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I-NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – The fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) dinner lokungeniswa, exhasiwe ngu Ring 8, will be held this Sunday ntambama (April 3 – 12:30-5:30 p.m.) at Russo On The Bay in Howard Beach, I-New York.
NYSBHOF Class of 2015
Boxers
Umhlaba welterweight iqhawe (’90-91) Aaron “Superman” Davis Bronx
Umhlaba junior welterweight iqhawe (’93-94) Charles “The Natural” Murray Buffalo
Two-time emhlabeni isihloko engasindi inselele Vilomar Fernandez Bronx
Umhlaba isihloko engasindi inselele Edwin Viruet. New York City
(Sebeshonile)
4-Isikhathi, 3-division iqhawe emhlabeni Hector “Macho” Camacho Spanish Harlem
Umhlaba middleweight iqhawe (1952) rocky Graziano Brooklyn
Umhlaba engasindi (’25-26) titlist Rocky Kansas Buffalo
2-isikhathi sezwe bantamweight titleholder Joe Lynch Brooklyn
“Uncrowned welterweight iqhawe” Joe Miceli Buffalo
Non-Abahlanganyeli
International Boxing Hall of Fame umqondisi executive Ed Brophy Canastota
Umgqugquzeli Joe DeGuardia Bronx
UKhomishana / ubuntu media Randy Gordon Melville
Umthuthukisi / umphathi Dennis Rappaport Queens
(Sebeshonile)
Umphathi Howie Albert Bronx
Trainer / cutman Freddie Brown Manhattan
umphathi wohlelo lwethelevishini New York City Howard Cosell New York City
Boxer / unompempe Ruby Goldstein Manhattan
Umphathi Jimmy Jacobs New York City
Randy Gordon: “What a journey this has been from boxing fan to boxing writer…to boxing announcer…to boxing commissioner…to boxing promoter…to boxing talk show host….to the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. If I’m dreaming, I don’t want to wake up!”
Dennis Rappaport: “It is with the utmost pleasure and profound appreciation to be inducted into the NYSBHOF with such a class of distinguished honorees. At the age of six, I watched my first fight between Jake LaMotta and Gene Harston. I was so captivated and mesmerized by the sport that it began my 63 year love affair with boxing. From the bottom of my heat, I would like to thank each and every member of the boxing fraternity for a lifetime filled with magical moments and unforgettable memories.”
Ed Brophy: “This is a wonderful honor that truly caught me by surprise. I am humbled by this acknowledgement and thank the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Joe DeGuardia: “I am honored to be recognized and included among the past and present boxing luminaries inducted into the prestigious New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Inductee ngamunye uzothola ibhande custom-eklanyelwe okubonisa lokungeniswa yakhe NYSBHOF. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
The 2016 inductees akhethwe amalunga ikomidi ukuqoka NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero futhi Neil Terens.
Zonke okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela kwakudingeka abe kuyiminyaka okungenani ezintathu ukuze bafaneleke NYSBHOF lokungeniswa, futhi kumelwe ukuba konke inductees babehlala eNew York State, ingxenye enkulu isibhakela zabo umsebenzi wokuziphilisa noma ngesikhathi oyinhloko career abo abafanele.
CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Zo D'Amato, William Muldoon and Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie uGenaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, uCharley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Al Weill.
Limited tickets are still available, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $150.00 omdala per futhi $60.00 izingane (ngaphansi 16), which includes a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, ukuqala at 12:30 p.m. KANYE, kanye dinner (ubambo prime, fish noma inyama yenkukhu) and open bar throughout the event. Amathikithi ayatholakala ukuthenga ngokubiza NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Umengameli Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304. Qhubekani line at www.Ring8ny.com ngoba ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
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