Induction Dinner This Sunday, April 28
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) – Canastota, New York weltervikt 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 söndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), vid Russos On The Bay i 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,” NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy sa. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
Limited tickets are still available, kostar $125.00 per vuxen och $60.00 för barn (enligt 16), och omfatta en fullständig brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, samt middag (främsta rib, fisk eller fågel) och öppen bar hela dagen. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 eller depcomish@aol.com. Gå på rad vid www.Ring8ny.com för ytterligare information om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, sammanställa en 44-31-1 (13 Kos) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro slagsmål, 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, alltför. 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. Army. 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 (Bronxfödda) tre gånger, champion två division världen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), (Hampstead) WBO super fjädervikt världsmästare Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 US. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO supermedvikt världsutmanareMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), av Manhattan, och Queens’ världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).
Postumiska deltagare införs är (Bronx) tre gånger lätt världsmästareJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn weltervikt al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) värld weltervikt mästare Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn världsmästare i lätt vikt Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )och Manhattans lättvikter i Lower East Side sID Lands (94-13-5, 12 Kos) och Läckage “Den kämpande tandläkaren” Korsa (35-10-4, 22 Kos).
Levande icke-deltagare som går in i NYSBHOF är New York City-baserade arrangörer Don King, Spolande domare John McKaie, domare Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, och Bronx tränare Bob Jackson.
Postumiska icke-deltagare är Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens domare Johnny LoBianco, Garden City-domare Wayne Kelly, Spolande idrottsman Harry Hill, prisbelönt journalist Jimmy Cannon, på Manhattans Upper East Side, och NYSAC-tjänsteman / tidigare NABF-president Joe Dwyer, av Brooklyn.
Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) får ett skräddarsytt bälte betyda hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.
Den 2019 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF:Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, och neil Terens.
Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.
NYSBHOF
CLASS av 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Socker” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo och Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS av 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 Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard och Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 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 och Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 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 och Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Kåta Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein och Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Herr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The 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 och Dan Parker.
CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Bebis” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman 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 och Sam Taub.