Marty Denkin
BOXING IN CALIFORNIA AT DANGEROUS CROSSROAD?
San Francisco, CA– To some boxing officials in California, it is akin to a diagnosis of Cancer. I’m talking about the feeling that newly appointed Executive Officer George Dodd, the man that’s in charge of California boxing, is a puppet and that referee/judge Marty Denkin is pulling the strings. Denkin, now in his mid 70s, has gotten more major assignments since Dodd came aboard earlier this year than what can be considered reasonable. In the past, California’s Executive Officers have either squashed Marty like a bug, or bowed to his self-perceived power. It seems clear as to which direction Dodd has chosen.
BARRED IN NEVADA & TARGET OF CRIMINAL PROBES
Denkin probably has the longest tenure of any California referee or judge. That being the case, he has never been allowed to work in Nevada! Doesn’t this alone speak volumes about their opinion of Marty, who was the subject of criminal probes involving bribery, boxing, and the receiving of gifts?
WAS THE WOLF PROBING THE HEN HOUSE?
Although cleared in a series of inquiries, Marty resurfaced when he spearheaded an investigation into the 2002 fixed fight involving Joey Torres and Perry Williams. Marty’s final determination was that it was “not fixed.” I guess Marty felt, damn the obvious, as well as the hundreds of screaming people that thought so and called the LA TV station as the fight aired live!
DENKIN PROVED WORTHLESS AS INVESTIGATOR
The damning evidence showing Marty Denkin’s ineptitude was that after he declared that the obviously fixed fight wasn’t fixed, (did he even watch the videotape?) the FBI came up with an audio tape of trainer Sean Gibbons choreographing and rehearsing just how to throw the fight beforehand with both Williams and Torres.
IS MARTY REASON WHY PAT GOT FLAGGED?
People have blamed me for referee Pat Russell not getting the Executive Officer position here in California in at least one of his two attempts. In hindsight, Russell had, or should I say has the qualifications and he would have made a better choice than a lot of people who have applied for and gotten the job.
DENKIN LEGACY: THE “WORST BREATH” IN BOXING?
That being said, believe it or not, Denkin has a reputation in boxing that might be construed by some as “seedy.” I personally think that Denkin is what prevented Russell from getting the EO slot. That’s right, I said it. It is my feeling that Russell being joined at the hip with Denkin, this is what twice cost Pat the gold!
DODD SHOULD CALL RICHARD ASAP!
California Boxing Boss George Dodd
Nobody rendered Marty impotent more effectively that ex-E.O. Richard Decuir. He flat out told Marty that, “I’m running the state, not you.” In closing, having met E.O. George Dodd and watched his actions now for about six months, it appears to me that he sees California boxing about as clearly as the nearly blind Mr. Magoo, pictured here in Dodd’s place.!
ONE MORE THING FOLKS!
Watch out for the backlash from one writer who either hates me or is getting Gay sexual favors from some southern California officials, but I expect him to come after me over Denkin. There won’t be any discounting or dismissing, no attempt to refute anything I am saying here, it’ll instead be an all out personal attack on yours truly. To that all I can say is the fixed fight in Macau, the so-called Forum protection racket, I can go on. Truth be told, there’s a lot of garbage hidden under a house in West Covina, CA!
Pedro Fernandez