It was one year ago that I brought you this website and dmboxing.com was officially born.
My idea to start a website was intended to bring boxing fans the best that I could do to bring you my 48 years of love for this sport.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this is the worst heavyweight division I have ever seen, and I’ve been around boxing for more than fifty years.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
At the recent California Boxing Hall of Fame ceremony last month, I must say that I was truly honored to be a presenter for inductee Joe Valverde.
Kendall Holt won a one-round war with Ricardo Torres last week. It was a clear case of fans getting more action in less than three minutes than they do in some 12-round fights.
HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA)
EMERITUS CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)
WBA CHAMPION: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)
IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
WBO CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
Contenders:
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)
1. Vladimir Virchis (Ukraine) EBU
2. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba) INTL
3. John Ruiz (P. Rico)
4. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
5. Chris Arreola (US) AMERICA
I am very saddened to report that former Lightweight Champion (my friend) Mando Ramos has passed away at his home in San Pedro.
It is safe to say with pure honesty on my part, now that Floyd Mayweather has officially retired from the ring … that Manny Pacquiao has emerged as “pound for pound” the best boxer on the planet today.
1) In 1960, Angelo Dundee became the trainer for Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali; who did he replace ?
a) Gil Clancy
b) Wayne Bethea
c) Eddie Futch
d) Archie Moore
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By Jim Amato
For most of the 1960’s and part of the early 1970’s Canadian George Chuvalo was a mainstay in the talent rich heavyweight ratings. RING Magazine founder Nat Fleischer called George one of the most durable fighters he had ever seen. In his long distinguished career the rock jawed Chuvalo was NEVER off his feet. Amazing seeing the competition he faced. For the sake of space let’s start looking at George’s career from 1965 on.