Induction Dinner This Sunday, Duben 28
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Duben 22, 2019) – Canastota, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica embodies the true spirit of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame: New Yorkers honoring New Yorkers for their accomplishments and achievements in boxing.
DiVeronica will be part of a 24-member Class of 2019 inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner this nedělní odpoledne (12:30-5:30 p.m. A), v Russo je na Bay v Howard Beach, New York.
“This is what the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame is about, honoring and remembering men and women who devoted their time and energy to our beloved sports,” NYSBHOF prezident Bob Duffy řekl. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
Limited tickets are still available, cena na $125.00 za dospělou osobu a $60.00 pro děti (pod 16), obsahovat kompletní pozdní snídaně a večerní hodinu při vstupu, začíná na 12:30 p.m. A, jakož i večeře (prime rib, ryby nebo drůbež) a otevřený bar po celý den. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 nebo depcomish@aol.com. Go on-line na www.Ring8ny.com Další informace o New York State boxové síně slávy.
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, kompilace 44-31-1 (13 KO) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 Pro boje, once by NYSBHOF charter (2012) branec Emile Griffith.
“This wasn’t expected (NYSBHOF induction) and we’re all super excited,” DiVeronica’s daughter Theresa commented. “We live in the same town as the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but my father will never be inducted into that Hall of Fame because he was never a world champion, only a contender. Billy Backus (undisputed world welterweight champion in 1971-72) is from Canastota, také. He and my father never fought because they didn’t want the hometown fighter losing. My father was a humble guy and we’re so happy to have him recognized by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
DiVeronica will now join Backus, who was a member of the Class of 2014, in the NYSBHOF. Boxing was incredibly important in DiVeronica life in and out of the ring. He started a boxing club in Germany while stationed there in the U.S. Armáda. He even met his wife at the famed 5th St. Gym in Miami. Dick was staying there at the home of a relative, right next door to where his future wife lived. One day he asked her out and eventually they were married and starting a family back in Canastota.
“My family is so excited,” Theresa added. “We’ll be there for the induction ceremony, even my older sister from Germany.”
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, dvě divize mistr světa Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KO), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KO), (Bronx) 1968 U.S.. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KO), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KO), of Manhattan, a Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KO).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KO), Brooklyn welterweight Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KO), (Schenectady) světový welterweight mistr Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KO), (Bronx) 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 Lands (94-13-5, 12 KO) a Vyluhovat “Boje Zubař” Přejít (35-10-4, 22 KO).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, rozhodčí Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Koruna, 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.
Každá ošetřující inductee (nebo přímý potomek) obdrží zakázku navržený pás označující svou uvedení do NYSBHOF.
The 2019 inductees byly vybrány členy jmenují výboru pro NYSBHOF:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, a neil Terens.
Všechny boxeři potřebovaly být neaktivní po dobu nejméně tří let, aby byly způsobilé pro NYSBHOF indukci, a všechny inductees musí mít bydliště v New Yorku státu na podstatnou část své boxerské kariéry nebo při rozkvětu svých kariéry.
NYSBHOF
Třída 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukr” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Třída 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Írán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.
TŘÍDA 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, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.
TŘÍDA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul 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 a Al Weill.
TŘÍDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Sekýrovat “Macho” 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 a Jimmy Jacobs.
TŘÍDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pan.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.
TŘÍDA 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Dolina, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Dítě” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tygr” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Cukr a Sam Taub.