Arthur Mercante, Jr. was the third man in the ring for the March 13, 1999 world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Louis that ended in a draw
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Don wa, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Mas 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, an reta nan Arthur Mercante, Sr., in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) to become the first father-son inducted into the NYSBHOF.
The 24-member Class of 2019 will be inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner on Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. AK), Avril 28, nan Russo nan Bay sou la nan Howard Beach, New York.
Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LaPorte (NYSBHOF inductee, klas nan 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, Jr. explained how he got into officiating. “My father said no as long as I lived in his house, but he suggested I try referring.”
Mercante, Jr. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 batay, Ki gen ladan 72 title fights. Mercante, Jr. has some wonderful memories, including a humorous story in which he was accidentally punched.
“I was referring a fight (unified world super middleweight title fight, sou Jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) ant Badou Jack ak James DeGale,” Mercante, Jr. remembered. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. An menm tan an, Jack hit me in the face with a left hook, and I slipped. Beau asked me if I was alright. I said I was fine. Apre sa, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Apre batay la, he told me I can take a good shot.”
Mercante, Jr. believed the key to be a good referee is breaking apart fighters in clinches and staying out of the picture, because a fight isn’t about the referee.
One of his most memorable moments of his career was working the same show as his father, ki moun ki te 81 tan, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. ak David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon ak Derrick Jefferson.
Koulye a,, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. kòmante. “When the call came January 27th (2019) soti nan Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 jou sa a.
“Li nan yon onè, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Iran Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don wa, nan kou, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Ring 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
K ap viv bokseur tit nan NYSBHOF an gen ladan (Bronx-born) three-time, de-divizyon chanpyon nan lemonn Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Ko), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Ko), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Ko), ( ) 1968 U.S. Zolenpik Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Ko), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 Ko), of Manhattan, ak Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Ko).
Posthumous participants being inducted are ( ) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Ko), Brooklyn wèltèr Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Ko), (Schenectady) chanpyon wèltèr mond Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Ko), ( ) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Ko), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Ko )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Ko) ak Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 Ko).
In addition to Mercante, Jr, other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don wa, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens referee Johnny LoBianco, Garden City referee Wayne Kelly, Flushing sportsman Harry Hill, award-winning journalist Jimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, nan Brooklyn.
Chak inductee ale nan (oswa pitit dirèk nan) ap resevwa yon senti koutim ki fèt tapral endiksyon li oswa li nan NYSBHOF nan.
Nan 2019 entronize te chwazi pa NYSBHOF manm yo komite nominasyon:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ak Neil Terens.
Tout bokseur bezwen yo dwe inaktif pou omwen twa ane pou yo kalifye pou NYSBHOF endiksyon, ak tout entronize dwe te abite nan Eta New York pou yon pòsyon enpòtan nan karyè boksè yo oswa pandan pwemye a nan karyè respektif yo.
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Klas nan 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 ak Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Klas nan 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 arom, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ak Don Dunphy.
Klas nan 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 prosperous, Whitey Bimstein, Koutum D'Amato, William Muldoon ak Tom O'Rourke.
Klas nan 2015: Sayil Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Pòl Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ak Al Weill.
Klas nan 2016: Arawon Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “matchist” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ak Jimmy Jacobs.
Klas nan 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mesye.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Commando nan Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan lavil Dann Parker.
Klas nan 2018: Lou “siwo myèl ti gason” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence ali, “Ti bebe” Joe Mesi, Kid Chokola, James J. “Mesye Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
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