NYSBHOF Синфи 2016 (L-R): Seated – Vilomar Фернандез, Денис Rappaport, Randy Gordon and Ed Brophy; Standing: Aaron Davis and Joe DeGuardia

-Тамоми тасвирҳо бо Петрус Frutkoff-

НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Апрел 5, 2016) – Бештар аз 300 people packed Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY this past Якшанбе for the fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) нашуст, усули.

(L-R) – NYSBHOF/Ring 8 Боб Duffy президент, Дон Majeski, Ed Brophy and Jill Diamond (WBC)

Эд Brophy: “I’d like to thank the committee of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and Ring 8, a wonderful group that sponsors the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. I’m so proud to have been born in New York, in the small town of Canastota, where boxing is in our blood. I’m thrilled to be honored today. My name is attached to the International Boxing Hall of Fame as director, but so many different people help out. I only accept this honor on their behalf. Boxing is the greatest sport. Congratulations to all of the inductees. This is the greatest day of my life.”

(L-R) – Рон McNair, Aaron Davis and Bob Duffy

Аарон Давис: Ташаккур, Ангуштарин 8. Boxing is a hard sport. It was much harder in the gym. I saw Галле Cooney, Эрон Barkley ва Роберто Гильермо and wanted to do what those guys did and it made me a fighter I was. I’d like to thank my father and Billy Giles, who was my trainer. I’d also like to thank Joe DeGuardia, who managed me later in my career, and thanks to everybody who supported me.”

(L-R) — Боб Duffy, Dennis Rappaport and family

Денис Rappaport: “It seems like yesterday when a six or seven year old living in Brooklyn watched a fight between Jake LaMotta ва Jim Hairston. This young man was mesmerized. The next month he watchedШакар Рэй Робинсон зарбаи мадҳушкунанда Rocky Ҷозе and that was the start of a love affair that’s lasted 63 сол. Бокс, at its best, is poetry in motion. It’s Shapespeare, Picasso, Rembrandt. But it can also be crude. I started in boxing managing three fighters: Ronnie Harris, Галле Cooney ва Ховард Дэвис. Jr. Because of the creative marketing of our fighters, one reporter called me and my partner, Майк Jones, ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ but then the media starting calling us, ‘The Wacko Twins.’ I preferred ‘The Gold Dust Twins.”

Джо DeGuardia: It’s a real pleasure, honor and privilege to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. Like many of you here, I live and bleed boxing, which has been a big part of my life. Four months ago, I received the (Ангуштарин 8 at its Holiday awards dinner) Promoter of the Year award. I said then that we are truly a family of boxing; it’s a real brotherhood. I also talked about how boxing tied into lire. In that room – not with us now – was my father who passed away three weeks ago. Because of him, I developed this love of boxing that I’ve carried in life: work hard to do the best you can in life. I’m truly honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. In honor of my father and everybody else who loves this sport. I accept on behalf of my father who, Медонам, is watching us now.”

(L-R) – Charles Murray and Bob Duffy

Чарлз Мюррей: “They called me, ‘The Natural.’ I appreciate this, being honored for my contributions to boxing. Thank you very much.”

(L-R) – Стив Farhood, Vilomar Fernandez and Bob Duffy

Vilomar Фернандез: “It wasn’t easy fighting guys like Roberto Duran and Alexis Arguello. They were the best in the world. I’m thankful for the opportunities to fight them, I’m honored today.”

(L-R) – Хенри Hascup, Ранди Гордон, Melvina Lathan, Bob Duffy and Gerry Cooney

Ранди Гордон: “Сипос, ҳама. This amazing event we have every year, I never expected this would happen. My career was born out of the aches of one of boxing’s biggest scandals, the US Championships on ABC, мусоидат тарафи Дон Кинг, and Ring Magazine produced the ratings for the tournament. It turned out the ratings and some of the records were padded and it just about knocked Ring Magazine out of business. Берт Рандолф Шакар hired me to be its Editor In Chief. Якҷоя кор мекунанд, we brought Ring Magazine back from the dead. I burst into tears when Jack Hirsch called to tell me I was being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This is an absolute dream. Anybody who has ever or will ever be inducted into any hall of fame, nobody can possibly enjoy this more than me. I love boxing with every ounce of my body. My wife and family drive me back into boxing. This is the greatest honor. I can’t get enough of boxing. I’m truly the luckiest man ever placed on this planet.”

(L-R) – Эд Brophy, Дон Majeski, Jack Hirsch and Joe DeGuardia

(L-R) – Joe DeGuardia and NYSBHOF/Ring 8 Боб Duffy президент

Синфи 2012: Кармен Базилио, Майк McCallum, Майк Тайсон, Jake LaMotta, Риддика Bowe, Карлос Ортис, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Гриффит, “Шакар” Рэй Робинсон, Ген Tunney, Бени Леонард, Тони Canzoneri, Харолд Lederman, Стив Acunto, Jimmy Глен, Гиль Клэнси, Рэй Arcel, Милии Fleischer, Билл Gallo ва Артур Mercante, Sr.

Синфи 2013: Jack Демпси, Банда Данди, Сэнди Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Констанс тирро, Эрон Barkley, Mark Breland, Бобби Касайди, Doug Jones, Джуниор Jones, James “Бади” McGirt, Эдди Мустафа Muhammad, Боб Арум, Shelly Финкель, Тони Гратсиану, Тоҷирест Larry, Teddy Бренер, Майк Jacobs, Текс Rickard ва Дон Dunphy.

Синфи 2014: Душкино Паттерсон, Трейси Харис Паттерсон, Билли Backus, Кевин Kelley, Хуан LaPorte, Галле Cooney, Мустафо Hamsho, Ховард Дэвис, Джр, Lou Ambers, Jack Бриттон, Терри Макговерн, Teddy Атлас, Lou DiBella, Стив Farhood, Ген Мур, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Амато, William Muldoon ва Том O'Rourke.

Синфи 2015: Шоул Mamby, Констанс Giambra, Ҷоннӣ Persol, Харолд Уэстон, Lonnie Брэдли, Павлус Berlenbach, Профессор Билли Грем, Фрэнки Genaro, Боб Миллер, Томи Райан, Jimmy Slattery, Боб Duffy, Майк Кац, Томи Gallagher, Брюс Silverglade, Charley Голдман, Jimmy Ҷонстон, Cedric Kushner, Гарри Markson, Damon Runyon ва Ал Вейл.