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
Svētdiena, Aprīlis 28, indukcijas Vakariņas
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Gājiens 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, vēlu 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. UN), Aprīlis 28, pie Russo s On The Bay Howard Beach, Ņujorka.
Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LaPorte (NYSBHOF inductee, klase 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 cīņas, ieskaitot 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, Jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) starp Badou Jack un 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. Tajā pašā laikā, 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. Vēlāk, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Pēc cīņas, 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, kurš bija 81 laiks, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. un David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon un Derrick Jefferson.
Tagad, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. komentēja. “When the call came January 27th (2019) no Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 šī diena.
“Tas ir liels gods, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Irāna Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don King, protams, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Gredzens 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
Dzīvojamās bokseri pozīcijas uz NYSBHOF ietver (Bronx-born) three-time, Divu nodaļa pasaules čempions Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Kos), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronksa) 1968 Neatrodas ASV. Olimpietis Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), of Manhattan, un Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronksa) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn papildsvars Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) pasaules papildsvars čempions Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronksa) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Kos) un Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 Kos).
In addition to Mercante, Jr., other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Kronis, 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, Brooklyn.
Katrs apmeklē jaunkareivis (vai tiešs pēctecis) saņems pasūtījuma izstrādātas jostu nozīmētu viņa indukcijas vērā NYSBHOF.
The 2019 inductees tika atlasīti pēc NYSBHOF izvirza komitejas locekļiem:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, un Neil Terens.
Visi bokseri nepieciešami neaktīvs vismaz trīs gadus, lai varētu pretendēt uz NYSBHOF indukcijas, un visi inductees jābūt dzīvojis in New York State ievērojamu daļu no savas boksa karjeras vai plaukumā to attiecīgās karjeras laikā.
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Klase 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukurs” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo un Artūrs Mercante, Sr.
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Klase 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Kungs” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronksas bumbvedējs” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nesalīdzināms” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovans un Dan Parker.
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