Induction Dinner This Sunday, Aprīlis 28
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (Aprīlis 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 Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. UN), pie Russo s On The Bay Howard Beach, Ņujorka.
“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 teica. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
Limited tickets are still available, cena ir $125.00 par pieaugušo un $60.00 bērniem (zem 16), un ietver pilnīgu vēlās brokastis un kokteiļu stunda pēc stāšanās, sākot 12:30 p.m. UN, kā arī pusdienas (prime ribas, zivis vai mājputnu) un atvērts bārs visu dienu. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 vai depcomish@aol.com. Iet uz līnijas www.Ring8ny.com papildu informāciju par New York Valsts boksa Slavas zālē.
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, apkopojot 44-31-1 (13 Kos) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro cīņas, 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, pārāk. 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. Armija. 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, Divu nodaļa pasaules čempions Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronksa) 1968 Neatrodas ASV. Olimpietis Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael 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).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, 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, 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.
Klase 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy jājamzirgs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Irāna Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Draugs” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhameds, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard un Don Dunphy.
Klase 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, Klien D'Amato, William Muldoon un Tom O'Rourke.
Klase 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 un Al Weill.
Klase 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, aiztikt “mačo” 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 un Jimmy Jacobs.
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.
Klase 2018: Lou “Medus Boy” Valley, Džeiks Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Mazulis” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tīģeris” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodska, herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.