Induction Dinner This Sunday, Aprill 28
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Aprill 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 pühapäeva pärastlõuna (12:30-5:30 Pärastlõunal. JA), kell Russo On Bay 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 president Bob Duffy öeldud. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
Limited tickets are still available, hinnaga $125.00 täiskasvanu kohta ja $60.00 lastele (alla 16), ning sisaldama täielikku brunch ja kokteili tund sisenemisel, alates 12:30 Pärastlõunal. JA, samuti õhtusöök (prime ribi, kala või linnuliha) ja avatud baar kogu päeva. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 või depcomish@aol.com. Mine joone www.Ring8ny.com lisateavet New Yorgi osariik Boxing Hall of Fame.
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, koostamine 44-31-1 (13 Kos) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro võitleb, once by NYSBHOF charter (2012) inductee 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, liiga. 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. Armee. 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 (Bronxis sündinud) kolmekordne, Kahe-divisjoni maailmameistriks Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), (Hempstead) WBO ülisulekaalu maailmameister Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 USA-s. Olümpose Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO superkeskkaalu maailmameistritiitelMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), Manhattanist, ja Queens’ maailma raskekaalu tiitlivõistleja Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) kolmekordne kergekaalu maailmameisterJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn welterweight al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) maailma race meister Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) maailma raskekaalu tiitlivõistleja Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyni kergekaalu maailmameister Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )ja Manhattani madalama idaosa kergekaalu sID Maad (94-13-5, 12 Kos) ja Leach “Võitlev hambaarst” Rist (35-10-4, 22 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Loputav kohtunik John McKaie, kohtunik Arthur Kaupmees, Jr. Brooklyni spordijuhtSteve Albert, ja Bronxi treener Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Kroon, Kuningannade kohtunik Johnny LoBianco, Aedlinna kohtunik Wayne Kelly, Loputav spordimees Harry Hill, auhinnatud ajakirjanik Jimmy Cannon, Manhattani Upper East Side'ist, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, Brooklyn.
Iga käivad inductee (või otsese järeltulija) saavad kohandatud projekteeritud vöö tähistades tema ametisse sisseelamise NYSBHOF.
The 2019 inductees valiti NYSBHOF nimetab komitee liikmed:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron mcnair, ja Neil Terens.
Kõik poksijad vaja mitteaktiivne vähemalt kolm aastat, et olla abikõlblik NYSBHOF induktsiooni, ja kõik inductees peab olema elanud New Yorgi osariik olulise osa oma poks karjääri või ajal prime nende karjääri.
NYSBHOF
Klass 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Suhkur” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ja Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Klass 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iraan Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Semu” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ja Don Dunphy.
Klass 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Merevaik, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon ja Tom O'Rourke.
Klass 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaroga, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ja Al Weill.
Klass 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, ’93-94, ’93-94, ’93-94 “’93-94” 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 ja Jimmy Jacobs.
Klass 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Härra.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx pommitaja” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ja Dan Parker.
Klass 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Laps” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe'i, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiiger” 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 ja Sam Taub.