Induction Dinner This Sunday, Avril 28
Don wa, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Avril 22, 2019) – , 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 Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. AK), nan Russo nan Bay sou la nan 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 di. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
Limited tickets are still available, pwi a $125.00 pou chak granmoun ak $60.00 pou timoun (anba 16), epi yo genyen ladan yon kolasyon ki konplè epi ki bwason lè sou antre, kòmanse nan 12:30 p.m. AK, osi byen ke dine (pwemye kòt, pwason oswa bèt volay) epi yo louvri ba pandan tout jounen an. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 oswa depcomish@aol.com. Ale sou Entènèt nan www.Ring8ny.com pou plis enfòmasyon sou Eta New York boksè Hall nan rnome.
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, konpile yon 44-31-1 (13 Ko) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro batay, 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, twò. 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. Lame. 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, de-divizyon chanpyon nan lemonn Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Ko), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Ko), ( ) 1968 U.S. Zolenpik Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Ko), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael 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).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don wa, Flushing judge John McKaie, referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve 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.
NYSBHOF
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.