Below are Photos from Friday’s Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame Kick off Meet and Greet Celebration that was held at the Vue Restaurant at The Claridge Hotel.
(Click on Photos to Enlarge)–Free to use for Journalistic Purposes. Credit-ACBHOF
Michael Spinks Don Elbaum
Steve Smoger Michael Spinks & Russell Peltz
WHO: The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF)
WHAT: The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame will enshrine 24 Charter Class members.
Confirmed to attend Honorees:
Mike Tyson, Michael Spinks, Don King, Larry Hazzard, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, J Russell Peltz, Frank Gelb, Mike Rossman, Bill Johnson, Steve Smoger, Dave Bontempo, Don Elbaum, Bob Lee and Ken Condon.
The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame will celebrate and remember the legacy of Lou Duva, Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, Matthew Saad Muhammad as well as hometown hero Leavander Johnson for their extraordinary careers spanning seven decades.
Special Guests
- *Ray Mercer (BULLYING…We’re Kickin’ It Spokesperson)
- *Mark Breland
- *Iran Barkley
- *Milton Luban
- *Tracy Patterson
- *John Scully
- Non Fighters
- *Don Guardian, Mayor of Atlantic City
- *Rodney Jerkins, multi Grammy-award winner
- *Suzette Charles, former Miss America
- *Sophia Gatti, daughter of Arturo Gatti
- *Pat Lynch, renowned Boxing Manager
- *Lillo Brancato, Actor
- *Grandy Twins
- *Vincenzo Vaccaro: Cake King of Queens
- *Atlantic City Police Athletic League
- *Aaron Snowell, co-organizer the Jack Johnson Exhibit
- *BULLYING…We’re Kickin’ It
- *The Legacy Exists Joe Frazier Scholarship Fund
- *Joseph Nicolosi, Artist known for his signature Pop Art portraits
- *James O’Neal, Wood Sculpture Artist
WHERE: The Claridge – A Radisson Hotel, 123 South Indiana Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Friday, May 26th, Sunday May 27th and Sunday, May 28th
