com one of your choices in boxing.

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The Greatest Lightweights of All Time

David Martinez, Lightweights, Rankings

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

Over the many years that I have rated fighters in either different weight divisions or from their born countries, this 135 pound weight class is most likely the closest in overall talent.

My usual format is ranking the top dozen (12) with a select group of honorable mentions, but in this division I will rank my top twenty (20) great lightweights.

My rating of boxers is based on the height, peak, prime, pinnacle of their careers as I see fit.  Who-beats-whom at different stages of their careers isn’t a factor in my “pound for pound” formula.

There are many situations where one fighter loses to another, and I actually rate the losing fighter with a higher “pound for pound” ranking.

Some classic examples of my method are, and these are fighters that lost twice to their opponents: Gene Tunney beating Jack Dempsey, Sandy Saddler beating Willie Pep, Jim Jeffries beating Bob Fitzsimmons, Evander Holyfield beating Mike Tyson, Aaron Pryor beating Alexis Arguello, Rafael Herrera beating Ruben Olivares, Iran Barkley beating Tommy Hearns, Oscar De La Hoya beating Julio Cesar Chavez, Riddick Bowe beating Evander Holyfield, Fighting Harada beating Eder Jofre, and it goes on!

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, hats, Rankings

(Winter 2012 Edition)

Happy New Year everybody. May 2021 bring you good health, prosperity, and joy!

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world as we know it, and I am asking for the kindest prayers to heal and comfort the many stricken with this horrible pandemic – thank you.

It is simply such a delight to bring you this website that is going on its fourteenth year, beginning in July 2007. Since that time there have been 1,766 published article features.

I am grateful and certainly blessed with a special cast of people that have contributed to the success of dmboxing.com through the years.

I would like to acknowledge Bob Quackenbush (Lead Assistant / Proof Reader), Jim Amato (Senior Boxing Writer / Boxing Historian), Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Steve Corbo (Proof Reader / Boxing Writer), and Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader).

There are two people that are not with us anymore (R.I.P.) that added so much of their expertise and input: Rusty Rubin (In Rusty’s Corner / Glove2Glove) and Harold Lederman (Hey Harold! / HBO World Championship Boxing). I miss both tremendously; they were special friends whom I will never forget.

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Crawford Wins Over Brook By Destruction

David Martinez, Rankings, Recent Fights

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

Terence Crawford (37-0 / 28 by KO) scored a brilliant fourth round stoppage over former champion Kell Brook (39-3 / 27 by KO) to retain his WBO welterweight title, at the MGM Grand “The Bubble” in Las Vegas.

After coming out in the first round in a orthodox stance, which was surprising to me, and losing two of the first three rounds on my scorecard, the beginning of the end came in round four.

In his traditional southpaw stance, he unleashed tremendous arsenal of punches that put Brook reeling threw the ring ropes, that constituted a standing eight count.

Crawford continued the assault with a combination of speed, power and accurate power punches, with a right hook that was the clincher. Referee Tony Weeks wisely halted the bout, with the time officially at the 1:14 mark in round four.

The future focus now awaits a mega fight in 2021 with either Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence Jr.

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